Source: Porirua City Council
The grills are firing up for scrumptious winter burger offerings as August becomes Visa Wellington a Plate month again.
This year, 19 Porirua venues are giving you burger options as part of WOAP, on until 31 August, with a regional title on the line for best burger.
There are a mouth-watering mix of flavours, and even something sweet.
As well as competing against nearly 200 burgers in the overall competition, one will be crowned as Porirua champion via public vote.
Here are the temptings, ranging from $20 to $45:
- Spilling the Beans – Get Fixed Bicycle Café & Panhead Bar
- Paua Pavarotti – Wellington Seamarket Porirua
- Holy Kra-pow – Tuk Tuk Thai Kitchen
- Best Kept Secret – Whitby Co-Op Kitchen & Bar
- Turon-Me-On – Zelati Dessert Café
- Tell Your Friends – Meltdown Burgers
- The Misinformation – The Coffee Cart
- What’s the Buzz? – Elemental Eats
- Beef There, Done That – Sandbar Mana
- Gochu Bro – The Karaage Kid
- Tongue Thai’d – Gear Homestead Venue and Bar
- Little Titai – T Bay Café
- Bulgogi From the Seoul – Koko’s Kitchen
- Le Ganh – Pho Sho
- CMC Stacker – Chicken Man
- The 60 Gram Rumour – Columbus Coffee
- The Street Whisper – Sushil’s Musclechef Café
- The Rumour Mill – Peppermill Café
- Talk of the Tide – The Jetty Plimmerton
There are also events and an exhibition to whet your appetite and add some fun to the month of burgers. The Beer Engine in Titahi Bay has two Elvis-themed extravaganzas; Tuk Tuk Thai Kitchen has a three-course menu evening once a week; Sushil’s Musclechef Café has A Culinary Tale of India (currently sold out but there is a waiting list you can join); while at Pātaka, the Unwrapped exhibition tells the story of 130 years of Whittaker’s in New Zealand.
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says it’s always encouraging to see new venue contenders and old favourites returning with new delicious burgers to serve up.
“The different burgers on offer reflect the wide range of fantastic eateries we have in our city,” Mayor Baker says.
“Events like WOAP let us support our local businesses to compete on a similar standing with other eateries across the region.”
Go to Visa Wellington On a Plate for more information on the burgers and events in our city.