Cityscape's foodie wrap for the Month of March, 2024.

Tasty Morsels for March.

Our pick of five dishes to put at the top of your culinary to-do list.

1. Marinated Yellow Fin Tuna, Chilli, Mandarin & Coconut Salad — King of Snake
2. Beef Tacos — ¡Roma!
3. Butter Chicken + Naan — Coriander's Ethnic Indian Restaurant
4. Beef Cheek Massaman Curry — The Dish
5. Salt & Pepper Tofu — Kokomo

Pop-up brings Bangkok to town

The ambience and aromas of Southeast Asia will take over Oxford Terrace on 22– 23 March when the Street Food Alley pop-up festival makes its debut. Over a dozen of the tastiest vendors in town will be sharing their wares, including Jaeju, Sangkutsa, Riri's, The Diversity and Kung Fu Dumplings.

foodieslocalguides.com

Big raps for baps

Korean cuisine has a new champion in Cashel Street. Brewda blends the traditional vibrancy of Korean cuisine with innovative fusion flavours. Check out their bibimbap lunch menu – rice, vegetables, savoury meats (or tofu and kimchi), all topped with a generous drizzle of gochujang sauce.

brewda.co.nz

Wine match

Mt Beautiful Riesling – March is a month of cooler evenings and shortening days – time to consider a shift in varietal from summer’s sav and chardy. This Waipara off-dry riesling exhibits all the characteristics for which the area has become renowned. Fresh and vibrant, it finishes with a lingering acidity.

mtbeautiful.co.nz

Come on, get hoppy!

For beer lovers, March means the hop harvest and the only chance for the next 12 months to try a Fresh Hop brew. At Three Boys Brewery, the team have been hard at it, with hops fresh from the vine being delivered in the morning and going into the brew within hours, where they impart an intense green dankness otherwise lost once the hops are dried for storage. Three Boys have two Fresh Hop brews available, a Hazy and a Golden Ale. Get ‘em while they’re fresh!

threeboysbrewery.co.nz