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(26 Ardmore St; burgers $10-17; 11.30am-11pm; )
Red Star spoils diners with a menu
featuring inventive ingredients and 22 different burgers. Everybody is catered for - even
vegetarians, who get a show-stopping three choices.
Soulfood
ORGANIC, CAFE $
(
www.soulfoodwanaka.co.nz
;
74 Ardmore St; mains $10-15; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm Sat & Sun;
)
It's not soul food in the African American sense; rather this little organics store
offers a healthy range of id-affirming soups, pizza, pasta and muffins. Not everything's
strictly vegetarian, with wild venison and free-range bacon breaking the spell. Juices and
smoothies are suitably virtuous, but coffee's limited to the plunger variety.
Yohei
SUSHI $
(Spencer House Mall, 23 Dunmore St; mains $12-15; 8am-5.30pm; )
Tucked away in a
shopping arcade, this funky Japanese-inspired eatery does interesting local spins on sushi
(how about venison?), and superlative juices and smoothies. There's also a good range of
vego options and free wi-fi with any $4 purchase.
Francesca's Italian Kitchen
ITALIAN $$$
( 03-443 5599;
www.fransitalian.co.nz
; 93 Ardmore St; mains $20-25; noon-3pm & 5.30pm-
late)
Ebullient expat Francesca has brought the big flavours and easy conviviality of an
authentic Italian family trattoria to Wanaka in the form of this stylish and perennially
busy eatery. Even simple things like pizza, pasta and polenta chips are exceptional. She
also runs a pizza cart from the New World car park.
Florence's Foodstore & Cafe
CAFE $$$
(
www.florencesfoodstore.co.nz
; 71 Cardrona Valley Rd; mains $16; 8.30am-4pm)
Wood, corrug-
ated iron and jute-cladding create a rustic feel for this edge-of-town gourmet providore.
Call in for the region's prettiest salmon Benedict, as well as French-style pastries and de-
licious ham-and-cheese baguettes.
Relishes Cafe
CAFE $$$
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