Friday
- Evening
Pompette
French Bistro · $$$ · SummertownOpen the weekend here — Pascal Wiedemann's neighbourhood bistro — chalkboard menu, lots of regulars.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Summertown — short walk from your other stops
Saturday
- MorningBodleian LibraryCulture · Broad Street
1602 reading room and the Radcliffe Camera — Harry Potter on tour.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in Broad Street — short walk from your other stops
- Lunch
Gee's
Mediterranean · $$$ · Banbury RoadVictorian conservatory under fairy lights — date-night classic.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
- ·Keeps you in Banbury Road — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonMagdalen Bridge PuntsOutdoors · High Street
Hire a punt and float past Christ Church Meadow toward the Botanic Garden.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in High Street — short walk from your other stops
- Evening
Oli's Thai
Thai · $$ · Magdalen RoadTiny 20-seater with the best green curry south of Soho — book ahead.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Magdalen Road — short walk from your other stops
Sunday
- Brunch
The Trout Inn
Gastropub · $$ · WolvercoteRiverside pub on the Thames — Sunday roast and Morse atmosphere.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Keeps you in Wolvercote — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- AfternoonChrist Church CollegeCulture · St Aldate's
Tudor hall that inspired the Hogwarts Great Hall, plus Cathedral and Meadow.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in St Aldate's — short walk from your other stops
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