La Taberna Oxford

You'll find La Taberna tucked right into the heart of High Street, where it operates like a proper Spanish bar transplanted wholesale into Oxford's medieval street plan. This is where you come when you want to escape the twee tearooms and tourist traps—order a fino or an amontillado and some jamón ibérico, and suddenly you're not in England anymore. The place has that lived-in quality of somewhere that doesn't try too hard, with a loyal crowd who know exactly what they're after. It's the kind of spot where locals prop up the bar on a Thursday evening and no one's bothered about Instagram angles.