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Review: Petit Bocal, Sandringham

Review: Sugar Club, Auckland CBD

When Sky City's much-trumpeted Sugar Club opened in August, the reviews were not as overwhelmingly favourable as the restaurant's impresario Peter Gordon might have liked.

Brunch: Domain and Ayr, Parnell

The menu was a mix of tweaked brunch classics (benedicts, pancakes and omelettes) and an alluring array of less common dishes that we were keen to try, such as eggs cocotte and bubble and squeak.

Restaurant review: Baduzzi

At last there's somewhere exciting to dine down at North Wharf in the Wynyard Quarter.

Brunch: The Wade, Silverdale

Review: Orleans, Britomart

No need to travel to the Louisiana bayou to experience New Orleans cuisine.

Brunch: Scullery, Auckland

The brains behind popular inner city pie house Scratch Bakers, have opened a new, environmentally-friendly cafe.

Review: Tom-Tom, Drake St

Review: Merediths, Mt Eden

Taste buds are spoilt for choice with top chef’s tasting menu approach.

Brunch: Matakana Market Kitchen, Matakana

Review: Ima, Auckland CBD

Ima’s homespun ambience offers a relaxed, cheerful evening among friends.

Brunch: Stanley's, Milford

Review: Mekong Baby, Ponsonby

"So you're getting in early before it all turns crazy," the waitress said. Her fixed smile was at odds with the slightly panic-stricken look in her eyes.

Review: Everybody's Izakaya , Auckland CBD

Once it was just Everybody's. Now it's Everybody's Izakaya, part of the rebranding at the Imperial Lane complex that has seen Roxy's disappear as a restaurant and a radical change of direction in the food at the more casual eatery.

Brunch: Buttermilk Cafe

Review: Petit Bocal, Kingsland

Expect to squabble over the pork terrine at this cute French cafe.

Brunch: Ruben, Parnell

Review: Late Night Diner, Ponsonby

Nici Wickes stays up late to join the hungry revellers soaking up the atmosphere and food at a Ponsonby Rd diner.