Funbuns is a bao bun and street food restaurant on Heretaunga Street East in Hastings. It holds a 4.5 Google rating from 388 reviews, and the website names hand-made gua bao, Korean fried chicken, loaded fries and dumplings, with vegan and vegetarian buns among the options customers praise. Its cocktails are often mentioned too, and orders for takeaway are placed by phone.
Bao bun restaurants are judged on the softness of the steamed bun and how the fillings balance sweet, salty and sour. Sharing plates suit a small group, since a few buns each lets everyone try different fillings. Takeaway orders are usually best placed by phone so you can collect the food when it is freshest. Vegan and vegetarian menus are often separate, so it helps to ask staff which items are labelled.
It is a relaxed place for a shared meal and a cocktail in Hastings.