Plus, all the highlights from the hospitality scene in Ōtautahi.

Visit a place deeply committed to French cuisine, while taking the odd Aotearoa detour.

How good can dining get in Hamilton?

The staff radiate at least as much warmth as the restaurant’s bucket of glowing coals.

This peaceful and attentive dining room serves up simple yet sublime sushi.

Viva’s dining-out editor reflects on 25 years of eating across the city.

Because eating a city lunch can sometimes feel like another work chore.

One reader also asks for two must-do Auckland restaurants.

Between the kimchi and the manchego, this restaurant is taking on some different ideas.