Corduroy

Reservations are accepted, and walk-ins are welcome when there is room. Weekend evenings are the busiest time, so calling ahead then is the safer move.

They keep a kids play area and a genuinely healthy kids menu with items like organic chicken and veggie plates, so families fit in during the day. Evenings lean more toward the bar crowd with open mic nights.

Happy hour runs from 5 to 6 pm and stretches to 8 pm on Fridays. It is a reliable window for cheaper drinks and bites before dinner.

The menu centres on pizzas and hearty bowls with global flavours, like a Thai-style bowl with jasmine lime leaf rice and lemongrass coconut sauce. Most bowls sit in the mid teens, so it eats well without a big bill.