Wellington Restaurants

  1. Chow

    This stylish eatery-bar serves pan-Asian cuisine amid '70s decor: pots of spiky plants, retro chairs and orange low-hanging lamps. Head here for yum cha lunch of a weekend, around NZ$10 lunch deals, or choose from a menu loaded with temptation (Thai chicken wrapped in banana leaf, spicy mussel fritters, Cantonese roast duck). Motel is the fabulous adjacent lounge bar.

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  2. Tulsi

    A big, bright and contemporary Indian place with the best butter chicken in Wellington. Ready for a taste test? Choose your spice level from mild, medium, 'Kiwi hot' or 'Indian hot'. Lunch deals are excellent. For more good-value Indian options, head to Allen St, off Courtenay Pl.

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