Food & Drink

Cityscape keeps a close eye on Christchurch's dining, bar, and food producer scene so you can find the newest and best places to refuel and hang out.
 

Which Hazel?

Food & Drink

White Heart Nut Butters started simply enough, with founder Ann Joseph trying to think of something to do with the output of the hazel nut trees ...

 

Top Dog

Food & Drink

Rocking a retro pop culture vibe, Sun Dog Diner is crammed with quirk (check out the bar made from speakers!), puts a bodacious spin on comfort ...

 

Nadia Pops in with Peruvian Pop Up

Food & Drink - What's On

Celebrity chef, MasterChef winner and My Food Bag creator Nadia Lim is bringing a taste of Peru to the city next month with A Peruvian Pop-Up ...

 

Review: Fiddlesticks Restaurant & Bar

What's On - Food & Drink

The evening is off to one of the best starts ever. We exchange a mental fist bump as we’re seated at a cosy fireside table, while outside sleety ...

 

Review: Café Valentino

Food & Drink

“Choose wisely and pace yourself,” is the advice from our super friendly host Lucy Popovic. “You’ll want to try something from the daily specials ...

 

Review: Bessie

Food & Drink

There’s a buzz in the atmospheric setting of Bessie, where a full house is relaxing on a Thursday night amongst exposed brick, prim white ...

 

Christchurch Hospitality Awards 2017 finalists announced

Food & Drink

All eyes in Christchurch hospo are once again turned towards the Christchurch Hospitality Awards, who have listed their finalists for another big ...

 

The Way We Were

Food & Drink - Arts & Culture

Forget the new normal for a bit – get your nostalgia on as we take a look back at the old normal, remembering some much-missed pre-quake haunts ...

 

Shop It Like It's Hot

Food & Drink

Supermarket shopping has been given a glam makeover with the opening of the swanky new FreshChoice City Market at The Crossing. It combines the ...

 

In The Market

Food & Drink

At an age when most teens are awkwardly navigating their way through high school, Crowne Plaza Christchurch’s new executive chef Mirco Turtschi’s ...

 

Recipe: Bocca Di Bacco

Food & Drink

In celebration of the god of wine, Vesuvio Jazz & Tapas Bar’s master mixologist Rachel Powderly shares her next-level recipe for her famous ...

 

Movers and Shakers: Rachel Powderly

Food & Drink

Cityscape catches up with Vesuvio Jazz & Tapas Bar’s chief cocktail concoctionist extraordinaire Rachel Powderly who, when not turning out ...

 

Take Me There: Central

Travel - Food & Drink

Coming fifth on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017, Central in Lima, Peru is not the place to go if you want a traditional Peruvian dining ...

 

TMR Lamb Shoulder

Food & Drink - Recipes

A celebration of all things spring, TMR’s head chef Hannah Cooper-Grieve’s lamb shoulder is one of their most popular dishes and has survived ...

 

Crowned Princes of Europe

Travel - Food & Drink

Fancy winging your way in business-class-style to Paris, Berlin, Athens or Prague? The legends at Crowne Plaza Christchurch could have you ...

 

Review: TMR Restaurant & Bar

Food & Drink

There’s a delightful intimacy in the mezzanine overlooking both High Street and down into the bar and dining room of slick new offering TMR ...

 

Sister Kong

Food & Drink

It’s love at first bite. Sister Kong’s feisty, party-in-the-mouth- inducing signature saffron chicken bao is a pulse-quickening combo of ...

 

Review: Underground Coffee Roasters Cafe

Food & Drink

The intoxicating aroma of freshly-brewed coffee is like an alluring siren call on the late Saturday morning after a big Friday night. Perched at ...

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