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topped with an egg and served over rice - or the sweet and sour 'pork ribs'. The 'snow
shakes' and frothy 'sand ice shakes' are as delicious as they are quirkily named.
The Shop
( 023-986964; 39 St 240; mains US$3.50-6; 7am-7pm, to 3pm Sun; )
If you are craving
the deli back home, make for this haven, with a changing selection of sandwiches and
salads with healthy and creative ingredients like wild lentils, wild 'shrooms and lamb. The
pastries, cakes and chocolates are delectable and worth the indulgence.
CAFE
$$
ARTillery
(St 240½; mains US$4-6; 7.30am-9pm Tue-Sun, to 5pm Mon; )
Healthy salads, sand-
wiches, shakes and snacks like hummus and felafel are served in this creative space on an
artsy alley off St 240. The menu leans vegetarian, and pizza is among the offerings on its
small raw-food menu. The daily specials are worth asking about. Another
branch
(13 St 278;
7.30am-5pm)
is on St 278.
CAFE
$$
Sonoma Oyster Bar
SEAFOOD
$$
(
077723911; sonomaoyster@gmail.com; 159 St 222; 6-oyster platters US$7.50-9;
5-11pm;
)
The owner here sells premium imported oysters wholesale to top-end hotels - or sells
them here to you at bargain prices. A must for raw-oyster lovers. Scallops and steaks are
among other tempting options.
Public House
( 017770754; St 240½; mains US$5-8; 11.30am-11pm Tue-Sun; )
The trendiest restaurant
on trendy St 240½, Kiwi-owned Public House attracts hip expats with its long bar, linear
design and overpriced beer. The food is the real highlight, however, a mix of fusion fare
(roast duck breast on couscous) and spruced-up pub grub (fish 'n' chips). High tea is from
3pm to 5.30pm (reserve ahead).
FUSION
$$
Dolce Italia
ITALIAN
$$
