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O'Connell Street Bistro
FRENCH $$$
$$$
( 09-377 1884;
www.oconnellstbistro.com
; 3 O'Connell St; two-course lunch $60, dinner $28-45;
lunch Mon-Fri, dinner Mon-Sat)
O'Connell St is a grown-up treat, with elegant decor and
wonderful food and wine, satisfying lunchtime powerbrokers and dinnertime daters alike.
If you're dining before 7.30pm, a fixed-price menu is available (two/three courses $37/
43).
Masu
JAPANESE $$$
$$$
(
www.skycityauckland.co.nz
;
90 Federal St, SKYCITY Grand Hotel; mains $30-45, tasting menu $88;
noon-3pm & 5.30pm-late)
Superb Japanese food - especially from the sushi bar and the
robata grill - and the added attraction of refreshing cocktails made from
shochu
(Japan-
ese liquor).
Britomart, Viaduct
Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Baduzzi
ITALIAN $$$
( 09-309 9339;
www.baduzzi.co.nz
;
cnr Jellicoe St & Fish Lane; small plates $10-20, mains
$22-32; 11.30am-late)
This smart and sassy eatery does sophisticated spins on meatballs
- try the crayfish (lobster) ones - and other robust but elegant Italian dishes. Cosy up in
the intimate booths, grab a seat at the bar, or soak up some Auckland sunshine outside.
Ortolana
MEDITERRANEAN $$$
(
www.britomart.org/ortolana
; 31 Tyler St; small plates & mains $15-32; 7am-11pm)
Mediter-
ranean and regional Italian flavours feature at this stylish restaurant with a spacious al
fresco area. Much of the produce comes from the owners' small farm in rural West
Auckland. There's a no-bookings policy, so try and dine between the busy lunch and din-
ner services.
Ebisu
JAPANESE $$$
$$$
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