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Review: Revelry, Ponsonby
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Review: Revelry, Ponsonby

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.

Brunch: Dizengoff, Ponsonby
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Brunch: Dizengoff, Ponsonby

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

Review: Pintxos, Ponsonby
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Review: Pintxos, Ponsonby

Boom. I'm excited. At last Auckland has its own Basque-style tapas bar complete with a counter laden with just-prepared, ready to eat pintxos, the name given to traditional tapas in northern Spain.

Review: Tribeca, Parnell
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Review: Tribeca, Parnell

Not often are you tempted to order only cold courses throughout a restaurant dinner. But such has been this summer that the procession of dishes delivered by Tribeca at the lower end of the temperature range seemed just right.

The best road tripping cafes
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The best road tripping cafes

They're not necessarily the latest or the slickest, just good places with nourishing food, great coffee and a pleasant atmosphere to help you rest and regather that holiday spirit while on the highway to somewhere.