This may be considered cheating, but it turns out that we make the rules and therefore cheating isn’t really possible. Queens Court is a food court semi-hidden through a series of hallways and turns in an unassuming building opposite the Auckland Town Hall. Though the signage may not be the best, during weekday lunchtimes it always seems to be flooded with people, drawn by an excellent range of food stalls, from Bombay Chinese (which someone wrote in to us as their favourite place to eat in Auckland, talking about the chole bhature in particular), to Palato Pasta (where else can you find freshly extruded pasta, at this size, for $20?), to Ha Noi Corner (terrifi c phở) to Gui Rice Noodle. The core draw of the food court, that you can cater to as many people in your party as possible, is especially relevant when the quality of the choices is as high as it is at Queens Court.