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

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

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

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

Mt Eden’s Molten has shunned the quest for unusual fare and sticks to dependable favourites.

This was my second visit to Pintxos.

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

"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.

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.

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

An Asian eatery in Ponsonby serves up the taste — and pace — of thrilling Bangkok.

Nici Wickes discovers quality and service at The French Cafe are still top notch

Under-estimating the dining treasure in Auckland’s suburbs can be a huge gaffe, as we discovered.

I hadn't been to Gina's since the 1990s, when the restaurant was a few doors further up from where it is now on Symonds St.

I can't stand the use of the term "the 1800s". Almost invariably, people who use it mean the period between 1800 and 1899, which is irritatingly imprecise.

A new addition to the strip takes liberties with Vietnamese food — to great effect.