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<i>Cafe Hanoi</i>, Auckland CBD

A new Vietnamese restaurant near Britomart is a more than welcome addition to a burgeoning dining area.

The Dish: Top plates

Shaken Christchurch cafe keeps the flat whites coming

Keeping water on the boil is part of the daily grind for a Christchurch coffee maker since the weekend's earthquake.

<i>Tay Street Beach Cafe</i>, Mt Maunganui

A local haunt proves just as popular with visiting companions.

Christchurch earthquake: Restaurants hard hit

Some of the best known restaurants in Christchurch may never reopen in the same buildings.

Auckland: Holiday on home turf

If you need a break, don't discount a weekend "away" enjoying parts of Auckland you may have lost touch with. Cate Foster reconnected with the city.

Foreign food not to everyone's taste

I was sitting in a restaurant in Urumqi, in northern China, enjoying the spicy food smells from the kitchen, when a plaintiff Australian voice quavered across the room, "I want steak, eggs and chips."

<i>Hammerheads Seafood Restaurant</i>, Okahu Bay

Seafood is the mainstay at a restaurant which is as much a part of Auckland's history as its building.

Same jeans, double the price... it's the NZ way

<i>Sahaa Medina</i>, Auckland CBD

Step out of the office and have a Moroccan moment.

<i>Jam Organic Cafe</i>, Takapuna

We came here because we'd haunted the place all summer before hitting the beach.

<i>Cobar Restaurant</i>, Wellington

Rival kitchens would do well to take a leaf out of this southern restaurant's book.

<i>Element Restaurant</i>, Papakura

Auckland's outer suburbs are not, in general, the home of fine cuisine.

Chef swaps kitchen for celebrity plans

<i>Masterchef</i> runner-up Kelly Young has resigned from Euro to pursue a "much more appealing" venture to become a celebrity chef.

Gourmet restaurateur's campaign kickstarted an industry

<i>Sunday Painters</i>, Ponsonby

A creative new bistro venture is a celebration of good food, fine wine and a convivial atmosphere.