Cafe Coco.

You'll find Cafe Coco nestled among the independent shops and curry houses of Cowley Road—that stretch where Oxford still feels properly lived-in. It's the kind of place where regulars have their spots and the staff remembers what you ordered last time. The room itself is intimate without feeling cramped, with exposed brick and decent lighting that doesn't make you squint at the menu. The cooking is straightforward Mediterranean done well: fresh ingredients, sensible flavours, nothing trying too hard.