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(29 Esk St; kebabs from $10; 10am-10pm; )
Generously proportioned felafel, meaty ke-
babs and mixed plates are served up in a pleasant dining space or available to take away.
Other ethnic take-out joints lie nearby.
Colonial Bakery
BAKERY $
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(25a Gala St; snacks $2-8; 7.30am-5pm Tue-Fri, to 3pm Sat & Sun)
Euro goods such as
baguettes, croissants and seedy Swiss-style breads nudge their way into a line of Kiwi
classics such as fruit buns, meat pies and the ridiculous cheese roll.
Three Bean Café
CAFE $
(73 Dee St; meals $11-20; 7am-4pm Mon-Fri, 8am-2.30pm Sat)
This main-street cafe prides
itself on good coffee then matches the promise with carefully prepared snacks such as sa-
voury pies and delightful lemon cake, and more substantial meals such as soup, salad and
burgers. Helpful staff get our thumbs up, too.
Batch
CAFE $$$
(173 Spey St; meals $10-20; 7am-4pm)
Large shared tables, a relaxed beachy ambience,
and top-notch coffee and smoothies add up to the cafe regularly being voted Southland's
best. Delicious counter food includes bagels and brownies, and a smallish wine and beer
list partners healthy lunch options. Open for platters on Friday nights, until 7.30pm.
Rocks
CAFE $$$
( 03-218 7597;
www.shop5rocks.com
;
Courtville Pl, 101 Dee St; lunch $12-25, dinner $21-37;
10am-2pm & 5pm-late Tue-Sat)
Tucked away in a shopping arcade, this stylish candlelit bar
with exposed brick and burgundy walls boasts fine dining at reasonable prices. Lunch
highlights include belly pork open sandwiches, pastas and salads, while stars of the ex-
tended evening menu are venison in blueberry sauce and the Sicilian fish bowl.
Buster Crabb
RESTAURANT $$$
(
www.bustercrabb.co.nz
; 326 Dee St; lunch mains $16-27, dinner mains $24-39; 10.30am-late)
Inexplicably named after a British navy frogman who went missing in 1956, Buster
Crabb, housed in a spacious heritage villa, is one of Invercargill's best dining experien-
