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doubles are basic but good value; suites are spacious. The Grand Irish Pub and a restaur-
ant are downstairs.
Astral Motel
( 06-347 9063, 0800 509 063;
www.astralmotel.co.nz
;
46 Somme Pde; s/d/f from $85/95/110; )
Astrally
aligned with the very terrestrial Dublin Bridge nearby, rooms here are a bit dated and a tad
noisy but are well serviced and good bang for your buck. There's also a pool and 24-hour
check-in if you're rolling in off the midnight highway.
MOTEL
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Eating
Jolt Coffee House
(19 Victoria Ave; items $3-8; 7am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 7.30am-1pm Sat, 8am-1pm Sun)
Give your morning a
jolt at this hip coffee house inside a 105-year-old former pharmacy. There's not much on
the menu (muffins, caramel slice, chocolate croissants): the focus is squarely on fair-trade
caffeine. Pretend you're Bob Dylan at acoustic music nights on the second Friday of each
month.
CAFE
$
WA Japanese Kitchen
MAP
JAPANESE
$
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( 06-345 1143;
www.facebook.com/wa.wanganui
; Victoria Court, Victoria Ave; sushi $2-3, mains $7-14;
10am-5pm Mon & Tue, 10am-8pm Wed-Fri, 11am-8pm Sat)
Duck into the quiet Victoria Court mini-
mall on the main street and discover this sweet little Japanese restaurant, serving great-
value sushi, bento boxes and donburi rice bowls.
Yellow House Café
(cnr Pitt & Dublin Sts; meals $10-18; 8am-4pm daily; )
Take a walk away from the main drag for
funky tunes, buttermilk pancakes, local art and courtyard tables beneath a chunky-trunk
cherry blossom tree. Ooh look! Marmalade and almond tart! Actually, it's more of a taupe
colour…
CAFE
$
Big Orange
CAFE
$
