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destination for students from nearby CPIT. Attractions include all-day breakfasts, excel-
lent counter food and the best of NZ wine and craft beers.
Vic's Cafe & Bake
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( www.vics.co.nz ; 132 Victoria St; mains $11-18; 7.30am-4.30pm) Pop in for a robust breakfast on the
big shared tables or linger over lunch on the front terrace. Otherwise grab baked goodies
and still-warm artisan bread for a DIY riverside picnic.
CAFE $
Canterbury Cheesemongers
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( www.cheesemongers.co.nz ; rear, 301 Montreal St; sandwiches $5-8; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat) Pop in to buy artis-
an cheeses, or craft your own sandwich by combining freshly baked sourdough bread and
ciabatta with a whole cheese shop of dairy goodies. Coffee and juices complete a good-
value lunch.
DELI $
Beat Street
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(324 Barbadoes St; mains $10-19; 7am-5pm Sun-Tue, to 10pm Wed-Sat; ) Welcome to the grungy
hub of Christchurch cafe-cool. Free range this and organic that combine with terrific eggy
breakfasts, gourmet pies and robust coffee. Look out for open mic music and poetry
nights.
CAFE $
Dose
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( www.cafedose.co.nz ; 77 Tuam St; mains $7-19; 7.30am-4pm Mon & Tue, to late Wed-Sat) Excellent coffee
and superior counter food combine here with toasted bagels and what may just be Christ-
church's best eggs Benedict. In the evenings Dose morphs into an izakaya bar with tasty
grilled skewers and ice-cold Japanese beer.
CAFE, JAPANESE $
King of Snake
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ASIAN $$
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( 03-365 7363; www.kingofsnake.co.nz ; 145 Victoria St; mains $24-37; 11am-3.30pm Mon-Fri, 5.30-10pm
daily) Dark wood, gold tiles and purple skull-patterned wallpaper fill this so-hip-right-now
restaurant and cocktail bar with just the right amount of sinister opulence. The adventur-
 
 
 
 
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