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If you've got those back-to-work blues, treat yourself to lunch. Ima's in Shortland St is the perfect pit-stop to refuel for the year ahead. Delicious fresh Mediterranean food in a cool cafe.
The owner is back from a break in Israel, so there's bound to be tasty new ideas on the reliable menu, which ranges from takeout sandwiches to scrummy sitdown breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Plenty of our other favourite cafes are back in business now too, so go on, leave the desk today and take a well-earned break - getting over the holidays is always hard work.
Catch of the day
Want to know how to make the most of fresh seafood? Check out the new website launched by the Seafood Industry Council. It gives advice on how to choose, store, handle and cook our kaimoana.
Learn how to fillet a fish or shuck an oyster, and pick up some great recipe ideas at www.greatestmeal.co.nz
