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your own space, these four large free-standing houses on the edge of town are just the
ticket. Each sleeps six in two en-suite bedrooms.
Eating & Drinking
Aqua
(112 Main St; mains $11-17; 5-9pm Jan-Oct)
Dive into this tiny relaxed restaurant where kimono-
clad waitresses serve
yakisoba
(fried noodles),
ramen
(noodle soup) and
izakaya
-style
dishes (small plates to share over drinks) to grateful guests. Top it off with sesame or
green-tea ice cream.
JAPANESE
$
Cafe 131
(131 Main St; meals $10-20; 7.30am-5pm; )
Polished timber and leadlight windows lend
warmth and style to this smart eatery. The menu extends to all-day breakfasts, good-value
platters, soup, pasta and sandwiches, but beer and wine takes over later in the day. It's also
the town's de facto internet cafe.
CAFE
$
CAFE
$
Cafe Primo
(38 McMillan St; meals $7-18; 7.30am-4pm)
Sandwiched in and around the souvenir teaspoons
and Buzzy Bee bookends of this secondhand shop are tasty cakes, panini and legendary
bacon and egg sandwiches. You'll also unearth Methven's best coffee.
Blue Pub
(
www.thebluepub.co.nz
;
Barkers Rd; mains $20-35; )
Drink at the bar crafted from a huge slab of
native timber, or tuck into robust meals in the quieter cafe. Afterwards, challenge the loc-
als to a game of pool or watch the rugby on the big screen.
PUB
Entertainment
Cinema Paradiso
( 03-302 1957;
www.cinemaparadiso.co.nz
;
Main St; adult/child $15/10)
Quirky cinema with an arthouse
skew.
CINEMA
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