George & Delila

You'll find yourself on Cowley Road on a sunny afternoon, watching people spill out onto the pavement with cones in hand. George & Delila does that thing where it feels effortlessly good: the ice cream's genuinely creamy without being heavy, the flavours change seasonally so there's always something worth trying, and the café side means you can sit down with proper coffee instead of just grabbing and going. It's the kind of place that works equally well for an actual meal, a post-lunch gelato, or an excuse to potter around this increasingly vibrant stretch of East Oxford.