The restaurant hits the right balance between comforting and fresh.

A compact and poetic time at this new yakitori restaurant.

The weight of expectation to try the city’s best food threatened to derail his trip.

There's plenty to love at this new Indian restaurant, writes Viva’s dining out editor.

Who says restaurants can’t be a bit of fun?

A new collective is as much about cuisine as it is about conservation.

In Taranaki, Jesse Mulligan meets lively locals and a host of excellent casual eateries.

Viva's dining out editor on new openings, old favourites and hospitality institutions.

Choose your knife from a tray of weaponry, then wait for the caddy of mustards.