This is a list of restaurant recommendations, either on account of convenience or of quality (and many of both!). Those I have personally enjoyed are indicated with an asterisk. There are almost no nearby restaurants that I would specifically recommend avoiding; so the unasterisked restaurants in the list are merely those I don’t know. As well as TripAdvisor etc, you can find reviews on Daily Info.

Near the conference venue

These are all a short walk from the Maths Institute.

• Browns*, 5-11 Woodstock Road
• Carluccio’s*, 1-2 Little Clarendon St
• Pierre Victoire*, 9 Little Clarendon St
• Al Andalus Tapas Bar*, 10 Little Clarendon St
• Cafe Rouge, 11 Little Clarendon St
• Oxford Wine Cafe, 32 Little Clarendon St
• Al Shami*, 25 Walton Cres
• Loch Fyne*, 55 Walton St
• Mezzetto, 67 Walton St
• Standard Tandoori*, 117 Walton St
• Branca*, 111 Walton St
• Jamal’s*, 107 Walton St
• Brasserie Blanc*, 71-72 Walton St
• Mamma Mia, 102 Walton St
• Zheng*, 82 Walton St
• Peppers Burgers, 84 Walton St
• Koto, 9B North Parade
• Jee Saheb*, 15 North Parade
• Gee’s*, 61 Banbury Rd
• Old Parsonage*, 1 Banbury Rd

(I’ve never been to Cre’Asian at 6 Woodstock Road, but it keeps getting poor hygiene ratings.)

Summertown

There’s a parade of shops in Summertown with a number of restaurants. This is about half an hour’s walk north of the Maths Institute, or 12 minutes by any of the many buses up Woodstock Rd or Banbury Rd; but it’s rather closer if you’re staying in Wolfson College.

• Saffron, 204-206 Banbury Rd
• Spice Lounge*, 193 Banbury Rd
• Xi’an, 197 Banbury Rd
• Oxford Kitchen, 215 Banbury Rd
• Joe’s Bar and Grill, 260 Banbury Rd
• New Dancing Dragon, 283 Banbury Rd
• Portabello, 7 South Parade
• Mamma Mia, 8 South Parade

Elsewhere in Oxford

A personal selection.

• Cherwell Boathouse*, Bardwell Rd
• Chutney’s*, 36 St Michael St
• Turtle Bay*, 12 Friar’s Entry
• White Rabbit Pizza*, 21 Friar’s Entry
• The Jam Factory, Hollybush Row (near the station)
• Chiang Mai Kitchen*, 130A High St
• Gourmet Burger Kitchen*, 29-31 George St
• Turl St Kitchen*, 16-17 Turl St
• Quod*, 92-94 High St
• Kazbar, 25-27 Cowley Rd
• Arbequina, 74 Cowley Rd
• Majliss*, 110 Cowley Rd
• Oli’s Thai, 38 Magdalen Rd
• Magdalen Arms*, 243 Iffley Rd

Pubs

In addition, many of the pubs in my list also serve food; particularly recommended are:

• The Royal Oak*, 42-44 Woodstock Rd
• Rose and Crown*, 14 North Parade
• The Rickety Press, 67 Cranham St
• The Old Bookbinder’s, 17-18 Victor St
• The Gardener’s Arms*, 39 Plantation Road (vegetarian)
• Jericho Tavern, 56 Walton St
• The Victoria*, 90 Walton St
• King’s Arms, 40 Holywell St
• Eagle and Child*, 49 St Giles
• The Perch*, Binsey Lane
• The Trout*, Godstow Rd

And if you want an early dinner, some of the cafes stay open until the early evening.