Beau is a cosy-chic wine bar and bistro that feels like Ponsonby’s living room (if your living room had an epic cellar and a chef on call). By day, the deli slings excellent coffee, salads and sandwiches; by night, Beau transforms with candlelight and clinking glasses. The menu is built for grazing — creamy burrata with seasonal trimmings, venison carpaccio, and porcini arancini that regulars fight over. Natural wines steal the show, with the passionate staff always ready to recommend a pét-nat or classic Burgundy. Beau entices you to stay awhile, either in the leafy courtyard or the convivial bar seating, and where that second bottle is always a good idea.