Shopping and Dining
Shopping
Shopping in Oxford is diverse, offering something for everyone. With antique stores, clothes shops, bookstores, whimsical gift stores, flower shops, shopping centers and malls – you’ll find what you’re looking for in Oxford.
- View the Oxford Shopping Guide
- View the Shopping Map of Downtown Oxford
| Shopping Center | Address |
|---|---|
| North Lamar Plaza | 1108 North Lamar Boulevard |
| Mid-Town Shopping Center | 723 North Lamar Boulevard |
| Starbrite Cleaners, Tattoo place, and Good Nutrition | 1151 South Lamar Boulevard |
| South Lamar Center | 1451 South Lamar Boulevard |
| Crème de la Crème, Edward Jones, and Serenity Spa | 603 South Lamar Boulevard |
| University Shopping Center | 1737 University Avenue |
| Oxford East | 1906 University Avenue |
| Kroger Shopping Center | 2013 University Avenue |
| Old Town Square | 1925 University Avenue |
| Old Town Court | 1903 University Avenue |
| Corner Mall | 1537 University Avenue |
| Hillside Center | 2008 University Avenue |
| The Oxford Marketplace | 2530 West Jackson Avenue |
| Goose Creek Mall | 2210 West Jackson Avenue |
| Oakwood Plaza | 2144 West Jackson Avenue |
| Oxford Mall | 1111 Jackson Avenue West |
| Jackson Place | 1501 Jackson Avenue West |
| Oxford Galleria | 2319 Jackson Avenue West |
| 405 Galleria | 405 Galleria Drive |
| Heritage Centre | 305 Heritage Drive |
Dining
Restaurant Awards and Accolades
Oxford has great restaurants, but don’t take our word for it. Below is just a sampling of some of the recognition and awards Oxford restaurants have received.
Ajax Diner – 2010 Best Downhome/Soul Food, Mississippi Magazine, July/August
City Grocery- Won 2011 Chef Cuisine Seafood Cook Off
City Grocery
John Currence, Chef/Owner City Grocery Restaurant Group
- Recipient of 2009 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef
- Honored as Restaurateur Of The Year and Chef Of The Year by the Mississippi Restaurant Association in 1998
- Received the Southern Foodways Alliance Guardian of Tradition Award (2006)
- Won the 2008 Great American Seafood Cook Off in New Orleans
- Won the 2009 Charleston Food and Wine Festival’s Iron Chef Challenge
- Was a contestant on Bravo Network’s Top Chef Masters in Spring 2011.
John T. Edge, Eater/Writer/Educator
- Director, Southern Foodways Alliance
- Contributing Editor, GourmetColumnist, Oxford American
- Columnist, New York Times
- 2009 James Beard Foundation Winner, Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America
- Won 2011 Chef Cuisine seafood cookoff
- Won James Beard award, Best Chef 2009
Lenora’s Restaurant – Named Best New Restaurant by Mississippi Restaurant Association, Won Best New Addition to Oxford 2010, Best
McAlisters Deli – Awarded Best Sandwich in Oxford 2010 by Mississippi Restaurant Association
Old Venice Pizza Co. – Awarded Best Pizza Restaurant 2011 by Mississippi Restaurant Association
Ravine – Awarded 2011 Sustainability Leadership Award for Greenest Business given by University of Mississippi (The Sustainability Leadership Awards program provides the City of Oxford and the University of Mississippi with the opportunity to recognize individuals, groups, and businesses that have been exemplary leaders and made significant contributions to sustainability–creating a community that is fiscally, environmentally, and socially responsible.)
