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( 06-759 2065;
www.facebook.com/laughingbuddha2009
; cnr Devon St E & Currie St; mains
$12-19; dinner Tue-Sat)
Red-glowing windows and a rather menacing-looking Buddha
sign suggest 'nightclub'…but a wander upstairs delivers you instead to New Plymouth's
best Chinese restaurant. Load up on entree plates ($4 to $8; try the pork buns), or order a
steaming main course (the sliced beef with cumin and chilli is magic). Great for groups.
Drinking & Nightlife
Hour Glass
BAR
(
www.facebook.com/thehourglass49
;
49 Liardet St; 4pm-12.30am Tue-Sat)
On an unremark-
able rise of Liardet St is this new late-night tapas bar, with richly brocaded crimson
drapes, straight-backed wooden chairs and interesting timber paneling. Upwards of 30
craft beers, killer cocktails and zingy tapas: New Plymouth can't get enough!
Snug Lounge
COCKTAIL BAR
(
www.snuglounge.co.nz
;
cnr Devon St W & Queen St; 4pm-late Tue-Thu & Sat, noon-late Fri)
This
savvy new speakeasy on the downtown fringe is the classiest place in town for a drink.
Dress to the nines, order a Lychee Long Time (sake, vodka, apple juice and rosewater)
and act like you own this town. A few excellent Japanese share plates will ensure you
stay vertical.
Mayfair
BAR, LIVE MUSIC
(
www.themayfair.co.nz
;
69 Devon St W; 11am-late)
This old theatre has expanded into the
adjoining shopfronts to become the Mayfair, a fairly mainstream but always busy bar/res-
taurant/live-music space. Everyone from rock bands to jazz trios, stand-up comedy acts,
DJs and chamber orchestras play the main room out the back; the front bar offers pizzas,
shared platters and a decent wine list.
Entertainment
Basement
LIVE MUSIC, COMEDY
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