We came here because: we had heard General Kai was not your “typical” Dominion Road restaurant. The restaurant was quite busy for a week night, and had attracted several tables of young Asian professionals, as well as us. We noticed that several orders with Ubereats went out the door while...
Belly Worship is the new kid on the block in Dominion Road’s Chinatown. Not long ago I was reviewing a Chongqing-style noodle bar in the same spot that has since gone bust. Will Belly Worship stay for the long haul? It is certainly offering something none of its neighbours are....
Summertime and the living is easy…here are some of our favourite Cheapeats restaurants to enjoy over the Auckland summer: Dragonfired, Waiheke Island (nominated by Lynn) Nothing beats eating one of Bevan’s wood fired pizzas or calzones at the beach on Waiheke, except maybe eating his wood fired polenta bake meal....
Dumplings have moved out of the Dominion Road food wars spotlight, and have been replaced with the race for best noodle. More specifically handmade noodles. Whether they are hand-pulled or hand-cleavered, some old favourites include Shao Lin Kung Fu Noodles and Xi’an Food Bar. But there are some new kids...
Nestled in amongst the clusters of Asian restaurants on the Dominion Road strip is Ras Vatika, a long-established Indian vegetarian restaurant specialising in Gujarati South Indian food and North Indian food. If you are looking for a homely Indian food experience, then you will be welcome here. Colleague Kate and...
At street level punters may be disheartened to see the darkened window-front of a shut-up and empty shop, like I did the night I visited Go Go Music Café with my Cheapeats colleagues Lynn and Kate. But look a little towards your right and you’ll see a narrow stairwell...
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