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Gourmet burgers. Also has branches
(
www.burgerfuel.com
;
114 Ponsonby Rd; burgers $6-13;
)
in the
city
(291 Queen St;
10am-11pm)
,
Parnell
(187 Parnell Rd;
11am-10pm)
and
Mt Eden
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11am-10pm)
.
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(214 Dominion Rd;
Blue Breeze Inn
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CHINESE
$$
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( 09-360 0303;
www.thebluebreezeinn.co.nz
;
146 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby Central; small plates $10-18, larger
plates $26-38; 5pm-late)
Regional Chinese flavours combine with a funky retro Pacific am-
bience. The waitstaff are sassy, the rum cocktails are deliciously strong, and menu
standouts include steamed buns with Peking pork belly and pickled cucumber, and cumin-
spiced lamb.
CAFES, RESTAURANTS
$$
Ponsonby Central
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(
www.ponsonbycentral.co.nz
;
136-138 Ponsonby Rd; mains $15-35; 11.30am-10.30pm Sun-Wed, 11.30am-mid-
night Thu-Sat)
From Auckland's best pizza to Argentinean, Thai and Japanese, loads of
flavour-filled restaurants and cafes fill this upmarket laneway collection of eateries and
gourmet food shops.
MooChowChow
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THAI
$$
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( 09-360 6262;
www.moochowchow.co.nz
;
23 Ponsonby Rd; dishes $16-30; noon-3pm Tue-Fri, 5.30pm-late
Mon-Sat)
It's Thai, Nahm Jim, but not as we know it. Bangkok's street food has been chan-
nelled into this supremely Ponsonby mooching spot without missing a piquant note. Killer
Asian-inspired cocktails, too. Be ready to share a table with other diners.
Mekong Baby
(
www.mekongbaby.com
;
262 Ponsonby Rd; mains $24-32; noon-late Tue-Sun)
Stylish and buzzing res-
taurant and bar offering excellent Southeast Asian flavours, mainly from Vietnam, Cam-
bodia and Laos. Try the goat curry.
ASIAN
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Satya
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INDIAN
$$
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