Richies Kai is a restaurant at 66 Broadway Avenue in Palmerston North Central with a 4.4 Google rating and long split hours of 11 am–4 pm and 11 pm–3:30 am; diners quoted on its site praise the flavourful curries and burgers, the relaxed, homely feel and the cheerful, attentive staff. Late-opening restaurants are a small trade of their own, becoming natural haunts for shift workers, students and night owls — and consistency matters double there, because a regular's Tuesday plate has to taste like their Saturday celebration. A menu that moves easily between a well-spiced curry and a proper burger usually points to a kitchen cooking for its neighbourhood rather than for critics, and the surest guide on any visit is simply to ask the staff what they'd order themselves. That mix of long hours and local cooking makes Richies Kai a handy Broadway Avenue anchor, whether the occasion is a long lunch or a very late dinner in Palmerston North.