This doesn't quite feel like it fits in with the rest of the Covered Market, but it is perhaps a…read moretraditional shop that has been modernised. It's a bit like the shops you get at train stations, except it seems to be independent, so hooray for it! You can buy newspapers and magazines here - the range isn't brilliant, but it has most things - and basic snacks and drinks. It's right by the entrance near Boots, so is great for popping in on your way past. It's quite hard to stop and browse because of being here, and because it's so open, so best to leap in and buy the essentials before heading off.

This shop stocks newspapers from around the world in lots of different languages. If you are…read morefeeling cut ff from home then this is the place to come. If they don't have your local newspaper then I think you'll have to make do with the internet. There is also a large range of magazines.

This bookshop is one of a kind! It is huge and has many entry points along the storefront. It…read morealmost feels like a few shops from the front, but once you go inside, it all connects in the back. The highlight is the large room that has the sunken area full of books. There is even a photo spot marked for you to take it all in on your camera. I love that although it is large and has tons of books, it didn't feel cramped and unorganized. My favorite part of the store was in the back where they had high value books for sale. Thee are one of a kind, super ild editions that are in great condition and there is a whole team to curate and market these books. We got to see them in real life!

One of those bookstores you can spend an entire day in. Every floor is a world on its own. And for…read morethe Harry Potter fans: you can find the illustrated British editions of books 1-4 which are so worth it. One of those rare things you don't buy on Amazon. Worth coming all the way to England for.

This place is basically like an Office Depot. I use it to buy office supplies, phone cards,…read moremagazines, and the like. They always have what I am looking for, even if they call thumb tacks "push pins." Convenient and not expensive.

You know what you're getting with Smiths; the only problem with the Oxford branch is finding what…read moreyou want. I always find it quicker to ask than to stubbornly bumble my way around. The stationery is all good quality, with plenty of plain notepads, ringbinders and pens to satisfy those basic needs, but also lots of funky collections of things for your inner (or real) school child. I like the pencil cases - furry animals or shiny tins - and the ring binders with stripes or cartoon animals on. Yes, it's childish, but if you're going to do boring things involving filing, you might as well bring a bit of colour into it. They so everything from printer paper to ink cartridges, calligraphy sets to sketching pencils, diaries and calendars, post-its and hole punches. Your desktop will never have been so jazzed up. The other half of the shop has a great range of magazines. It's one of the only places in Oxford where you can get quite obscure magazines and is well worth checking out. The staff are friendly and there are some good deals on chocolates as you whizz your way through the queue.

Useful newsagents which also sells a few essentials and lots of postcards.read more

I love the little cakes you can get in here - I've not found them anywhere else in Oxford! The…read moreprices are very reasonable too, and it's really convenient for buying bread or milk, and even eggs for a quick dinner fix. I'm always in a rush when I pop in, so I've never had a chance to chat to the owners, but they've always seemed very friendly. There's almost always at least one other person in there, so I think they're pretty popular, but it can be a bit of a pain trying to squeeze past people if you're in a hurry. There's a great range of magazines and newspapers, and it always makes me feel like I'm abroad when I see foreign papers. Great for a sense of perspective if you're suffering from the Oxford Bubble syndrome.

This pales in comparison to East West, but fills in the gaps so that the pair provide everything…read moreyou could need day to day. It's a corner shop with some unusual sweets and cakes. Their chocolate muffins are surprisingly nice for packaged cakes, and they do Haribo jelly babies. Yummy! Aside from snacks and drinks, the main draw of the shop is its magazines, with a good range of academic magazines such as New Scientist and the Economist, but also some more obscure ones, and an excellent range of foreign newspapers and magazines. Finally, it operates as a mini stationery shop. This can be surprisinly expensive: I bought some individual sheets of A3 for an extortionate amount each. They were prepared to sell them individually from their photocopier, but it would probably have been cheaper for me to photcopy something white and get the paper that way! They do stamps, photocopying and faxing, so very useful. Also a good range of greetings cards.

Go to to load up on sugary junk from a wide selection while revising or writing. The man working -…read moremaybe the owner? - is always SO nice and welcoming and asks sympathetic questions about what I'm working on. Also, perfect place to grab extra index cards, postits, etc, while getting study snacks.

a nice news agent, but the people there don't really seem to want to helpin my mind that is what…read moremakes this shop just the same as all the other corner shops and newsagents