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<i>Barolo</i>, Symonds St, Auckland CBD

An Auckland hotel restaurant pampers its diners.

<i>Rakinos</i>, High Street, Auckland CBD

The service, the view from the balcony over High St and the food all make Rakinos a great city cafe, says Michele Crawshaw.

<i>Coco's Cantina</i>, Karangahape Rd

Nici Wickes nominates Coco's Cantina as one of Auckland's best Italian-style eateries.

<i>Mondial</i>, Grey Lynn

Ewan McDonald nominates Mondial Cafe as one of Auckland's best eateries.

<i>The Grove,</i> Wyndham St, Auckland CBD

In the latest of a series on Restaurants of the Year, <I>Viva</I> reviewer Nici Wickes nominates The Grove as one of Auckland's best restaurants of 2009.

<i>Barolo</i>, Symonds St, Auckland CBD

This place is named after one of the great wines of Italy," I told the Professor's mother as we sat down.

<i>M Bar and Cafe</i>, Grey Lynn

It may have a short name but a tapas-style Indian restaurant in Grey Lynn is not short on flavour.

<i>Bracu Restaurant</i>, Bombay

The olive grove setting is perfect but quality of meals and service needs to be more consistent.

<i>A Deco</i>, Whangarei

A Whangarei restaurant delivers on its promises.

<i>Crave</i>, Morningside

<i>Soto,</i> Ponsonby

Exotic sweets round off a memorable meal.

<i>Dante's Real Woodfired Pizza,</i> Huapai

Forget what you think you know about pizza, Dante's is here to re-educate us.

<i>Adelie Bar & Kitchen,</i> Westmere

Peter Calder finds some failures but also some crackingly good stuff at Adelie.

<i>The Deli</i>, Remuera

<i>The Deli</i>, Remuera

<i>Mozetta,</i> Albert St, Auckland CBD

A restaurant's name must convey, in a few syllables, the experience a diner might expect.

<i>Pastis</i>, Auckland CBD

What better way to prepare for the arrival of the latest Beaujolais wine than with an authentically cooked French meal?

<i>Zibibbo</i>, Wellington

Once a police station, a Wellington restaurant keeps on the good side of the gastronomic law.

<i>Cafe Bliss</i>, Ponsonby