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Ponsonby Village
International Food Court
FOOD HALL $
(
www.ponsonbyfoodcourt.co.nz
;
106 Ponsonby Rd; mains $8-20; 10am-10pm; )
Italian,
Japanese, Malaysian, Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Lao and Indian flavours all on offer, and
excellent Vietnamese and Indonesian.
Burgerfuel
BURGERS $
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.burgerfuel.com
; 114 Ponsonby Rd; burgers $6-13;
)
Gourmet burgers. Also has
branches in the
city
(291 Queen St;
10am-11pm)
,
Parnell
(187 Parnell Rd;
11am-10pm)
(214 Dominion Rd;
11am-10pm)
.
GOOGLE MAP
Blue Breeze Inn
CHINESE $$$
( 09-360 0303;
www.thebluebreezeinn.co.nz
; 146 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby Central; small plates
$10-18, larger plates $26-38; 5pm-late)
Regional Chinese flavours combine with a funky
retro Pacific ambience. The waitstaff are sassy, the rum cocktails are deliciously strong,
and menu standouts include steamed buns with Peking pork belly and pickled cucumber,
and cumin-spiced lamb.
Ponsonby Central
CAFES, RESTAURANTS $$$
(
www.ponsonbycentral.co.nz
;
136-138 Ponsonby Rd; mains $15-35; 11.30am-10.30pm Sun-Wed,
11.30am-midnight Thu-Sat)
From Auckland's best pizza to Argentinean, Thai and Japanese,
loads of flavour-filled restaurants and cafes fill this upmarket laneway collection of eat-
eries and gourmet food shops.
MooChowChow
THAI $$$
( 09-360 6262;
www.moochowchow.co.nz
;
23 Ponsonby Rd; dishes $16-30; noon-3pm Tue-
Fri, 5.30pm-late Mon-Sat)
It's Thai, Nahm Jim, but not as we know it. Bangkok's street food
has been channelled into this supremely Ponsonby mooching spot without missing a pi-
quant note. Killer Asian-inspired cocktails, too. Be ready to share a table with other
diners.
Mekong Baby
ASIAN $$$
