Restaurants in Palmerston North
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Bella’s Café
Romantically candlelit Bella’s has been around for a while now, its warm red walls continuing to conjure an inviting atmosphere for a mature crowd. Windows fold open in summer revealing an Italian-Pacific menu – pasta rules at lunchtime, dinners are more agricultural (beef, lamb, chicken and salmon).
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Barista
No matter what time you wander past, Barista seems to always be open. It's a big, bustling café-restaurant with professional staff shuffling out plates of pasta, meat, seafood and salad (try the Cajun chicken salad). The coffee will knock your socks off.
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Halikarnas Café
Angling for an Ali-Baba-and-the-Forty-Thieves vibe, with magic carpets, brass hookahs and funky trans-Bosphorus beats, Halikarnas plates up generous Turkish delights, from lamb shish kebabs to felafels and kick-arse Turkish coffee.
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Aqaba
Family-friendly cafe classics (pasta, fish and chips, soups, nachos, steaks and pies) served inside a cavernous former Masonic Hall (no secret handshake required). R&B beats are spun as you dine in the Egyptian interiors.
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Moxies
This chipper corner cafe is decked out in primary colours with big windows. Staff members are equally upbeat, the all-day menu is top value (stellar omelettes) and if you’ve got gluten issues, this is the place for you.
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Café Cuba
Need a sugar shot? Proceed to Café Cuba – the cakes here are for professional chocoholics only. Supreme coffees and traditional cafe fare (risottos, salads, corn fritters) also draw the crowds. Live music Friday nights.
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IndIan2nite
A million miles from Bollywood schmaltz, this upmarket place won’t break the bank. Behind George St picture windows, northern Indian curries are served by superpolite waiting staff. Try the dahl makhani.
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Stage Door Café
A low-key affair with mellow tunes, spiky green plants, orange plastic chairs and students on the run from the books. Big on coffee, eggs, curries, salads, wraps, muffins and cakes.
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Aberdeen Steakhouse & Bar
A plush, cow-coloured space studded with photos of prize bulls. Chew into ‘The Buster’ prime rib, or ‘The Contender’ Wagyu –the ‘granddaddy of marbled steaks’.
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