The Long Bar On Brandon is a Malaysian takeaway founded in 1998 at 22 Brandon Street in Wellington Central, serving simple, handcrafted dishes straight from a chef-driven kitchen. Malaysian cooking draws on Malay, Chinese and Indian traditions, so a good takeaway menu tends to stretch from curry noodle soups and coconut rice with rendang to satay and dumpling-style snacks. Heat is worth asking about, as dishes commonly come medium hot and most kitchens will adjust the spice up or down on request. Dietary needs should be flagged too, since many places happily cater for gluten-free and other requirements. Regulars often treat the starter list as a meal in itself, with spring rolls, dumplings and curry puffs rarely going unfinished. Handy to the city centre, The Long Bar On Brandon brings Malaysian classics to Brandon Street, just off Lambton Quay.