Basu Lounge is a tiny, dark restaurant hidden away along the Lake Road strip of shops and it is one of the hidden gems in Takapuna. We visited Basu Lounge because one of our readers said that there is a mini fan debate between Lake Dumplings’ beef noodle soup and...
We’ve been meaning to head to Samadi since it opened last year and finally made it one recent cold rainy Auckland night. Any sogginess we might have felt, metaphorically dried up the instant we entered thanks to the warmth of this lovely Afghani family. And the food just cemented this...
TAMA eatery and bar is tucked away on Upper Queen Street, and one dark and wintery evening, the Cheapeats team gathered there to discover Nepalese cuisine. TAMA is located in the seemingly “no man zone” of Upper Queen Street, not far from K’Road. Many of us would have driven past and...
Lake Dumplings is a small unassuming restaurant in Takapuna, but it’s a place that all the locals know about. Tucked away in a row of restaurants, Lake Dumplings has a simple entrance with pictures of their dishes posted on their sliding glass door entrance. Depending on the time, you might...
More Asian kitschy-cool, more squint inducing fluorescent lighting, more melamine and acrylic tableware – at Love Exposure. The family of restaurants by the Maignot/Thornley hospitality team, now includes their newest member Love Exposure. Bathed in green and purple light, it sticks out like a sore thumb on the corner of...
As fans of Blue Breeze Inn, Chop Chop Noodle and Woodpecker Hill we knew we would likely enjoy the new opening, Go Go Daddy Thai Canteen. After our visit we think this latest addition to Mark Wallbank and Che Barrington’s empire will be a winner with Ponsonby Central patrons. Go...
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