New Zealand Travel Guide » Eating Out Guide http://no1guide.co.nz Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Smoking Laws in New Zealand http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-smoking-laws-34.html http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-smoking-laws-34.html#comments Fri, 26 May 2006 00:08:03 +0000 nztravelguide http://www.no1guide.co.nz/index.php/37-smoking/ About 2 years ago New Zealand banned smoking in the workplace which includes restaurants, bars, pubs clubs and casinos.

]]> http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-smoking-laws-34.html/feed/ 0 Foodstores in New Zealand http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-foodstores-33.html http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-foodstores-33.html#comments Tue, 23 May 2006 05:19:04 +0000 nztravelguide http://www.no1guide.co.nz/index.php/36-foodstores/ The main supermarket chains are Foodtown, Woolworths and New World, with Pak n’ Save and Countdown being less expensive and more variety in comparison to the rest of the stores. It’s recommened you try and buy fresh fruits and vegetables from asian supermarkets or even roadside stalls or what they call here flea markets usually open on Sundays from around 8am – 12pm. The prices are lower and the quality is even fresher then the supermarkets.

]]> http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-foodstores-33.html/feed/ 0 Opening Hours in New Zealand http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-opening-hours-32.html http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-opening-hours-32.html#comments Tue, 23 May 2006 05:04:35 +0000 nztravelguide http://www.no1guide.co.nz/index.php/35-opening-hours/ Hours vary depending on the season and day of the week. Fridays and weekends are usually longer hours. Cafes usually open for breakfats between 7am and 9am and often remain open until lunchtime or until 5pm. Some also stay open till the early hours. Sunday often have brunch hours at most places too. With regards to restaurants some open daily for lunch from 11am – 2pm and then re-open for dinner at 6pm.

]]> http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/new-zealand-opening-hours-32.html/feed/ 0 Where to Eat in New Zealand http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/where-to-eat-in-new-zealand-31.html http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/where-to-eat-in-new-zealand-31.html#comments Tue, 23 May 2006 02:42:34 +0000 nztravelguide http://www.no1guide.co.nz/index.php/34-where-to-eat/ In New Zealand you won’t have any problems trying to find a good food chain. Even if you are travelling by car from A to B, unlike Australia there are small towns approaching at least every 20km with fast food chain restaurants like Subway, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut and many more. In New Zealand you will almost certainly find places to suit every taste and budget from fast-food joints and food courts to world-class restaurants. Generally the main cities will provide you with options to choose from, cities like Auckland, Wellington and ChristChurch. Infact, did you know that Wellington has more cafes and restaurants than New York with cafes, cafe-bars, brasseries and traditional and specialist restaurants. Cafes tend to be more informal during the day serving light snacks such as sandwiches, cakes, suasages and coffee with more extensive dishes served at night. Most even provide full breakfast, tea and cofee or brunch with some having outdoor seating. What if your someone who likes good pub grub, then your not out of luck there either, you can find good pub-grub in the cities and most major towns, particularly in Irish and English style pubs. Any Fish and Chip lovers? Well you won’t be disappointed there either infact, you’ll be amazed at how many places you can find that sell good fish and chips, they are sold almost everywhere mostly in Chinese take aways – with a menu so you can choose what fish or meal you want and they make it fresh so you can eat it hot too and from paper!

]]> http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/where-to-eat-in-new-zealand-31.html/feed/ 1 What to Eat in New Zealand http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/what-to-eat-in-new-zealand-29.html http://no1guide.co.nz/eating-out-guide/what-to-eat-in-new-zealand-29.html#comments Thu, 11 May 2006 05:49:39 +0000 nztravelguide http://www.no1guide.co.nz/index.php/31-what-to-eat/ Sheep are still a mainstay of New Zealand’s agricultural economy and so New Zealand lamb is without doubt the best in the world. Sea food is also arguably the best with oysters, green-lip mussels and salmon all of great taste and quality, thanks to the pristine waters of New Zealand in which they grow. Worth mentioning here too is the trout-fishing, New Zealand has a reputation of being the best trout-fishing country in the world, but despite this, buying and selling trout is illegal. If you do catch your own, then many restaurants will be happy to cook it for you.
If you are a seafood lover, then look out for snapper, monkfish, turbot, hapuka, blue fish and swordfish and for an authentic experience you could even try catching it yourself and barbeque it. Other seafood varieties include crayfish (spiny lobster), scampi, oysters. You will find that there are many seafood bars and chinese shops around that do serve this for a good price.

In terms of vegetables and what’s grown below ground, the kumara (red sweet potato) is delicious and used in many different ways. The taste great roasted.

The famous New Zealand kiwi is a must try, especially the golden kiwi fruits you can now buy taste even great and do wonders sliced on New Zealands famous desert, the pavlova – a large meringue filled with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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