Where is Gulp Fiction?

Gulp Fiction is at Gulp Fiction, Oxford.

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Name: Gulp Fiction
Address: The Covered Market, Oxford OX1 3DZ, Oxford, GB
Price range: $$

Gulp Fiction

Café-and-cocktail bar in the Covered Market with a Tarantino-tinged name, a chequerboard floor and a rainbow flag at the door.

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Gulp Fiction occupies Units 28–29 of the Covered Market, in a unit that traded as the florist Macsamillions before Oliver Mason — a former book buyer for Waterstones and Blackwell's — leased it with grants from Uber and Makespace Oxford and opened the doors in the week of 22 February 2022. A chequerboard tile floor, a dark wood counter, and a rainbow flag pinned to the canopy outside.

Books and drinks run side by side: new and second-hand literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, manga and graphic novels (no children's books — the licence is for alcohol), with coffee from Oxford roaster Missing Bean and three craft beers on tap from local suppliers including Tap Social. Trade-ins are paid at a flat pound a book. The ground floor is the café-and-reading room; an upper floor is set aside for non-fiction.

Mason hosts author readings, music, comedy, poetry and writing workshops in the evenings, and Gulp Fiction is on CAMRA's WhatPub register — a rare double billing for a market stall. Pair with a slice from Sartorelli's or a sandwich from Brothers for a sit-down hour without queuing.

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