Style: October 05, 2018

32 STYLE | special feature
New horizons in Christchurch
BearLion Foods
My Coffee at Hornbrook
Upcycled pews from the old St Matthews
church on Cranford Street put to new use in
The Fermentist.
It’s now been more than a year since
Original Sin began tempting us back
to The Terrace, soon followed by the
cocktail lounge Kong. Fast-forward to
today and the choice is all yours – Craft
Embassy, Botanic, Terrace Tavern,
Bangalore Polo Club, Amaterrace
Teppanyaki, Fat Eddie’s and Amazonita,
all injecting new blood into the old
‘strip’. If you haven’t yet ventured to
explore the precinct’s laneways and
stairwells, you’ll find the vibe these days
is much more ‘grown up’ with some
very glamorous fitouts, serious kitchens
and striking architecture embracing the
Avon River outlook. We wait with bated
breath for Chiwahwah to add Mexican
to the menu options… any day now.
And after a year and a half in
development, the new Hoyts multiplex
complex EntX Entertainment Centre
opened September 28 to enliven the
prime Colombo and Lichfield street
corner with seven cinemas and 13
eateries.
The southern end of town is also
getting some serious love from the
hospitality sector as the city rebuilds.
Blink-and-you’d-miss-it Welles Street is
becoming quite the hospo hub with its
namesake pub where the beers rotate
but the mezze and rotisserie chook are
consistently flavour-packed. Next door
is Bootleg BBQ Co and along the street
it’ll be double delights when Auckland
fave Burger Burger moves in with
Supreme Supreme at the end of the
year to introduce Cantabs to its slowcooked
meats, vegan specialties and
sustainable ethos.
While you weren’t paying attention,
Sydenham has become something
of a foodie hotspot too. 5th Street
(Elgin Street) took out the gong for
Outstanding New Establishment of
the Year in the recent Christchurch
Hospitality Awards, as voted by industry
peers. Its older sister across the road,
Hello Sunday, claimed the People’s
Choice award and was a finalist in
the Outstanding Café category, along
with newcomer Southside Social
(Wordsworth Street) – abrought to you
by Eaton Drink Co, which has added this
delicious daytime eatery to its catering
operations and promises a garden bar
this spring. Over on Colombo Street,
The Fermentist was in the running for
Outstanding Ambience and Design
but its inexpensive wholesome food,
kombuchas and craft ales and garden
are even more compelling reasons to
visit. And the feline inclined should book
in for an hour-long cuppa with a side
of furry snuggles at the cat-café-cumadoption-agency,
Catnap, just across
the street.
And if that’s whet your appetite for
exploring the far reaches of our city, set
your GPS for Roydvale Ave in Burnside
to enjoy Strange Bandit, the second
venture by celebrated Moorhouse
Avenue barista Luciano Marcolino. Go
east to discover the organic deli delights
of BearLion Foods in New Brighton,
head up Mount Pleasant to the Summit
Road and stupendous views of My
Coffee at Hornbrook, or drink in the
harbour view from the rooftop bar at
Eruption Brewing in Lyttelton.
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