BONA PIZZA, 286a Ponsonby Road, T: 09 360 8866 www.bonapizzeria.co.nz With 16 years experience, owner Pedro Komai offers a taste of fine Italian pizza and pasta. Bona Pizza is fully licensed and BYO with a happy hour from 4.30pm every day - $5 beer and glass of wine. You can eat in or take advantage of their delivery service and they cater for private functions. Open 7 days. BONITA, 242 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 376 5670, www.bonitabar.co.nz Bonita is a wine and tapas bar with an excellent wine list and cocktail credentials. Bonita’s relaxed atmosphere is the perfect place for a casual drink or tapas indulgence. Happy hour runs from 4pm-6pm daily. Open 7 days, 4pm-late. BOY AND BIRD, 222 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 361 3222 www.boyandbird.co.nz A fresh, vibrant eatery specialising in tasty and succulent free-range birds, along with extensive options for non-bird eaters! Dine in and enjoy something from the boutique drinks menu or choose to take home a delicious meal cooked from scratch. BUNKER URBAN REFUGE CAFE, 8 Putiki Street, T: 027 542 1222 Set amidst an eclectic mix of galleries, car yards, industrial spaces, production, and animation studios. A clever container conversion to urban cool cafe. Get your morning coffee fix on the way to work or drop by for lunch and choose from a range of sandwiches, salads or a sweet treat. BURGER BURGER, The Lane, Ponsonby Central, T: 09 360 8030 www.burgerburger.co.nz They make simple, honest burgers, serve old-fashioned shakes and really cold beers and bubbles. Open 7 days, 12 noon-late. BURGERFUEL, 114 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 378 6466, www.burgerfuel.com The flagship BurgerFuel Ponsonby was the first store built and for over a decade
has been engineering the ultimate burger, built with the freshest ingredients. This includes gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. Open Sunday-Thursday, 11am10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-3am. BURGER WISCONSIN, 168 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 360 1894 www.burgerwisconsin.co.nz Burger Wisconsin has been on Ponsonby Road for 25 years. The menu is regularly updated on their website and you can phone in your order for pick-up from 11.30am -late, 7 days a week. BUTTERMILK CAFE, 210-218 Victoria Street, T: 09 369 1117 www.buttermilkcafe.co.nz Situated at Victoria Park Market this cafe offers a great modern warehouse space to sit and savour a great espresso or try some of the great menu items or a fabulous grilled sandwich. Open 7 days a week, Monday-Friday, 7am-3pm, Saturday-Sunday, 8am-3pm. Kitchen closes at 2.30pm each day. BYZANTIUM CAFE, 80 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 376 3695 www.cafebyzantium.co.nz Byzantium is a friendly fully licensed cafe and restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. A private function room is also available. Open 7 days for breakfast and lunch and Tuesday-Sunday for dinner. CAFE CEZANNE, 296 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 376 3338 For 36 years, Cafe Cezanne has been world-famous in Ponsonby for its full wall murals and yummy food and coffee at reasonable prices. Renowned for their healthy salads, they also offer a vegetarian menu, gluten-free options and a children’s menu and everything is available to take away. Fully licensed and BYO wine. Open Monday -Friday, 7am-late, Saturday-Sunday, 8am-late. CAFE O, 34/332 Great North Road, T: 09 360 1860, www.cafeo.co.nz Eat, drink, relax and enjoy is the mantra at Cafe O. They serve Allpress coffee and Pacific Rim inspired food with lots of tropical and Asian flavours. Open 5 days, 8am3pm. Saturday, 9am-1pm. Closed Sundays.
HELL ON WHEELS Taking over HELL Grey Lynn in February this year has been a huge yet positive change for Marty and Kim Richards. Marty decided to leave his career as a licensed builder to work in the fiery depths of HELL. For Marty working at HELL is a bit like history repeating itself. “I used to deliver pizzas into the area 20 years ago when I worked for the Pizza Delivery Company based in Mt Albert. I worked this job as a driver while completing a BBUS Degree at AUT. I loved it then and I love it now! I’ve always enjoyed hospitality having worked in numerous five-star hotels on my travels.” HELL is a New Zealand owned company and was founded in 1996 in Wellington. The Grey Lynn store was opened in August 2005 and hasn’t looked back. The area has gone through an amazing transformation and the store has doubled in size over this time to cater for an amazing, loyal customer base which continues to grow. The store’s 10th birthday is coming up this year! Marty says, “Grey Lynn is one of the busiest HELL stores in Auckland, employing over 20 staff and we don’t offer zero hour contracts! My main focus is to produce quality, mouth-watering pizzas delivered on time, every time. Customer service is where it’s at.” Their menu offers a great variety of pizzas, many with gourmet toppings and they do a great job catering to vegetarians, vegans and customers with allergies. They offer gluten-free bases and even have dairy-free cheese! There is a wide range of sides, salads and great deserts with the latest being a Killer Banana! HELL GREY LYNN, 280 Richmond Road, T: 0800 666 111, www.hell.co.nz The World Belongs to the Dissatisfied
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Tuesday and Wednesday nights and $10 lunch special. Open 7 days, 11.30am -2.30pm and 5pm-late.