The owner has no loyalty to his customers. I was a regular and got caught short one day and he…read morewouldn't let me drop in the cash later, even though I am there on a daily basis. I won't be back.

This place is awesome! Little but stocks a lot. Offering the ultimate convenience this mini mart…read morehidden down Durham St West is open 24/7. When I was working on Queen Street I always came here for fresh fruit salads, fruit, raw nuts and drinks. It is like a hybrid of a grocer, dairy and a fruit store. You can even buy beer and wine here. These guys also had Marmite in stock long after it had left the shelves of supermarkets so I kept it to myself and came here for my Marmite fix. Absolutely the best convenience store in the CBD without a doubt. They even have a shoe shine machine!

excellent service and very good range of the product as well…read more very fast service for AT hop top up as well.

Very convenient store, and you can get good bread, dairy products, cokes and beverages. Like its…read morefresh flowers very much..

I went here a lot when I was at Uni, there isn't much you can't buy here. Munchy Mart have all your…read moreneeds for when you get the munchies including an impressive range of chocolate and candy, an entire aisle of noodles and a lot of other calorie laden junk. There is so much variety by way of drinks here it is crazy, they even sell Snapple and a lot of milk and iced teas from foreign places. They also have sushi, pies (or course), muffins and things like taro buns. Hot water is available too for the noodles, there is no additional water charge and Munchy Mart also supply straws, forks and chopsticks! On a more healthy note there is a large fruit bin up the front with the generic apples and bananas and another bin for specials, often 2 for deals which is great for loan burdened students! Just check the expiration dates first. The other great thing is the check out operation, they've got it sorted, the lines get really long (especially between lectures) but the efficient staff and someone to manage the customer line mean transactions go through quicker so you can get munch out of mart quicker.

Honestly, I preferred them when they were a smaller outfit. Now, the queues are absurd, so the…read moreimpolite staff and the high prices no longer balance out the convenient location.

S - Mart has everything you could ever want. If you are Korean. If you aren't, they are missing a…read morefew items more suited to Western Tastes. Let's just say this isn't the type of place to come if you feel like a coke and some pringles. However, if you want to go beyond the run of the mill , branch out in to the unknown, S Mart is the place to come. It's a collection of loosely grouped shops all under the banner S- Mart - so there is an alcohol store, a convenience store and a coffee shop all seperate. Within the convenience store is the food shop Madis, which I have also reviewed - it's well worth checking out as you can get custom made sushi for 5 - 7 dollars. They have benches outside where you can sit and explore the purchase you have made, deciding whether or not Mung Bean ice cream really is for you.

S Mart! I have such fond feelings for S Mart, as for a long time it was my local dairy. It's a…read moresmall Korean supermarket, and so it stocks mostly Korean and a smattering of Japanese foods, but if that's not your thing, it does have a small "Western" foods section and a Rivermill bread stand, which is not the greatest but good if you don't want to spend $6 a loaf at the Fix down the road. As I'm not Korean, I used to like to buy something that I didn't really know what it was, which was sometimes something I found yuksville, but sometimes resulted in delightful discoveries such as the Beef BBQ wheat chips (do not contain beef). My favourite things here are canned lemon and apple sodas here for the very reasonable price of $1.10 (used to be 80cents). They are pretty friendly here, and there's also a loyalty scheme you can sign up to and eventually get some credit on your purchases.

My concerningly tight student budget was no match for the lure of Forte Convenience. So much junk…read morefood. So conveniently close. So unconveniently overpriced. Damn you Forte Convenience. Damn your late night hours. Damn your disgusting semi warm pies that I could not stop eating. They actually have a really good range of stuff here, more than you would expect from a convenience store. Carton of fresh juice + Cookie Time = Energy for last minute exam revision. If you are ever confused about the bus stops located on the opposite side of Symonds Street, just pop in to Forte Convenience and they will point you to the right stop. Pro Tip: They are a lot more willing to drop their bus route knowledge if you buy something.

My wife and I work on Symonds Street and used to go to Forte Convenience regularly, until the day…read moremy wife accidentally dropped a V bottle. She was already visibly upset due to a major emergency with one of our friends and apologised to the (I presume owner) for breaking the bottle. He said "I'll clean it up but you have to pay for it. The bottle doesn't magically break itself", or words to that effect. I calmly pointed out that I had broken a bottle at Caltex once and they forgave it, but he doubled down. It's a fair enough rule, but he could have at least tried to be kind about it. I hope he enjoys the $2.50 because the rest of our convenience shopping will be done at one of the other stores nearby.

Great collection of European foods wide range of ooey gooey cheeses, cold cut deli meats, olive…read moreoils, balsamic vinegars, truffle oils, pastas, frozen meal kits to name a few. Get help from the friendly and helpful staff to pick out the best produce. Massive store with lots of parking available onsite and easy to find out your around the different catgories of foods available on display clean and hygienic store. You will surely keep coming back for more of your favourite cheese and deli meats.

Food lovers rejoice!!!…read more If you enjoy cooking, baking, complimentary food samples, or just gourmet food in general, then get to Sabato now! Located on Normanby Road (very near to Citta Design and BLOC), this store is one of a kind! I could literally spend hours walking through Sabato tasting every olive oil, balsamic, chorizo, cheese, chocolate and dipping sauce imaginable! While some of the products are sourced around New Zealand, you will mostly find products from Spain, Italy and of course, France (thank you France for the best chocolate in the world aka Valrhona!). As well as selling amazing food products, you can also buy cookbooks, kitchen supplies and they also hold cooking classes and cheese classes. I haven't been to one yet, but they always sell out! Highly recommend Sabato for all you foodies out there, it will seriously become your new favourite weekend activity (and you won't even need lunch!)

I always want to come in and say "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata". But there's never really…read morebeen the occassion. This is a decent little dairy, with pretty tight packed little aisles with pretty much everything youd expect. It's on the expensive side, but not out of the ordinary for the middle of town. It's good for picking up little bits and pieces, and they do Lotto as well, but if you need a few things you might as well head over to the New World Metro just over on Queen Street. Shortland Street Superette shares an entrance with the Japanese restaurant, Mr Yakitori.

I either want to jump over the counter and give the woman shop attendant a big hug, or throw my…read morehand up and slap the male attendant a seri' high five, without fail every time I head in here. Staff are really friendly, and down to earth, keen for a bit of BANTER at any time of the day. Fairly typical range of goods in this dairy, mostly quite pricey but that's normal for being so close to the centre of the city. It also sells Lotto AND you can top up your iHop card here.