Chopsticks 101 Menu

Chopsticks 101 has been serving Chinese and Taiwanese food on George Street since 2009, giving it a long-established place in North Dunedin's dining landscape. Lunch and dinner are available for eating in, with bookings and BYO adding flexibility for groups. Pickup and delivery offer another route into the same broad menu when a restaurant visit is not the plan.

The starter section is well suited to ordering communally. Taiwanese steamed buns fold around pork belly, while pan-grilled dumplings pair pork with cabbage. Salt-and-pepper squid, chicken spring rolls and crisp soft-boned chicken cover a range of fried textures and savoury flavours. Several of these dishes can form a shared opening course, or be combined into a casual meal built entirely from smaller plates.

Noodles appear in several distinct forms rather than as a single generic category. Simmered beef noodle soup and pork wonton noodle soup offer broth-based meals, while rice noodles and dried noodles provide different textures. Stir-fried noodles can be matched with chicken, beef, barbecue pork or vegetables, allowing diners to choose both the style of noodle dish and the main ingredient that accompanies it.

Rice plates include Chairman Mao-style braised pork belly, Hainanese chicken rice, General Tso's chicken, stewed beef brisket with tofu, crispy duck in sweet-and-sour sauce and fish with sour pickles. Elsewhere, Yang Chow fried rice and Singapore-style rice noodles sit beside Sichuan, sliced-beef and pork-and-kimchi hot pots. Vegetarian tofu and cauliflower rice dishes ensure the menu's depth is not confined to meat and seafood.

Address: 380 George Street, North Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

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