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You can now head upstairs at Riverside Market to sample two new food and drink spots – Castro’s and Kaiser Brew Garden.

Castro’s offers tapas and bar menus, and plenty of smoky, chargrilled meats.

With food that is easy to share, frequent live music, salsa nights, and extended weekend hours, Castro’s brings an authentic Spanish flair to the city.

Owner Richard Castro spent time in Spain to perfect this concept, and everything from the menu to the fit-out reflects this.

Culinary options include seafood, chicken, pork or vegetarian paella, which you can have with a glass of Spanish wine, or any of Castro’s range of cocktails.

Just across the way at Kaiser Brew Garden, you’ll find the central city’s only working micro-brewery, as well as a beautiful roof terrace garden bar.

There’s a wide range of beers and wines, and a Bavaria-inspired menu.

Kaiser Brew Garden is the work of Canterbury’s well known global wine producers, the Giesen brothers, brewing legend Dicky Fife and hospitality personality Campbell Parker.

The Giesen brothers’ great uncle established Kaiser Brewery in Bavaria in the 1830s, which was bought by Heineken in the 1970s.

Fife is the brewer behind beers such as Dux de Lux’s Ginger Tom brew, and Parker has been involved in hospitality ventures such as The Old Vicarage and Bootleg BBQ.

96 Oxford Tce

A dozen top films are set to screen under the stars at the outdoor cinema at The Arts Centre this summer.

Titles will include The Lion King, Paddington, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Sione’s Wedding, Elf, The Truman Show, Dumbo and Love Actually.

Entry is by koha/donation, which will go towards the Arts Centre’s restoration programme.

Refreshments will be on offer too, so bring the whole family, arrive early to snag a bean bag, and enjoy.

Dates and the full lineup is available at artscentre.org.nz.

2 Worcester Blvd

Hospitality veterans Vesuvio, Black Estate, Gatherings, and Alfred, have joined forces to bring suburban Christchurch an afternoon of beautiful music and excellent wine this Sunday.

The tunes will be provided by Flip Grater, Tom Maxwell & The Killergrams, Laura Lee Lovely & Simon Gregory, Adam Hattaway and the Haunters, and Junus Orca, alongside pours from Black Estate.

Tickets are $20, and the event will start at Vesuvio at 3pm. Tickets via undertheradar.co.nz.

4 Papanui Rd