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Freemans Bay
Queenie's
MAP
CAFE
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 09-378 8977;
www.queenies.co.nz
;
24a Spring St; breakfast & lunch $11-25, dinner $28-29; 8am-10pm Wed-
Sat, 8am-3pm Sun-Tue)
Kiwiana reigns supreme at this eccentric corner cafe with one wall de-
voted to a 1950s paint-by-numbers Maori maiden mural. The food is a step up from stand-
ard cafe fare, with an adventurous menu justifying the prices. Bistro-style dinners kick in
from Wednesday to Saturday.
Clooney
MAP
MODERN NZ
$$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 09-358 1702;
www.clooney.co.nz
;
33 Sale St; mains $40-46, seven-course tasting menu with/without wine pairings
$235/140; 6pm-late Tue-Sun, noon-3pm Fri)
Like the Hollywood actor of the same name,
Clooney is suave, stylish and extremely sophisticated, suited up in basic black. While the
taste combinations are complex, the results are faultless - which, coupled with impeccable
service, puts Clooney firmly in the pricey-but-worth-it category.
Ponsonby & Grey Lynn
Auckland's busiest restaurant-cafe-bar strip is so damn cool it has its own website
Little Bird
MAP
CAFE
$
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.littlebirdorganics.co.nz
;
1a Summer St; mains $9-16; 7am-4pm; )
Welcome to an 'un-
bakery', where virtually everything on the menu is prepared uncooked, but still very tasty
and healthy. Tuck into dishes studded with açaí berries, quinoa and organic fruit, and there
are even bagels, pad thai and tacos. Also great are the juices, smoothies and cakes.
Il Buco
MAP
PIZZA
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