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Fridge
MAP
CAFE
$$
GOOGLE MAP
breakfast & lunch)
Gourmet pies, healthy salads and
(7.30am-4pm; 507 New North Rd; mains $9-22;
wraps, and drool-inducing cakes.
Sake Bar 601
MAP
JAPANESE
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 09-849 7268;
www.601newnorthroad.co.nz
;
601 New North Rd; mains $20-35; 11.30am-1.30pm & 6-9.30pm
Tue-Sat)
Order a frosty Sapporo beer and watch the friendly Japanese surf-crazy owners
prepare some of the best sushi and sashimi in town. Other standouts are the tempura
prawns and terikayi chicken. The compact restaurant is very popular, so book ahead.
Mt Eden
Merediths
MAP
MODERN NZ
$$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 09-623 3140;
www.merediths.co.nz
;
365 Dominion Rd; 6-9 course degustation $90-140; noon-3pm Fri, 6pm-
late Tue-Sat)
Dining at Merediths is the culinary equivalent of black-water rafting - tastes
surprise you at every turn, you never know what's coming next and you're left with a
sense of breathless exhilaration.
Molten
MAP
MODERN NZ
$$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 09-638 7236;
www.molten.co.nz
;
422 Mt Eden Rd; mains $29-37; noon-3pm Wed-Fri, 6pm-late Mon-Sat)
Under the volcano's shadow, Molten oozes neighbourhood charm and erupts with flavour.
The consistently excellent menu takes advantage of seasonal produce to create innovative
meals.
Parnell & Newmarket
Teed St Larder
(
www.teedstreetlarder.co.nz
;
7 Teed St; 8am-4pm)
Polished concrete floors, beer crate tables and
colourful oversized lampshades set the scene at Newmarket's best cafe. There are plenty
CAFE
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