Ela Restaurant serves the food of southwestern India.

A new eatery on the Shore surprises with its sense of adventure.

Simple, flavourful food and a team that truly cares for its patrons makes this bistro worth popping into.

One of the biggest trends over recent years is the growth of the intimate neighbourhood bar; a place to meet friends for a drink and a bite to eat and close enough to be able to walk home.

They take bookings at the Mexican Cafe only for groups of eight or more - except on Valentine's Day. Isn't that soooo romantic?

Southeast Asian flavours delivered with grace and delicacy.

We came here because we’d driven past a few times and were intrigued by the name — and the tower-like corner of the building.

There’s nothing quite as delightful as sipping high tea with your pinky out in the home of the high tea.

When Ben Crawford and sister Libby renovated the winning house in the first series of The Block NZ, one of the most distinctive features was the weatherboard wall in the living room.

In the 1980s a visit to the Birdcage meant a fun night out. Now it promises an evening of delight.

We came here because it was handy to my friend’s workplace and a good excuse to have a mid-week catch-up.

The food is so good it diverts attention from the live coverage of the kitchen.

If you've ever lamented the closing of the Open Late Cafe in Ponsonby (oh those giant vessels of hot chocolate!)...

Tag along with Sharon Stephenson as she samples the tastiest treats New Zealand's answer to Hollywood has to offer.

It has always puzzled me that Devonport is so short of decent places to eat.

Some things never change and it would appear that the Strand Tavern is among that number.

Change is afoot at this adventurous institution specialising in wild game.

Restaurant Brands says strong sales at its new Carl's Jr stores, KFC and Pizza Hut helped offset a decline in revenue at Starbucks in the firm's full year result.

Let your taste buds run free in Hong Kong - a food destination full of surprises.

The Stamford Plaza was the last word in sophistication when it opened, as the Regent, in the 1980s. Smug yuppies and teenage sharebrokers flocked to parties laden with wannabe celebrities.

A trip to South America fails to live up to expectations.

We came here because we were intrigued to visit the cafe housed in a historic Ponsonby building, the old Fire Station.

Investing in a new, fashionable brand pays dividends for an established Remuera eatery

Immigrants from African countries, in particular from the Horn of Africa, have proliferated in Auckland's inner southwest in recent years.

Revelry, the brain-child of restaurant designer Jason Rosen and bar manager Benjamin Taylor, rests somewhat uneasily beneath the International Food Hall on the corner of Ponsonby Rd and Pollen St.

We came here because this venerable old Ponsonby institution bagged a thumbs-up from global hipsterdom's fountainhead Tyler Brule, who, in an open love letter to Auckland published on the Financial Times' website

Kingsland's latest eatery aims to offer something for everyone

It was Andrew who ordered the crisps. He remembered having tried some nice Irish ones at this Irish pub and he asked the waitress for some brand names.