Guy van Egmond

A feed for fuck-all Lemongrass Kitchen What: Vietnamese Price: $11.00 - $15.00 When: 11:00 - 21:00; Monday - Sunday Nothing mindblowing, but wins by the size and value of their menu. ⭐⭐⭐ There’s something doggedly endearing about Capital Markets that calls me back. It’s beyond the fact that it’s a gold mine for plates of food at reasonable prices. The bare concrete floor and the restaurants built inside old shipping containers give the space a liminal but functional feel; it’s got a job to...

A feed for fuck-all KC Cafe What: Cantonese Price: $7.00 - $16.00 When: 11:00am – 11:30pm, Sunday – Thursday, and till 1:30am on Friday and Saturday. One of Wellington’s best, even for those on a budget. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of all of the iconic jewels studded in the grubby yet glittering tiara that is Courtenay Place, KC Cafe & Takeaway deserves top billing. Not as glittery as St. James or The Library, but it is bursting with charm and prowess. Nick Iles, of Two Bear Sandwich Club fame, writes a fierce...

A feed for fuck-all Earl’s What: classic, USA-style sandwiches. Price: $10.00 When: 7:30am - 2pm, Monday - Friday. They forgot to convert their prices when this New York deli moved to Pōneke. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ At first glance, ‘juicy’ doesn’t sound like how a sandwich should be advertised. I like to eat mine, not drink them nor have them disintegrate in my hands. But sinking your teeth into a toasted Philadelphia Steak from Earl’s means realising that ‘juicy’ is actually exactly how you’ve always...