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Dr Rudi's - rooftop bar and restaurant in the Viaduct, with on-site brewery, food with a view, and two bowling alleys accessed via an escalator
Shaka Bowl Poké Shop - three surfer friends have opened a High Street store to sell the traditional Hawaiian street-side raw fish salad, after perfecting their recipes at markets
Ryo 漁 - Japanese izakaya in the Mid City complex
Suzaku 朱雀 - ramen stall in the IMAX foodcourt
High Five - cafe and bar on High Street
Sugarpuff Pastry - this maker of celebration cakes has opened up a store on Federal Street next to French 83
Beard Papa's - a second branch of this Japanese cream puff vendor has opened on Queen St (actually opened in December, but I took too long to write this post!)
[Added 2 January 2017: Metro Cafe - cafe on Hobson Street with a photographer's art gallery under way]
[Added 21 January 2017: Queens Cafe Bistro - modern European cuisine on the second floor of Queens Arcade, with an Italian head chef who has worked at Michelin starred restaurants]
[Added 22 January 2017: Atlas Bar and Eatery - global food & eclectic dining from chef Eddie Fong at the Ironbank building on K'Rd]
[Added 30 January 2017: Penpen Xian Restaurant 富记盆盆鲜 - second branch of this Chinese hotpot restaurant has opened on Upper Queen Street]
[Added 4 October 2017: Hello Mister - second branch opened downtown in the AMP Tower]

Vodka Room - Russian-inspired eatery and bar in Ponsonby, spanning two storeys (early Dec)
Little Luscious - Luscious Cafe is setting up shop in Ellerslie, opening very soon
Lord of the Fries - this vegetarian and vegan fast food business from Melbourne will open up a second Auckland branch at St Kevins Arcade (Thursday 15 December)
En 縁 - teppanyaki and izakaya opposite PappaRich in the IMAX building
The new Orakei Bay Village will soon see Farro Fresh, Brothers Beer (brewery and oyster bar), Espresso Workshop (roastery and bistro), a sushi restaurant and a Mexican chocolatier move in
Yang Guo Fu 楊國福麻辣燙 - malatang in the IMAX building where Esquires used to be
PappaRich is opening a Sylvia Park branch (early 2017)
Chinese restaurant at the bottom of the Sky Tower

A community fridge has popped up in the new Griffiths Gardens on the corner of Mayoral Drive and Wellesley Street West, and people will be able to leave or take food 24/7 until Christmas
El Sizzling Lomito has opened a butchery at the back of the restaurant, so you can buy Argentinean cuts of free range meat
Huckleberry has opened new stores in Herne Bay and New Lynn, bringing its count up to ten
The Jefferson whiskey bar has installed a ballerina-pink Juniper Room popup in its front room for the next few months
Sidart has renovated and extended its dining space
SushiPac now sells quinoa sushi
[Added 2 January 2017: Fresh Catch is a new business delivering fresh fish by subscription]
[Added 21 January 2017: Farro Fresh in Grey Lynn now has Organic Mechanic's Om kombucha on tap, as well as Kokako Organic Coffee nitro cold brew]
[Added 1 March 2017: Alberton Market Days - market on the second Sunday of the Month, from November until April, from the former organiser of the Sandringham Farmers Market]

Thursday, December 8, 2016