Grind in a small cafe located inside Club Physical in the industrial suburb of Rosedale. Put…read moresimply, the surroundings leave a lot to be desired. It's not the sort of place you'd head for a weekend lunch but instead to quickly pick up something on your lunch break or post-workout. The cafe specialises in healthy, refined sugar free treats, salads and smoothies. They also offer coffee, although I would recommend sticking to the smoothies. The salads change daily but my favourite is the raw beetroot & carrot with some sort of vinagrette. It's pretty simple but delicious! Also, highly recommended are there cakes and slices. Their seed bar tastes just like a bumper bar only w/o the chocolate and all of the nasties. For me, Grind is the sort of cafe that I wouldn't go out of my way to go to but if I was in the area, i'd thank my lucky stars that it was there.

Needing to be in this area and wanting to eat healthy, spotted this one on Yelp and chose it as the…read moremeet-up spot. Got a piece of their vegetable frittata which was filled with egg, capscium, cheese with a chewy brown texture on the baked top and outer side crust with some side salad from their fridge cabinet. Their Citrus slaw is great with colourful purple cabbage and thin carrot pieces in addition to their leafy kale salad with crumbled feta and pinenuts. Definitely recommend the cool named boom chocolaka smoothie made from chocolate protein powder, oats, banana, peanut butter, maca and milk. Definitely good for you and so tasty- can't go wrong with chocolate with peanut butter. Was also filling what with its decent serving of the thick, creamy drink. Baked goods near the till if you want something to go. Otherwise a communal wooden table in the centre to sit down with health magazines and healthy recipe books to browse while you're waiting. Plenty of car parks out the front. Great find in this oddly placed industrial area and perfect for if you are a Club Physical gym member. Definitely hit it up for some refined sugar free, gluten free slices and other healthy treats if you're in the area.

This absolute gem of a whole-in-the-wall is tucked just inside Elliot Stables. You wouldn't read…read moreabout but here you can get a decent sized freshly-made juice for only $7, which is pretty much unheard of in the middle of town. Plus, if you get your juice to drink-in it comes in a cool glass cup that kind of resembles a can (see pic) - similar to the cups at Chop Chop now that I think about it. I'll admit that my vitamin booster (beetroot, carrot, ginger, apple & orange) was a tad sweet for my liking but since it was only $7 I didn't really care... Definitely my new inner city juice stop - well worth a looksie!

I love Wedge! This is my favourite juice place ever!!! Davina - the energetic ball of happiness…read morebehind the counter - is so friendly and nice, i look forward to having chats with her! The Meadow is the best green juice ever, cold pressed to make sure all those amazing nutrients are kept inside the juice, but not too bitter as it's balanced out by lemon and apple. Honestly all of the juices are amazing, plus the warm lemon, ginger and honey drink is perfect for those frosty winter mornings!

Worst service ever! Staff are not friendly at all, have to wait for 10min to just order and more…read morefor coffee. They don't say hello, thank you or even look at you.

Found this place by accident, literally. I'd been up at The Millennium to see my chiropractor and…read moreit's one of the inside food vendors just inside the complex. It started as a coffee shop, but a French crepe making station has recently been added. Had to give it a try! There were sweet and savoury versions, but I went for that old favourite with Nutella and got it slightly crispy just the way I like it. Can't think of anywhere else on the Shore, apart from markets, where you can get a crepe so worth sharing.

For someone who's pretty stingy I sure don't hesitate to blow big bucks on yummy juices. So every…read moretime I'm in the Wairau food court I have to get myself a drink! My favourite is the lemon juice. Yes it's pretty odd but there's something about the fresh tangy lemon that really gets me going! If you have a hangover you should definitely get yourself one of these! Some of my other favourites are the different juice mixes... I'm not sure if they're considered smoothies or what but they're so damn good! All the flavours I've tried work perfectly together. Hell... whatever kind of juice you get I'm sure it will be delicious. There are also coffees etc and even alcoholic drinks if I remember correctly!

does anyone else ever get cravings for ... (wait for it) ... FRESH GINGER?…read more no? maybe that's just me? anyhow, new zealand's a fine place to be a ginger-lover (i've already sampled three different varieties of micro-brewed ginger beer and, have since become an addict). tangent aside, this juice bar hits the spot. not only is it directly across from my office, they also have reasonable prices, you don't have to wait in an obnoxious 15 minute line (*cough* tank *cough*) and they use hurom slow juicers which are designed to squeeze every last nutrient out of that fruit, veggie, nourishment of choice. today i opted for a beet, apple, fresh ginger (DUH) concoction which had the perfect amount of zing to get me through tuesday afternoon. a small 3-4 veggie/fruit juice (served in a generous 16oz cup) will set you back $5.90 - which i think is pretty fair given competitor prices and the quality of the juice. plus the service is so darn friendly, you just have to return the smiles. i do wish they provided straws, though. something just feels weird about sipping a freshly squeezed juice coffee-style.