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EATS heart of Cathays, offers a great selection of Mexican dishes, flame grilled burgers, chargrilled steaks and their very own Mexican take on pizza. DOUBLE SUPER HAPPY 31 Westgate Street, Cardiff 029 2022 7773 www.doublesuperhappy.com With its stylish Japanese-inspired interior design, Double Super Happy has tailored its varied dim sum menu to offer the very best street food from Thailand, Vietnam, China and Japan. There’s more than enough to excite and challenge the palate, and it’ll certainly prove a welcome change from a constant stream of unhealthy takeaways. GIOVANNI’S The Hayes, Cardiff 02920 220 077 www.giovanniscardiff.co.uk Probably Cardiff’s most famous Italian restaurant Giovanni’s provides big portions, reasonable prices and friendly staff. It also gives you plenty of dinner conversation as you squint at the photos on the wall of celebrity patrons and try and figure out where you know that person from. As it celebrates its 30th anniversary Giovanni’s is opening up a new establishment on Park Place. ICHIBAN 167 Albany Road, Cardiff 029 2046 3333 201 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff 029 2066 8833 www.ichibancardiff.co.uk Delicious sushi and Japanese food at reasonable prices, Ichiban is a good choice for those looking to get their sashimi fix in Cardiff, which has a real deficit of good Japanese restaurants. JUBORAJ LAKESIDE Lake Road, Roath, Cardiff 029 2045 5123 www.juborajgroup.com/lakeside Juboraj is one of five in a chain serving up delicious Indian and Bangladeshi fare, and best of all, you can walk off that food baby with a saunter round the lake. Also does takeaway. Buzz 036 LAS IQUANAS Unit 27, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff 029 2045 9165 8 Mill Lane, Cardiff 029 2022 6373 www.iguanas.co.uk Las Iguanas’s brand new Cardiff Bay restaurant expands on their already successful fusion of Latin American, Spanish, Portuguese, Mexican and African inspired food with a colourful and contemporary décor and swift service. Packed with flavour and variety, their tantalising menu includes dishes such as Brazilian xinxim, Puerto Rican paella and Chillian pasteles. MINA 43 Crwys Road, Cardiff 029 2023 5212 minarestaurant.co.uk An unassuming restaurant in the middle of Crwys Road, Mina is Cardiff’s only Lebanese restaurant. Serving some gorgeous mezze and authentic baklava, Mina’s warm glow will draw you in on a chilly winter evening, but the food and great atmosphere will keep you there for hours. MR G’S SOUL KITCHEN 106 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay www.mrgs-soulkitchen.co.uk 029 2132 8969 For anyone after an authentic taste of the Caribbean, Mr G’s tongue-tickling Caribbean cuisine should certainly be your first port of call. From curried goat to fish curry and delicious rice and peas, Mr G’s has a little something for everyone. Reasonably priced and freshly prepared, you can’t go wrong with this friendly little restaurant. ORIENTAL BUFFET 2-3 Broadway, Pontypridd 01443 408833 For about £10 you can eat the whole buffet. Well, you can try. Just make sure you enjoy the food while you’re trying to eat it all. With the great range of dishes available, this is a real bargain. PEARL OF THE ORIENT First Floor, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay 029 2049 8080 www.thepearloftheorient.com Pearl of the Orient is a nice and bright oriental restaurant with a packed menu and a great range of set meals. Try the whole Malaysian baked fish in a banana leaf or shredded duck soup. PEPE’S EL PASO 120 City Road, Cardiff 029 2046 2054 Possibly one of the only Mexican takeaways around, Pepe’s El Paso doesn’t offer up the greasy grub you might expect. Instead it ??\??[??[?^[??]?H\??^H?H?YY[?\?Y??Z?]\??[ZX?[??\?[??X????[???]??YH[?^X?Y?XY?????\??\?\?[?H??H???\?Z[?[??????\? ?Y?]8?&\?[?\??\?^K[?x?&[?[???]H??YH???\]Z[H[?B???X??\????Q???????Q??U?[???Y] ?\?Y??? ?H ? ? ?NB???˜?Y? ]???Y??] ???B?Y?[?x?&\?H???[???X][?\??^H\??[??H????&H?Z\?[?\??Y????????Y??]\?H?]H???X?H??\? ???\??[??\[??Y??\?\????H M???[??Y\???H?X\?Y??][?? B?\??H?Y??Y??]\?H?X]X?H??[[?\??????[??]?[??[?\??[???YB?[?^H?[?\??YZ?H?????[???????S??&H?RT????M???\??]Y?[??Y ?\?Y??? ?H ? ? ML???˜????[?X?Z\????Z?H????[??&H?Z\?\?]?????[???\?Y???&\???H[?[\??]]?H??[?K?[??[????Y?[\?]?H]\?X??Y??\??X???H?[??H?[YH???????Y][???X] H????[??&B??Z\???\??]][?X??\?X??X[?????[???YH?Y??YH[?\?Z\?Y[?B?[??Y\??X]]Y?[H????Y?\?X??X[???\??X???X?\?X??YH[??[?\? ??]??\??H[?[???YY?\\???S??RP?B????]H??Y ?\?Y??? ?H ?  N????[??ZX?K???Z?\?^?[[??\?]\?[???X?[?\?]][?X??\[?\?H?Z\?[?H?]B??