Love Coffee Co. High street

good coffee on oxford's high street sounds like a contradiction. that stretch between carfax tower and the plain roundabout is tourist-dense, loud, and full of easy options that don't ask much of you. love coffee co. at 130 high st is the argument against assuming the obvious. the regulars here are consistent and vocal about it, which, on a street this saturated, means something has to be going right. you're not wandering into a compromise because the location was convenient. the specialty offer is taken seriously, and the foot traffic of a thousand visiting students and tourists hasn't flattened that. if you're passing through oxford on a weekday morning, this is the stop before the museums, not the one you settle for.