“With the continuing lock downs and the challenges of operating at level 2 in the first two months of 2021, and with no clear respite ahead, it is unsustainable to continue,” Upton said. The renowned bistro, which corners Shortland St and O’Connell St, won one Hat in the Cuisine Good Food Awards in 2019 and the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for the past 17 years.
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Mark Southon, Chris Upton, Jack Makin in the O Connell St Bistro when it reopened after a fire in 2016 The restaurant has weathered many storms including the power crisis in February 1998 when the eatery was forced to shut down just four months after opening.
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