Lunch Box — Restaurant in North Island

There is something quietly reassuring about Lunch Box on Molesworth Street. It is not a place that clamours for attention, but one that simply delivers day after day, year after year. The counter is a pause in the rhythm of Thorndon, a small station where office workers and passers-by collect their sustenance before rejoining the city’s current.

The food is fresh, unfussy, and quick, yet carries a kind of homely comfort. A bite here is less about indulgence than about the continuity of habit knowing that when the clock edges toward midday, there will be something good, ready and waiting. It is this predictability, wrapped in friendliness, that makes Lunch Box a modest anchor on the CBD edge that can otherwise feel hurried and...

Another family owned bakery/cafe with quality fresh baking, filled rolls and yum samwhiches. The food is tasty and cheap for the inner city. Plus add...

Busy but they made space for four of us, food was good value but not hugely exciting. Good spot...