Signage for Bad Habits restaurant & bar showing anthropomophic bull with a cowboy hat.

Plate of dinner as described. It looks messy & I had made a first cut before taking the photo. It was rare as ordered & though messy looking tasted fine.

Steak dinner at Bad Habits (Paihia). Went with the sirloin (NZ$45) which comes with sauce (I chose pepper mushroom sauce), fries or garlic mash potato, and salad. #Paihia #Northland #NorthlandEats #Aotearoa #NewZealand 🍜🍽️

View through window fish net of the sea at Mangonui, with boats moored.

Fish & chips with the end of the piece of fish broken off to show the white flakes of bluenose fillet.

Mangonui Fish Shop counter showing the menu & kitchen out back.

Exterior of the Mangonui Fish Shop.

Fish & chips at the famous Mangonui Fish Shop. Got the Catch of the Day (NZ$16.50) which was Bluenose, but they'd changed to Hapuku soon after. Plus chips & tomato sauce. The fish was so fresh & delicious. #Northland #Mangonui #NorthlandEats #Aotearoa #NewZealand

The Container Cafe just north of Pukenui.

Paua pie half-eaten, showing the filling.

Paua pie, intact, before the first bite. It sits on the brown paper bag it came in, is round & pastry is golden brown.

The Container Cafe menu on a 'blackboard' showing that Paua Pies are NZ13 each. (Other menu items are cheaper)

On the way back from Cape Reinga, stopped at the Container Cafe just north of Pukenui for Paua PIe (NZ$13). Not cheap, but hey, on holiday. Was the best paua pie I've ever had. #Northland #NorthlandEats #Aotearoa #NewZealand

A dozen oysters in half-shell on a platter of ice, with a couple of wedges of lemon in the middle

Oyster burger: tempura oysters, smoked bacon & onion chutney, crispy onion bhaji, chilli mayo, lime & cucumber slaw in a brioche bun. And fries. Other menu items are mostly fusion all over the place & based on the oyster burger, probably too confused for my taste.

Paihia. Dinner at Tipsy Oyster, a bar/tapas place with good reviews. Had the oysters, oyster burger (tempura oysters, smoked bacon & onion chutney, crispy onion bhaji, chilli mayo, lime & cucumber slaw), and fries. Menu is fusion all over the place... #Northland #NorthlandEats #Aotearoa #NewZealand