Guidebook for Auckland

Christina
Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Marys Cafe - best coffee in walking distance
13 St Marys Rd
13 Saint Marys Road
Marys Cafe - best coffee in walking distance
Great coffee and food lovely quiet back garden
16 locals recommend
Salta Cafe
285 Ponsonby Rd
16 locals recommend
Great coffee and food lovely quiet back garden
Fab modern trendy food great for breakfast
51 locals recommend
Dear Jervois
234 Jervois Rd
51 locals recommend
Fab modern trendy food great for breakfast
Close by and yummy food for lunch or breakfast or dinner
6 locals recommend
Governor Cafe
228 Jervois Rd
6 locals recommend
Close by and yummy food for lunch or breakfast or dinner
If you feel like a small walk and a lovely coffee on the water this place is for you
17 locals recommend
Buoy
141-151 Westhaven Dr
17 locals recommend
If you feel like a small walk and a lovely coffee on the water this place is for you
Great for a drink and dinner by the water, very casual vibe and secluded.
Bill Fish Cafe
31 Westhaven Dr
Great for a drink and dinner by the water, very casual vibe and secluded.
World class food and european feel. Fantastic spot
33 locals recommend
The Ponsonby Road Bistro
165 Ponsonby Rd
33 locals recommend
World class food and european feel. Fantastic spot
Thai Fusion fab food and great vibe
50 locals recommend
Mekong Baby
262 Ponsonby Rd
50 locals recommend
Thai Fusion fab food and great vibe
Fusion Indian fun and casual and modern
Honeybear Restaurant
Fusion Indian fun and casual and modern
Very cool selection of food, cafe and restaurants. Plenty of different foods to choose from. Absolutely Fab spot!
298 locals recommend
Ponsonby Central
146 Ponsonby Rd
298 locals recommend
Very cool selection of food, cafe and restaurants. Plenty of different foods to choose from. Absolutely Fab spot!
Amazing food and cool casual vibe. Unique.
46 locals recommend
Orphans Kitchen
118 Ponsonby Rd
46 locals recommend
Amazing food and cool casual vibe. Unique.

Drinks & Nightlife

71 locals recommend
SPQR
150 Ponsonby Rd
71 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Beautiful walk around boats and harbour, commonly known as city of sails
223 locals recommend
Viaduct Basin
223 locals recommend
Beautiful walk around boats and harbour, commonly known as city of sails
DEVONPORT Catch the ferry to Devonport from Britomart. It’s a pretty little village with lots of little boutiques, shops, bars and cafes. There are beaches too.
224 locals recommend
Devonport
224 locals recommend
DEVONPORT Catch the ferry to Devonport from Britomart. It’s a pretty little village with lots of little boutiques, shops, bars and cafes. There are beaches too.

Entertainment & Activities

Britomart as a shopping and dining precinct has exploded in recent years. If you’re planning on catching a ferry, spend some time in Britomart before you go. Highlights include: •AMANO (bakery, café and restaurant) •CAFÉ HANOI (Vietnamese restaurant) •FABRIC (clothes shopping) •KAREN WALKER (fashion) •KATE SYLVESTER (fashion) •MILSE (fancy desserts) •ORTOLANA (eco / slow food restaurant) •OSTRO (fancy restaurant, hidden and cool) •WORLD (fashion and beauty – although there’s also the one on the corner of Franklin and Ponsonby Rds, right there) •ZAMBEZI (fashion)
359 locals recommend
Britomart
1150 Shortland St
359 locals recommend
Britomart as a shopping and dining precinct has exploded in recent years. If you’re planning on catching a ferry, spend some time in Britomart before you go. Highlights include: •AMANO (bakery, café and restaurant) •CAFÉ HANOI (Vietnamese restaurant) •FABRIC (clothes shopping) •KAREN WALKER (fashion) •KATE SYLVESTER (fashion) •MILSE (fancy desserts) •ORTOLANA (eco / slow food restaurant) •OSTRO (fancy restaurant, hidden and cool) •WORLD (fashion and beauty – although there’s also the one on the corner of Franklin and Ponsonby Rds, right there) •ZAMBEZI (fashion)
If you feel like swim open through summer, walking distance away
19 locals recommend
Point Erin Pools
94 Shelly Beach Rd
19 locals recommend
If you feel like swim open through summer, walking distance away

Arts & Culture

AUCKLAND ART GALLERY A must for art lovers, this new gallery has free-entry and is located on the corner of Kitchener and Wellesley Sts in the CBD.
606 locals recommend
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
606 locals recommend
AUCKLAND ART GALLERY A must for art lovers, this new gallery has free-entry and is located on the corner of Kitchener and Wellesley Sts in the CBD.

Essentials

Laundry and Dry Cleaning
8 locals recommend
Herne Bay Drycleaners Ltd
66 Jervois Rd
8 locals recommend
Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Walking distance best supermarket in Auckland
157 locals recommend
New World Victoria Park
2 College Hill
157 locals recommend
Walking distance best supermarket in Auckland

Getting Around

Food and Petrol Station
16 locals recommend
BP
171 Main Hwy
16 locals recommend
Food and Petrol Station