Friday 3rd July 2026

Lifestyle

A love letter to my year abroad 

A year is a long time: enough to call a place home, enough to strip away the bright facade of newness. I’ve spent my year abroad at this university,...

Absence (and digicam photodumps) make the heart grow fonder: Nostalgia for Oxford

Last Michaelmas, as my friends and I were going through our photos from a...

Do ‘day in the life’ videos make us hate our own?

An alarm flashes on a phone screen: it’s 5am. A hand reaches out to...

A new kid on the matcha block: NEPA Coffee and Food review

In January 2025, Cherwell provided some guidance on this issue by offering the student body a definitive ranking of Oxford matcha. Since then, however, there have been some new developments.

Review: Mission Burrito

Anora revels in a failsafe lunchtime burrito

Recipe: Sweet Potato and Chicken Curry

Jess Mundy shares a delicious Indian dinner

The 5 best breakfasts in Oxford

Mabel Whitchurch explores the best places to begin your day

The Oxonian Dandy: Hats

Perhaps on a breezy evening, the dandy would ponder to himself as he strolled: “What can I don atop my pretty tête on this...

Review: Mission Burrito

It’s not strictly an ‘Oxford’ thing, in fact it’s a San Francisco thing, but nuzzled right next to a delightful vintage book and print...

The Oxonian Dandy

Sadly, for many, Trinity Term is associated with exams; however, the modern dandy may stave off the worries and stresses of examinations by consoling...

The top 5 snacks for revision time

"And if all else fails, Nutella"

Clunch: Harris Manchester

Anora and Elise are left hungry after an admittedly delicious salad

Chez Jess: Paella Recipe

Jess Mundy shares a healthy, summery dish

Review: Vaults and Garden Café

Mabel Whitchurch enjoys a tasty lunch in a very unusual location

The Oxonian Dandy

Sleep: the great staple of our race as humans, yet something the frequent reader of this column might not get too much of. Whether...

A little bit awkward

When you’re growing up, there are loads of awkward moments. When you’re in school, it’s when you get in trouble for throwing water at...

Profile: Anthony Geffen

Dare I say it: Anthony Geffen is a man who cannot be pigeonholed. A man best known for his professional partnership with living legend...

Recipe: Homemade Pizza

A fresh, easy and tasty Italian dinner

The Best Cocktail Bars in Oxford

The 5 bars you just have to try out this Trinity

Reflections from a (nearly) non-fresher

Elizabeth Oladunni reflects on the oddities and attractions of starting in Oxford

Review: Green’s Café

Mabel Whitchurch discovers there is more to Oxford life than Taylors and other sandwich shops

Living life in transition

Anna Wawrzonkowska discusses the struggle of settling into the rapid pace of Oxford student life

The Oxonian Dandy

Dante O'Keefe sets out a set of guidelines for living up Oxonian 'smart-casual' fashion standards

Clunch: St Catz

St Catz receives a brutal review from Elise Page and Anora Sandhu

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