The Bodhi Tree, Christchurch, New Zealand
By minh
Posted in Dinner, New Zealand on 19 November 2009
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One restaurant I really found intriguing was the Bodhi Tree, a Burmese restaurant. Luckily the restaurant is a mere 10 minutes walk from our hotel and is tiny, fitting around 15 tables and I’m charmed by its orange walls and Burmese menus, within 30 minutes all of the tables are packed and the restaurant is buzzing.

Nin’s Bin, Kaikoura, New Zealand
By minh
Posted in Lunch, New Zealand on 17 November 2009
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Before coming to New Zealand I really only had two intentions, to eat at Fleur’s Place and to eat at Nin’s Bin. Let’s just say I have a pretty one track mind when it comes to food! I knew that NZ had a good reputation for seafood and after seeing Not Quite Nigella’s post on Nin’s Bin, I immediately put it down as a stop on our epic road trip.

The Cow, Wanaka, New Zealand
By minh
Posted in American, Dinner, New Zealand on 14 November 2009
Tagged with: Dinner, New Zealand, pizza
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A worn out by a day of driving in New Zealand we decide to take a local recommendation and keep it simple with Pizza at The Cow. Stepping inside I’m immediately charmed by the exposed ceilings, the booths tucked along the walls and the sight of the open fireplace and we decide to relax and eat in rather than take away as per our original intentions.

Fleur’s Place, Moeraki, New Zealand
By minh
Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, New Zealand, Overseas on 12 November 2009
Tagged with: Dessert, Dinner, New Zealand, Seafood
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Fleur’s Place is perched at the far end of Moeraki, and even the official website has the address as ‘At the Old Jetty’. We ended up driving around Moeraki twice before realising that we’d been staring at the restaurant all along, which in the end is exactly what Fleur wanted to create, a restaurant that didn’t jar with its settings.