Nice Restaurants in Oxford, UK

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The town of Oxford is best known for its famous university. Other area attractions include the Museum of Oxford, Modern Art Oxford, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Ashmolean Museum, the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford Botanical Gardens, Hertford Bridge, Bodleian Library, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, the Taylorian Institute and the Sheldonian Theatre. For outdoor enthusiasts, punting---rowing along the river with long poles in small riverboats---is a popular activity.

Chiang Mai Kitchen

Chiang Mai Kitchen is tucked away down a small alleyway in a historic house dating from the 17th century. The restaurant specializes in Thai cuisine, and for an extra touch of authenticity, flies in all its herbs and spices from Bangkok each week. House specialty items include chicken with basil, beef with Thai curry paste, stir-fried Ho Fun noodles with green vegetables and prawns with basil.

Chiang Mai Kitchen
130a High Street
Kemp Hall Passage
High Street
Oxford
OX1 4DH
United Kingdom
+44 1865 202 233
chiangmaikitchen.co.uk

The Cherwell Boathouse

The Cherwell Boathouse is docked on the banks of the river. Boasting scenic views and seasonal outdoor terrace seating, the Cherwell Boathouse has received high marks from the likes of Time Out Magazine and the Good Food Guide for its creative take on modern English cuisine. Popular dishes include slow cooked rare sirloin of beef, char grilled rump of Dexter beef, spring onion potato cake, spring greens, forest mushroom puree, baby spinach, nettle and baby shoots risotto and vegetable crisps. The Cherwell Boathouse is a strictly non-smoking establishment. In the summertime, there is also a bar on the premises, and those who enjoy boating can rent handcrafted punt boats.

The Cherwell Boathouse
Bardwell Road
Oxford
OX2 6ST
United Kingdom
+44 1865 552 746
cherwellboathouse.co.uk

Gee's Restaurant & Bar

Gee's Restaurant & Bar specializes in seasonal British cuisine. It is situated in an elegant glass building, which fuses the restaurant in natural light, and the wait staff consists of sophisticated folks from Oxford University who double as artists, poets and philosophers. Menu items include Gee's terrine with pickles; smoked eel, horseradish potatoes, crispy bacon; Jersey crab mayonnaise, green herb salad; French beans with goat's cheese & black olive dressing; spaghettini with Jersey crab & chili; grilled halibut, chervil buttered carrots, hollandaise; blade of "Rofford Farm" beef, creamed potatoes, roasted root vegetables; and rib steak béarnaise, chips or green herb salad.

Gee's Restaurant & Bar
61 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 6PE
United Kingdom
+44 1865 553 540
gees-restaurant.co.uk

Article Written By Zach Feral

Zach Feral has been writing and editing professionally since 2003. He has a B.A. in philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York and pursued postgraduate studies at the Open University in the U.K. His writing has appeared in numerous international publications, including "Dazed & Confused," "Artforum" and "Think Again."

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