Guidebook for Auckland

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Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Always fabulous. Relaxed dining indoors or outdoors. Consistently great food and ambience.
72 locals recommend
Prego Restaurant
226 Ponsonby Rd
72 locals recommend
Always fabulous. Relaxed dining indoors or outdoors. Consistently great food and ambience.
Stylish and stunning. Indoor and footpath dining or drinking.
71 locals recommend
SPQR
150 Ponsonby Rd
71 locals recommend
Stylish and stunning. Indoor and footpath dining or drinking.
Great coffee. Excellent food. Indoors or footpath seating.
16 locals recommend
Salta Cafe
285 Ponsonby Rd
16 locals recommend
Great coffee. Excellent food. Indoors or footpath seating.
Healthy and delicious juices and salads
TANK Three Lamps - Smoothies, Raw Juices, Salads & Wraps
301 Ponsonby Rd
Healthy and delicious juices and salads

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktails. Intimate atmosphere.
7 locals recommend
The Whiskey
210 Ponsonby Rd
7 locals recommend
Great cocktails. Intimate atmosphere.
Fun and casual environment. Good people watching space.
35 locals recommend
Chapel Bar & Bistro
147 Ponsonby Rd
35 locals recommend
Fun and casual environment. Good people watching space.

Parks & Nature

Good for running or kids play zone.
60 locals recommend
Victoria Park
203-271 Victoria St W
60 locals recommend
Good for running or kids play zone.
Stunningly beautiful unspoiled island in the Hauraki Gulf. No cars. Access via ferry only.
33 locals recommend
Kawau Island
33 locals recommend
Stunningly beautiful unspoiled island in the Hauraki Gulf. No cars. Access via ferry only.

Arts & Culture

It's got bits of everything. Great for visiting at any time but especially rainy days. Don't let the name put you off. Good kids' zone too.
787 locals recommend
Auckland War Memorial Museum
787 locals recommend
It's got bits of everything. Great for visiting at any time but especially rainy days. Don't let the name put you off. Good kids' zone too.
Fabulous building with spectacular art. Plus an excellent cafe.
606 locals recommend
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
606 locals recommend
Fabulous building with spectacular art. Plus an excellent cafe.

Essentials

A short walk down the road. Excellent wine and food selections. Great deli too.
157 locals recommend
New World Victoria Park
2 College Hill
157 locals recommend
A short walk down the road. Excellent wine and food selections. Great deli too.

Getting Around

Bus zone for inter city travel. A walk or short bus ride away on the Inner City Link bus. Stops just across the road and down a little.
15 locals recommend
InterCity Sky City Bus Terminal
102 Hobson St
15 locals recommend
Bus zone for inter city travel. A walk or short bus ride away on the Inner City Link bus. Stops just across the road and down a little.
Get to the spectacular islands in the Gulf by one of these ferries or just across the harbour to Devonport for a change of pace.
164 locals recommend
Downtown Ferry Terminal station
Quay Street
164 locals recommend
Get to the spectacular islands in the Gulf by one of these ferries or just across the harbour to Devonport for a change of pace.
Good sites for sorting airport transport: 1. via taxis and shuttles www.aucklandairport.co.nz/transport/taxis-and-shuttles 2. via Skybus www.skybus.co.nz 3. via cheap taxis www.cheaptaxi.co.nz
40 locals recommend
Auckland Airport
40 locals recommend
Good sites for sorting airport transport: 1. via taxis and shuttles www.aucklandairport.co.nz/transport/taxis-and-shuttles 2. via Skybus www.skybus.co.nz 3. via cheap taxis www.cheaptaxi.co.nz

Sightseeing

Gives you the chance to see all of Auckland from one place
597 locals recommend
Sky Tower
Victoria Street West
597 locals recommend
Gives you the chance to see all of Auckland from one place
Relatively new area on the waterfront with lots of cafes and restaurants. Interesting park and kids activities. Best in summer with free live concerts
220 locals recommend
Wynyard Quarter
220 locals recommend
Relatively new area on the waterfront with lots of cafes and restaurants. Interesting park and kids activities. Best in summer with free live concerts