Style: September 07, 2018

Cafe Kudos
CAFÉ KUDOS
With a warming winter menu to be enjoyed in
contemporary surroundings, Café Kudos is a regular haunt
for local workers and those who are travelling through.
Relax on a comfy couch in front of the fireplace and enjoy
breakfast or lunch. Join us now for Saturday breakfast.
Open Monday to Saturday, it’s fully licensed, caters for
functions and offers its own boardroom for corporate
gatherings.
235 Annex Road, Middleton
03 338 1801, cafekudos.co.nz
DISTINCTLY JAPANESE
What do you get with you combine sakura leaf, sakura flower,
gyokuro tea, sencha tea, sansho pepper and yuzu? Well, if
you’re a master distiller for Beam Suntory, one heck of a gin.
Roku is a Japanese gin that brings a number of new elements
to an age-old spirit, and it’s set to land here in September. Best
served? With tonic and ginger.
DRINKS
SPECIAL
New drops worthy of a taste or two.
Words Kate Preece
Takumi
TAKUMI
Step inside a tastefully decorated dining room and immerse
yourself in Japanese culture. Takumi is a place where
quality is paramount, with a wide range of delicacies on
offer through lunch and dinner menus. For those that love
freshly prepared sashimi and tempura dishes, this is your
new local. Coupled with a range of beers and internationals
wines, stop in on a chilly winter’s and banish the blues by
sampling the array of Japanese sake – you’ll be warmed
from the inside out.
6 Nelston Street, Riccarton
03 348 8818
WELLINGTON
IN A GLASS
As of this month, a range of
experimental beers will be
looking up from the shelves,
tails wagging. The latest from
Black Dog Brew Co., Leroy
and Shadow Soul are set
to satisfy keen craft-beer
drinkers. NZ IPA Shadow
Soul uses American hops
to deliver on its promise
of tropical and stone fruit
notes – an ideal pick to
satisfy thirsts in the warmer
weather to come. Leroy,
already a gold medal winning
American brown ale, brings
together a hoppy freshness
with chocolate notes, and
all without being too bitter.
These brewers are deserving
of a pat on the back.