Out in the suburbs it is difficult to suppress a yawn when it is announced a new Indian restaurant is to open.

The menu was a cool, hand-drawn selection of breakfast options with a Southeast Asian flair.

The council's new cobblestones will look cool when they're finished, but at the moment O'Connell St is a bit of a mess.

We’d peered behind the papered-up windows, anxiously wondering what the new owners were changing on this popular corner spot, so the first chance we could we were queuing at the door.

Eat first and exercise later, but make sure it’s somewhere different, says Ben Crawford.

A popular dining strip has a newcomer, which scores top marks for its attention to details — and its coffee.

Loop, with its white walls, tables and chairs plus a rather magnificent curved bar, is a refreshing change in Kingsland.

Never having been to Hanoi, I might be mistaken. But I suspect the similarities between eating at a street food stall in Vietnam and dining in a Grey Lynn cafe on a cold Auckland winter’s Sunday night are not striking.

Gusto Italiano is one of those restaurants that makes you feel great the moment you walk through the door. It's light, warm, reasonably

Central city hotel offers an adventure in exceptional cuisine in an atmosphere designed for comfort.

Restaurant reviewers should strive to eat unnoticed but sometimes you have to accept your cover is blown.

At last, the original Ponsonby village, at the Herne Bay end of the road, is making a comeback.

The menu sounded super fresh and this was enhanced by the visual delights lined up in the glass cabinets at the counter.