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merits to mention, although we'll single out ex-casino swivel chairs, a nice wine list, a
ravishing Reuben sandwich plus pizza from Pomodoro, next door. Plastic fantastic
gewgaws add colourful buckets of battiness.
CRAFT BEER
Hashigo Zake
(
www.hashigozake.co.nz
;
25 Taranaki St; noon-midnight; )
This brick-walled bunker bar serves as
the headquarters of a zealous importation business splicing a stimulating mix of big-fla-
voured international brewstars into a smartly selected NZ range. Ogling the oft-changing
taps and brimming fridges is a wide range of hopheads, happy to stand elbow to elbow
around the bar or squeeze into the acoustically sweet side-lounge on nano-gig nights
(every Saturday at 10pm).
Malthouse
(
www.themalthouse.co.nz
;
48 Courtenay Pl; 3pm-late Mon & Tue, noon-1am Wed-Sun)
At last count there
were nearly 200 reasons to drink at this, the capital's original craft-beer bar - still boasting
a high beer-geek quotient, and now housed in a low-key concrete box with leaners, comfy
corner lounge, and popular alfresco area where you can watch the world go by. Check the
blackboard for new brews, or ask savvy staff to serve something to suit your mood.
CRAFT BEER
Little Beer Quarter
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CRAFT BEER
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(
www.littlebeerquarter.co.nz
;
6 Edward St; 4pm-late Mon, noon-late Tue-Sat)
Tucked away in a back lane,
lovely LBQ is a lively bar handled with a lady's touch. It's warm, inviting, and soft in all
the right places, but still packs a hop-headed punch with its well-curated taps and bottled
selection. Good cocktails, wines and whiskies, too, plus tasty bar food along the lines of
pizza and pork scratchings. Bargain specials Monday to Thursday.
CRAFT BEER
Rogue & Vagabond
(
www.rogueandvagabond.co.nz
;
18 Garrett St)
Right in the heart of Cuba fronting on to a precious
pocket park, the Rogue is a lovably scruffy, colourful, kaleidoscopic craft-beer bar with
heaps going on: 18 taps; voluminous, chewy-crust pizza ($15 to $22); regular, rockin'
gigs; and sifting about on the patio or slouching around on the lawn.
