Fodor's Expert Review Dine by Peter Gordon

New Zealand's most celebrated chef and fusion-cuisine pioneer, Peter Gordon, opened this signature restaurant in 2005 in the Sky City Grand Hotel. He oversees the restaurant from London and visits regularly. As you would expect from a chef of his standing, the refined food delights with surprises such as the crab ravioli with wasabi-tobiko (flying-fish roe), the twice-roasted pork belly, or the prawn with Panko-crusted hapuka. Also in the hotel is his tapas restaurant, Bellota, which is popular with a younger, working crowd. It has a good wine list and lovely little nibbley dishes.