Bodrum Restaurant & Takeaway
Oxford, United Kingdom
The read// why locals go
Bodrum sits on the stretch of Cowley Road where Oxford does its everyday eating, turning out Turkish grilling for people who live around the corner. The kitchen keeps to what it knows: meat over coals, wrapped or plated, with the salads and sauces that belong beside it, and enough vegetarian and vegan cooking that a mixed table never has to negotiate. Mains land around nine pounds, which is why it draws students, shift workers and families in roughly equal measure. Takeaway runs alongside the dining room, and the counter trade is brisk without ever feeling rushed. A neighbourhood kebab house in the proper sense — independent, unpolished, and consistently good.
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Cowley Road 242, OX4 1UH — Oxford
The read// why locals go
Bodrum sits on the stretch of Cowley Road where Oxford does its everyday eating, turning out Turkish grilling for people who live around the corner. The kitchen keeps to what it knows: meat over coals, wrapped or plated, with the salads and sauces that belong beside it, and enough vegetarian and vegan cooking that a mixed table never has to negotiate. Mains land around nine pounds, which is why it draws students, shift workers and families in roughly equal measure. Takeaway runs alongside the dining room, and the counter trade is brisk without ever feeling rushed. A neighbourhood kebab house in the proper sense — independent, unpolished, and consistently good.