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Oxford eats like a college town with deep Southern roots, from Courthouse Square classics to Honduran baleadas.
On the Courthouse Square since 1992, with brick walls and white tablecloths. Order the shrimp and grits with bacon.
A Southern brasserie with an oyster bar. Order the oysters, raw on the half shell or broiled with Creole butter.
Wood-fired Italian just off the Square. Order the pizza with bacon jam and Calabrian chili honey.
Chef Erika Lipe’s fusion cooking mixes Gulf Coast dishes with Southeast Asian and Latin flavors, and the seafood is all domestic.
A casual Greek spot in a converted gas station with a big patio. Order a gyro and start with hummus and pita.
A family-run pizza spot just outside town. Every 10-inch pie is made to order in a wood-fired oven in about five minutes.
Honduran home cooking from two sisters. Order the baleadas, folded flour tortillas with beans, cream and cheese.
A coffee bar in Oxford Commons with a long list of drinks named for desserts. Add one of the house-baked goods.
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