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are designed to be shared. Standouts include
le pet thoke
(pickled tea-leaf salad) and
ciandi thoke
(grilled eggplant).
Burgers & Beers Inc
BURGERS $$$
(
www.burgersandbeersinc.co.nz
;
355 Colombo St, Sydenham; burgers $13-18; 11am-late)
Quirkily named gourmet burgers - try the Woolly Sahara Sand Hopper (Moroccan-
spiced lamb with lemon yoghurt) or the Shagged Stag (venison with tamarillo and plum
chutney) - and an ever-changing selection of Kiwi craft beers give you reason to head
south.
Drinking & Nightlife
City Centre
Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn
PUB
(
www.pomspub.co.nz
;
292 Kilmore St; 3-11pm Tue-Thu, noon-11pm Fri-Sun)
Welcoming
Pomeroy's is the city's hoppy hub for fans of NZ's rapidly expanding craft-beer scene. A
wide range of guest taps showcase brews from around the country. There's regular live
music, and the attached Victoria's Kitchen does great pub food (mains $22 to $26).
Carlton
BAR
(
www.carltonbar.co.nz
;
1 Papanui Rd, Merivale; 11am-midnight Sun-Wed, to 2am Thu-Sat)
The
rebuilt Carlton's ultramodern look includes old planning maps plastered to the walls and
visual references to the shipping containers out of which it operated when the historic
Carlton pub collapsed. The upstairs deck is a prime spot on a sunny afternoon.
Revival
BAR
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.revivalbar.co.nz
; 94 Victoria St; 4-9pm Mon & Tue, to midnight Wed, to 3am Thu-Sun)
Revival is the hippest of Christchurch's container bars, with regular DJs and a funky
lounge area dotted with a quirky collection of automotive rear ends and vintage steamer
trunks.
