Street eats: Rawhide

File under: waterfront, dining, urbanism, Wellington

This installment in the Street eats series could almost go under the Shops that pass in the night heading as well: Rawhide has recently opened up in the space that was formerly occupied by Glow, and that was originally intended to be a fish 'n' chips shop. Rawhide eschews the healthful new-age juices and smoothies of Glow, and opts instead for a different form of juiciness: the meaty goodness of gourmet hotdogs and steak sandwiches.

Hang on, isn't "gourmet hotdogs" an oxymoron? Not when it's wild venison bangers in a sourdough roll with relish and onions. There's not much in the way of coffee or other drinks, but there's always Kaffee Eis just around the corner.

Together, they go some way towards filling in the activity gap along the Frank Kitts promenade, but the disadvantage of this sort of occasional hole-in-the wall takeaway compared to a permanent shop is that their opening hours tend to be weather-dependent and unpredictable. Thus, it's just when the waterfront needs some extra drawcard (at night or when the weather's dodgy) that they're likely to be closed. Nevertheless, as the days lengthen and the weather improves (fingers crossed!), this will be a welcome (not to mention delicious) addition to waterfront life.

I'm still hanging out for a fish 'n' chip shop, though.