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.
 

Eating @ ... Mexico Food & Liquor

Food & Drink

The salted caramel crystals are glowing like amber jewels scattered over the perfectly-formed xócolate and rosemary crema pyramids, themselves ...

 

Eating @ ... Casa Publica

Food & Drink

A tram rattles past, revealing the Wizard reverse parking (though we can’t be sure, given his pushmi-pullyu double-fronted Volkswagen Beetle), as ...

 

Eating @ ... Duo Dining Room & Bar

Food & Drink

  It feels like we’ve stumbled on one of Christchurch’s best kept foodie secrets – our table is littered with brightly-coloured plates of ...

 

Drinking @ ... Valley Inn Tavern

Food & Drink

Dappled sunlight dances across our table, bouncing off our cutlery and strobing in our frosted glasses of beer as a welcome breeze bothers the ...

 

Don't Give Up Your Day Job

Food & Drink

Cityscape’s Kayte Johnston tries her hand at dumpling mastery with a day at Pot Sticker Dumpling Bar. I’m very good at eating dumplings; I ...

 

Eating @ ... One Good Horse

Food & Drink

The world needs more welcoming haunts to catch up with friends for a cheeky mid-week pint, weekend cocktail and a hearty feed. Fortunately One ...

 

Coffee @ ... Underground Coffee Company

Food & Drink

Fusing industrial funk with a science lab vibe, Underground Coffee Company’s mothership Underground HQ and roastery wears its signature coffee ...

 

Redux De Lux: Dux Central

Food & Drink

Expect the return of languorous, sunny summer arvo sessions in the city following the opening of Dux Central on the 16th of September. Reborn on ...

 

MADE Espresso Bar

Food & Drink

‘Honest, wholesome, and simple’ are the three key words for MADE Espresso Bar - the latest coffee spot to open in the city. Located within Warren ...

 

Gourmand City

Food & Drink

Brimming with, and surrounded by, artisanal producers of gourmet goodies at the top of their game, Christchurch is a heaven-sent gastronomic ...

 

Salmon & quinoa salad

Food & Drink - Recipes

Up your gourmet game with this recipe from international award-winning chef Andrew Brown. Serves 4-6. SHOPPING LIST 600gm salmon fillet (skin ...

 

Eating @ ... Twenty Seven Steps

Food & Drink

Overlooking New Regent Street, Twenty Seven Steps, the new restaurant from co-owners Emma Mettrick and Chef Paul Howells (formerly of Little ...

 

Two of a Kind

Food & Drink

A freshly-baked loaf of bread is a great winter warmer, but why settle for plain ol’ bread when you can chow down on the glory that is Totally ...

 

Stellar Restaurant & Bar

Food & Drink

There’s sense of occasion as you ascend the darkened stairs to Christchurch’s own love letter to the final frontier. Futuristic, sleek and slick, ...

 

Drinking @ ... The Cuban

Food & Drink

Image: Andre Glynn Photography Flanked by a towering cigar chomping, steel-eyed possible dictator or cartel runner mural on one wall and a ...

 

Local foodie fave Simo Abbari on the move to Continental

Food & Drink

Catering and hires business Continental has stepped things up a notch with the appointment of Simo Abbari as Executive Chef.If the name sounds ...

 

Eating @ ... Gas Monkey

Food & Drink

It may be opening night, but things are already humming at new bar and restaurant Gas Monkey when Cityscape makes its way down to The Palms Arena ...

 

Eating @ ... Orleans

Food & Drink

“The menu is made for sharing and you’ll want to take a little taste from each of the Sumthin’s,” enthuses our waitress over the toe-tappingly ...

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