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Arashi, Courtenay Place
So off to Sherlock Holmes with friends last week, and a graze afterwards. Given we saw Sherlock at Reading (as entertaining as number one, with a very clever finish…), somewhere cheap, cheerful and...
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Pizzeria Napoli
Having very much enjoyed the wood fired pizza and bruschetta on our first foray to Napoli a few weeks ago (new pizzeria at 30 Courtenay Place between Allen and Blair), we decided on a Friday evening...
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Kazu Yakitori & Sake bar
What better way to showcase a number of Wellington eating experiences to a visiting friend than a progressive dinner? So Saturday night’s excursion was peanuts and Badgers Piss (truly, I’m not taking...
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C G R Merchant and Co
The replacement Hooch. Now C G R (Coffee, Gin, Rum) Merchant and Co upstairs on Courtenay. As you can imagine, coffee, gin and rum are the focus of this bar, with the cocktail list divided into gin...
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Ancestral yakitori
Finally I’ve managed to get my butt on the lovely warm concrete seats in the Ancestral courtyard (very cool, err warm) and try out their yakitori offerings. Because I’d been drinking elsewhere...
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Vinyl
I’m drawn to Vinyl. The bar that is. Vinyl makes me smile. The LP’s, the music, the booths, the fun bar snacks, the teapot cocktails, the interesting mocktails. I’m sure its a younger party place...
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Twisty Thai
I’ve read positive things about Tahi Thai, so thought I’d truck along and have a look for myself (Tahi being Maori for one – their street number on Courtenay Place – as well as a play on ‘Thai’). And...
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Hugo’s Whisky Lounge
I was reasonably impressed with the style and ambience of Hugo’s Whisky Lounge created above the Establishment on Courtenay Place. With a bunch of different nooks and crannies, and a bible-ful of...
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Kera-la-carte
The new Kera-la-carte Indian on Courtenay Place gave us the best Indian we’ve had in a good long while recently – light, tasty, fresh and more refined-feeling than most Indian around. The food is...
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