How Oxford's Brown's Café celebrated its 100th anniversary

Independent café in Oxford’s Covered Market commemorates 100 years with a staff party.

On the 21st November, Brown’s Café located in Oxford's infamous Covered Market, celebrated a major milestone. Initially opening in 1924, this independent café that specialises in brunch with a Portuguese twist has become one of Oxford’s favourites.

One of the part-time workers at the café, Hugo Gouveia, described how the staff celebrated the occasion with a party: “We had closed earlier and spent around two hours setting up the café, we had balloons be put up and we had a big ‘cheers to 100 years’” He explained how the staff enjoyed several snacks during the celebration such as ‘steak and pepper pastries, potato wedges and sausage rolls’ and they even had a commemorative cake, adding “to say that the staff are proud is an understatement”.

When asked about the future of Brown’s Café, Hugo stated that “I think it will never really change drastically [...] it should be the same as it was 100 years from now”. This is good news to the Oxford public who will find comfort in the fact that such an old establishment will continue to remain familiar to them.