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( 06-345 1143;
www.facebook.com/wa.wanganui
; Victoria Court, Victoria Ave; sushi $2-3, mains
$7-14; 10am-5pm Mon & Tue, 10am-8pm Wed-Fri, 11am-8pm Sat)
Duck into the quiet Victoria
Court mini-mall on the main street and discover this sweet little Japanese restaurant,
serving great-value sushi, bento boxes and donburi rice bowls.
Yellow House Café
CAFE $
(cnr Pitt & Dublin Sts; meals $10-18; 8am-4pm daily; )
Take a walk away from the main
drag for funky tunes, buttermilk pancakes, local art and courtyard tables beneath a
chunky-trunk cherry blossom tree. Ooh look! Marmalade and almond tart! Actually, it's
more of a taupe colour…
Big Orange
CAFE $
(
www.facebook.com/bigorangecafe
; 51 Victoria Ave; meals $9-22; 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-
late Sat, 9am-5pm Sun; )
Inside a gorgeous old Whanganui red-brick building, Big
Orange is a babbling espresso bar serving gourmet burgers, big breakfasts, muffins,
cakes and sandwiches (try the BLT). The outdoor tables go berserk during summer.
7am-9pm)
Self-catering option.
Spice Guru
INDIAN $$$
( 06-348 4851;
www.spiceguru.co.nz
; 23a Victoria Ave; mains $17-25; 11am-2pm Tue-Sat,
5pm-late daily; )
There are a few Indian joints in the River City (an affinity with the
Ganges, perhaps?), but the Guru takes the cake for its charismatic black-and-chocolate-
coloured interior, attentive service and flavoursome dishes (the chicken tikka masala is
great). Plenty of vego options.
Ceramic Lounge
CAFE, LOUNGE $$$
(
www.facebook.com/ceramicloungebar
;
51 Victoria Ave; mains $9-33;
4pm-late Tue-Sat;
)
In
a split-business arrangement with adjacent Orange, Ceramic takes over for the dinner
