Review: Meetpoint Coffee

20th December 2024 by Liz Wilding Leave a Comment AD - Invite, Blog, New RestaurantsCAFE/ CURRY/ DOG FRIENDLY/ INDEPENDENTS/ NORTH OXFORD/ Oxford/ REVIEW/ SUMMERTOWN/ TAKEAWAYS & DELIVERIES

Have you been to The Meet Point Coffee (TMP) in Summertown yet? If not, you’re missing out on a real culinary ‘meet-cute’: the charming encounter of fab coffee shop and tasty Bengali street food. It opened recently on Middle Way (how apt is that address?), so it seems a little out of the way the first time you go. Look for the coffee van tucked inside the wide … [Read more...]

Review: Pizza Express, Summertown

6th August 2024 by Nicola Barretto 1 Comment AD - Invite, BlogCENTRAL OXFORD/ CHAIN/ Oxford/ pizza/ restaurant/ REVIEW/ SUMMERTOWN

Pizza Express has opened a branch in Summertown, on Banbury Road! With about 370 restaurants across the UK, there is always a Pizza Express around the corner. We decided to make this invite our Bitten summer social catch-up, which was well overdue! Walking down Summertown High Street, you definitely won’t miss it. Now, on to the meal... As there was such a … [Read more...]

Review: The Galaxie Hotel, Summertown

15th March 2024 by Nicola Barretto Leave a Comment AD - Invite, Blog, NewsBREAKFAST/ HOTEL/ INDEPENDENTS/ Oxford/ REVIEW/ SUMMERTOWN

A weekend away at a hotel is a different kind of self-care, and I think we all need more of these. Now, let's talk about the hotel itself and my stay! I was so excited and grateful to have been invited to the recently refurbished Galaxie Hotel, located on Banbury Road. The hotel offers bed and breakfast options which means for other meals you'll need to venture out but … [Read more...]

Bitten Streets: South Parade

13th February 2024 by Liz Wilding Leave a Comment Best For, Blog, NewsINDEPENDENTS/ NEWS/ Oxford/ restaurant/ SOUTH PARADE/ SUMMERTOWN

For the second instalment in our Bitten Streets series, let's head up north to Summertown and give some love to South Parade. This one-way street running from Banbury to Woodstock Road is easy to miss if you are driving by. But it's definitely worth a detour for its food and drink offerings, and the Bitten team are regular visitors. Don't let the slightly scruffy first … [Read more...]

Review: Summertown Wine Bar x Table 13 collab

3rd January 2024 by Chiara Nunzet Leave a Comment AD - Invite, Blog, NewsCOLLAB/ INDEPENDENTS/ NEWS/ Oxford/ REVIEW/ SUMMERTOWN/ VEGAN/ WINEBAR

I was kindly invited to this very exciting collaboration evening, and what a treat! Summertown Wine Bar opened in March 2023, so not a year old yet, and has already collected its 'regulars', making it feel cosy as well as classy. SWB was founded by Emily Robotham, Michael Jelley and Graeme Woodward, who run Grape Minds, a wine shop (one round the corner from the wine bar, … [Read more...]