Viki Vietnamese Street Food
Over the bridge is the best banh mi Auckland has to offer.
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Gochu
A new brand of Korean food in Commercial Bay is both artful and imaginative.
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Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongKorean, Modern Korean, KFC, Gochu, Gochujang, Commerial Bay, Auc, Auckland CBD, Natural wine, Sharing, Sharing plates, Asian, Asian Fusion, Restaurant, Restaurant review
Trocadero
A restaurant on Queen Street that tells the story of New Zealand food, very well.
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Omni
A simply magnificent modern take on izakaya-style dining with a Japanese twist
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Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongJapanese, Modern Japanese, Yakitori, Sharing, Tapas, Dominion Road, Asian, Izakaya, Natural wine, Wine bar, Omni
Barbarino's Spaghetteria
A fun and fancy-free Italian eatery in Avondale.
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Cheap Eat, Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongPasta, Pizza, Italian, Avondale, Auckland, Cheap Eats, Cheap Eat
Lilian
Don’t expect it to get any easier to get a table at this Grey Lynn osteria
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Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongItalian, European, Grey Lynn, Bistro, Osteria, Sharing plates, Pizza, Seasonal
My post-lockdown bucket list: 10 Must-Eat Auckland Restaurants
After a month in lockdown, I’m ready to eat ditch the kitchen and get stuck into my post-lockdown bucket list.
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Pandemic Kitchen #2 Macaroni and Cheese
What to do with all that milk (or milk powder)? Why, macaroni and cheese of course!
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Pandemic Kitchen #1 Nasu Dengaku
Dry your eyes and get cooking this lockdown. First up is soft and gooey miso-glazed eggplant.
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Bar Celeste
A new neo-bistro bringing a touch of French class to K’Rd
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Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongNeo bistro, Bistro, Bistronomy, French, French food, Fish, Natural wine, Karangahape Road, Auckland, Auckland CBD
Khu Khu Eatery
You will go Khu Khu for this new plant-based Thai eatery.
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Restaurant review, Restaurant, Review, FoodMay-Lee WongThai, Asian, South East Asian, Vegan, Plant based, Vegetarian, Tofu, Ponsonby, Auckland
Peach's Hot Chicken
Move over Colonel Sanders, here comes Nashville hot chicken from Peach’s.
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Cheap Eat, Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongHot chicken, Fried Food, Fried Chicken, Panmure, American, North American, Chicken, Burger, Burgers
Kind
My search to be kind to myself and the planet leads me to this Morningside eatery.
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Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongVegan, Vegetarian, Cafe, All Day, Small plates, Sharing plates, Plant based, Diary free, Dairy free
Cheese on Toast
Holy cheezus these toasties are delicious!
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Cheap Eat, Food, Review, Restaurant review, RestaurantMay-Lee WongToasties, Toast, Cheese, Three Kings, Mt Eden, Coffee, Cafe, Breakfast
Cafe Hanoi partie un: the vegan set-menu
This is partie un of a two-part series on Café Hanoi. In this part I sampled their vegan set-menu.
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Restaurant review, Restaurant, Review, FoodMay-Lee WongVietnamese, Cafe Hanoi, Vegan, Set menu, Tasting menu, Britomart, Asian, South East Asian, Vegetarian
Good Good
They’re slinging some Good Good burgers down Dunedin way.
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Travel, Restaurant review, Review, Restaurant, Food, Cheap EatMay-Lee WongGood Good, Burgers, Burger, Dunedin, Travel, Fast Food, Fries, Fried Food
Simon & Lee
Modern Korean riffs, now open for dinner.
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Food, Restaurant, Restaurant review, ReviewMay-Lee WongSimon and Lee, Korean, Korean barbecue, Modern Korean, Korean fusion, Asian, Asian Fusion, Cafe, Brunch, Breakf, Lunch, All Day, Parnell