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| Boulcott Street Bistro |
A Wellington institution with its 20th birthday only months away, Boulcott Street Bistro seems unassailable.
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| Edesia |
When Edesia opened in a business park close to Addington Raceway, Christchurch raised its eyebrows.
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| Paasha |
Established about a decade ago, this busy Turkish restaurant in the central city is still a gem.
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| Paradish |
While students of décor debate the style integrity of the white, wooden trees with stuffed parrots, the aesthetic success of the hospital-white wall panels...
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| Saison |
The “S” on the signage here has been well used. In the 1990s it headed up Spalato. Then it did duty for the next incumbent, Sopranos. Now it’s doing a capital job for Saison.
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| Taste Cornucopia |
Walking past this café, you might not give it a second glance. It seems just another daytime café like a thousand others across suburbia...
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| Tirohana Cellars |
When Raymond Thompson, founder of television production company Cloud 9, bought the former Voss Estate, rather than demolish the old winery and begin anew...
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| Bisque on Bolton |
Before New Zealanders got proper restaurants, we dined at hotels. These were mostly owned by the two big breweries, who regarded food service as nothing more than a tiresome burden, imposed as a condition of their liquor licences.
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| Ella Café & Lounge |
I can’t forget Stella, the very cool little restaurant that occupied this spot on the Ponsonby strip in the late 90s.
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| Red Elephant |
Consistency of food and service provide a major incentive to return to any restaurant and my recent visits to Red Elephant have only confirmed its high standing in this regard.
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| Sézn |
Sézn was once two shops in a rather drab suburban shopping strip on the corner of two busy roads. In previous restaurant incarnations it was the Cocoa Club and Trilogy. Chefs have come, been fęted and gone.
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| Speargrass Inn |
The historic Speargrass Hotel near Alexandra in Central Otago has had a new lease of life since Jackie van der Voort and James Russell bought it late last year.
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| The Mulberry |
Gastro pub. Such an ugly term. It sounds like a digestive disorder. It was coined in the early 90s when The Eagle in Clerkenwell, London, kicked off the trend of serving decent food in pubs. Good idea; bad name.
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| Tinakori Bistro |
As one of the oldest, wealthiest and most conservative suburbs in Wellington, Thorndon basks in all the little culinary luxuries which, as the French would say, make life agreeable.
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