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El Matador, upper Cuba Street
El Matador Cafe, Asador Grill and Bar is a recently opened Argentinian restaurant at 196 Cuba Street in the old Munchen Burgers space next door to Logan Brown. El Matador had very quickly decided not...
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Lullaby of Birdland, Upper Cuba
SADLY GONE NOW FOLKS… This is a new place that ranks highly on my take-a-book-and-chill-over-coffee-and-cake list in the Upper Cuba area. Lullaby of Birdland is a vintage clothing shop, with the added...
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Olive, Cuba Street
After a failure to launch fully on a sunny Sunday ride (sadly an italian breakdown and truck ride home), a wander up Cuba Street for brunch/lunch became the next chosen activity. Olive has had a change...
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Matterhorn revisited…
And so Matterhorn has (slightly) reinvented itself again. There’s no change to the physical environment, but the menu is now a list of sharing plates only, aimed at socialising over nice food together....
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The Might of Mighty Mighty
Mighty Mighty is one of those places with its own special charm. Many things to many people, Mighty Mighty is a cocktail space, a venue for alternate and upcoming musos, a fun place to just hang out...
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Floradita’s finesse
Rather than just popping in with tour guests for a quick taster (Zest Food Tours of New Zealand), I finally got in to enjoy lunch with friends at Flo’s. Among six of us we had fish pie with watercress...
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Ombra
The Italian word for shadow/shade (as in come into the shade for replenishment after a hard day’s work). On the corner of Cuba and Vivian, Ombra has gone into the refurbished and earthquaked site...
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The LB high tea
Birthday high tea time again (well that’s the excuse anyway!) and this year was Logan Brown. Delicious. Food, setting and company. Interesting teas (pomegranate, plum) to complement the more usual...
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The Duke brunch… (oh yeah)
I have previously talked about Duke Carvells, and they continue to deliver. This time I just had to try the weekend brunch, given it had some interesting options and offers a warm cosy retreat from the...
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The laid back Laundry
No I’m not going to talk about my washing. A former laundry/dry cleaners on the corner of Cuba and Abel Smith Streets has re-emerged as yet another local watering hole – the Laundry on Cuba. The feel...
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Viva Veni Vedi Vici!
No I am not following David Burton around (is he following me?). Having been to Veni Vedi Vici on Cuba Street twice now (in the former Istanbul restaurant space), I can say that they do what they do...
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Grill Meats Beer
It looks like 2pm of an afternoon is the quietest time to actually get a space at Grill Meats Beer to sample the offerings (open at noon 7 days). This is the ‘accessible’ sister to Logan Brown...
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El Matador, upper Cuba Street
El Matador Cafe, Asador Grill and Bar is a recently opened Argentinian restaurant at 196 Cuba Street in the old Munchen Burgers space next door to Logan Brown. El Matador had very quickly decided not...
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The Cin Cin Courtyard
The September 2015 update: Back to just evenings folks, think John was killing himself doing days as well! Veni Vedi Vici has morphed into Cin Cin (same location, same owner), with a rear courtyard and...
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El Matador, upper Cuba Street
El Matador Cafe, Asador Grill and Bar is a recently opened Argentinian restaurant at 196 Cuba Street in the old Munchen Burgers space next door to Logan Brown. El Matador had very quickly decided not...
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A Matterhorn resurgence
Matterhorn has been around a long time with various food styles. But recently has returned to an a’la’carte style with the return of Executive Chef Sean Marshall as co-owner. They’ve also...
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Arthurs re-opens
Arthurs up Cuba Street has just re-opened under new ownership. The decor is now sleek and simple, there’s a wee cake cabinet up behind the counter (with strawberry milkshake cupcakes and straws when I...
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El Matador, upper Cuba Street
NOTE: Their sharing meat platters are fantastic, share with friends and a few sides, and don’t be fooled by the platter being for two, its got enough meat for four easily… El Matador Cafe, Asador Grill...
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Olive Cafe and Restaurant, Cuba Street
NOTE: Olive are expanding their vegetarian and vegan dishes on their lunch and dinner menus. After a failure to launch fully on a sunny Sunday ride (sadly an italian breakdown and truck ride home), a...
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Taco Shop – Mexican Taqueria in Leftbank
The Taco Shop is a fun little place painted warmly yellow down the back of Leftbank, cozy and humming, and seating all of about 15 people (although one can sit at the tables just outside if the weather...
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