Guidebook for Auckland

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Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Great little local cafe with old photos of the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s Courtyard out back
23/23 Mount Eden Rd
Great little local cafe with old photos of the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s Courtyard out back
A few good restaurants and some OK bars, a little bit alternative. Parking is rubbish though but luckily it is only 12 minutes walk away.
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Kingsland
New North Road
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A few good restaurants and some OK bars, a little bit alternative. Parking is rubbish though but luckily it is only 12 minutes walk away.
Good ethnic restaurants, cheap and cheerful
Symonds St Drycleaners
Good ethnic restaurants, cheap and cheerful
Lovely rustic Italian, one of Aucklands top 50 restaurants
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Coco's Cantina
374 Karangahape Rd
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Lovely rustic Italian, one of Aucklands top 50 restaurants
Excellent quality Kiwi fare
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The Ponsonby Road Bistro
165 Ponsonby Rd
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Excellent quality Kiwi fare
Lovely cafe
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Teed Street Larder
7 Teed St
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Lovely cafe
Fantastic steaks (if you eat meat, you'll appreciate the NZ steak, try eye fillet)
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Jervois Steak House & Saloon
70 Jervois Rd
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Fantastic steaks (if you eat meat, you'll appreciate the NZ steak, try eye fillet)
Fantastic organic store with vegan cafe
Wise Cicada
88 Broadway
Fantastic organic store with vegan cafe
Great traditional pizza place, just don't ask them to do 1/2 and 1/2, the owner is a purist!
25 Mount Eden Rd
Great traditional pizza place, just don't ask them to do 1/2 and 1/2, the owner is a purist!
Nice neighbourhood cafe with great bagels. A bit noisy if you sit roadside though.
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Goodness Gracious Cafe
2A New N Rd
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Nice neighbourhood cafe with great bagels. A bit noisy if you sit roadside though.
Huge amount of ethnic restaurants, chinese, japanese, malaysian etc... if you want to eat cheaply worth heading this way. Aucklands equivalent of Chinatown.
Upper Queen Street
Upper Queen Street
Huge amount of ethnic restaurants, chinese, japanese, malaysian etc... if you want to eat cheaply worth heading this way. Aucklands equivalent of Chinatown.
Many chinese restaurants, Barilla specialises in dumplings.
371 Dominion Rd
Many chinese restaurants, Barilla specialises in dumplings.
NZ is a coffee connoisseur culture, good place to find out why
Roasted Addiqtion
487 New N Rd
NZ is a coffee connoisseur culture, good place to find out why
Kingsland is a good neighbourhood for mid range priced food, a little bit grungy it has a bit of character
490 New N Rd
Kingsland is a good neighbourhood for mid range priced food, a little bit grungy it has a bit of character
Wealthy village community, filled with cafes, great books stores, gift stores, nice one hour walk return and stop for a wine there before returning
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Mt Eden Village Centre
449 Mount Eden Rd
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Wealthy village community, filled with cafes, great books stores, gift stores, nice one hour walk return and stop for a wine there before returning
OMG the best cakes and breads, but just a bit dangerous as everything is so yummy
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Olaf's Artisan Bakery Cafe
1 Stokes Rd
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OMG the best cakes and breads, but just a bit dangerous as everything is so yummy
Great breakfast, brunch or lunch place. Creative menu, everything is very tasty.
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RAD Cafe
397 Mount Eden Rd
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Great breakfast, brunch or lunch place. Creative menu, everything is very tasty.
Good tapas
Barcelona
484 New N Rd
Good tapas
Its a great little cafe, open till 4pm 7 days. It has a courtyard out the back but in the front has historical photos of the area.
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23 Mount Eden Road
Its a great little cafe, open till 4pm 7 days. It has a courtyard out the back but in the front has historical photos of the area.
Has pacific food representative of the pacific islands. There are many Samoans, Tongans, Niueans and other pacific nations living in Auckland so it is actually has the largest pacific population in the world. Good for food culture :-)
Kai Pasifika
3 Mount Eden Road
Has pacific food representative of the pacific islands. There are many Samoans, Tongans, Niueans and other pacific nations living in Auckland so it is actually has the largest pacific population in the world. Good for food culture :-)
Great Asian Fusion type restaurant with a bar. You can just have a drink with (better than) bar food or a full meal.
Xoong
424 Mount Eden Rd
Great Asian Fusion type restaurant with a bar. You can just have a drink with (better than) bar food or a full meal.
My favourite Asian fusion restaurant in the area, also many other people! It can get really busy but does take bookings https://www.wuandyou.co.nz/. Dinner and drinks is normally around $50 per person so well priced.
Wu & You
399 Mount Eden Rd
My favourite Asian fusion restaurant in the area, also many other people! It can get really busy but does take bookings https://www.wuandyou.co.nz/. Dinner and drinks is normally around $50 per person so well priced.
From breakfast through to dinner Frasers has quality food in a nice atmosphere. Not the cheapest but it's good and with a kitchen open most of the day (aren't open really late) you know you can always get something there.
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Frasers Cafe
434 Mount Eden Rd
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From breakfast through to dinner Frasers has quality food in a nice atmosphere. Not the cheapest but it's good and with a kitchen open most of the day (aren't open really late) you know you can always get something there.

Everything Else

Bamboo Kitchen, good little Chinese takeout, they'll deliver free if order over $30
19 Mount Eden Rd
Bamboo Kitchen, good little Chinese takeout, they'll deliver free if order over $30
Good running (though don't run through the bush pathways alone if you're female) occasionally have free music festivals during the summer months
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Dominju ta 'Auckland
Park Road
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Good running (though don't run through the bush pathways alone if you're female) occasionally have free music festivals during the summer months
first public baths in Auckland, good place to swim (if the weather isn't beach weather)
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Baħar Tepid
100 Customs St W
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first public baths in Auckland, good place to swim (if the weather isn't beach weather)
50 metres pool
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The Olympic Pools & Fitness Centre
77 Broadway
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50 metres pool
CBD, 20 minute walk into the thick of it and 30 minutes to the waterfront, Britomart and ferry building
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Queen St
Queen Street
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CBD, 20 minute walk into the thick of it and 30 minutes to the waterfront, Britomart and ferry building
Mahatma Gandhi Centre, many Hindu events held here.
145 New N Rd
Mahatma Gandhi Centre, many Hindu events held here.
Lovely walk from bay to bay, nice flat running area. On a lovely Auckland day there isn't a nicer place to be. Catches the Easterly though so windy if it is an Easterly and sheltered in a Westerly.
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Tamaki Drive
Tamaki Drive
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Lovely walk from bay to bay, nice flat running area. On a lovely Auckland day there isn't a nicer place to be. Catches the Easterly though so windy if it is an Easterly and sheltered in a Westerly.
In the middle of Cornwall Park, great views from the top. Alas there is no longer a tree
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One Tree Hill
670 Manukau Rd
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In the middle of Cornwall Park, great views from the top. Alas there is no longer a tree
Proximity to University (UoA)
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The University of Auckland
34 Princes Street
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Proximity to University (UoA)
Proximity to University (AUT)
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Auckland University of Technology
55 Wellesley St E
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Proximity to University (AUT)

Shopping

High fashion shopping
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Teed Street
Teed Street
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High fashion shopping
Mall shopping and supermarket
277 Broadway
Mall shopping and supermarket
Main high fashion shopping area in Auckland. Regular clothing on the main street (Broadway) right through to designer fashion in the back streets.
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Newmarket
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Main high fashion shopping area in Auckland. Regular clothing on the main street (Broadway) right through to designer fashion in the back streets.

Sightseeing

Main museum, great building and surrounded by public gardens,
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Mużew tal-Memorja tal-Gwerra ta 'Auckland
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Main museum, great building and surrounded by public gardens,
Massive park area bequeathed to the nation in around 1905. Lovely place to relax, free barbeque facilities, great views from the top and a few historic houses. Again a great place to walk or run.
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Park tal-Cornwall
Green Lane West
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Massive park area bequeathed to the nation in around 1905. Lovely place to relax, free barbeque facilities, great views from the top and a few historic houses. Again a great place to walk or run.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bars and Restaurants from one end to the other, you'll be spoilt for choice
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Ponsonby Road
Ponsonby Road
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Bars and Restaurants from one end to the other, you'll be spoilt for choice
My local bar, most importantly walking distance. Chilled, good service but can get noisy
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The Corner Store
25 Mount Eden Rd
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My local bar, most importantly walking distance. Chilled, good service but can get noisy
Good local bar
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Neighbourhood Bar
498 New N Rd
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Good local bar
good local bar
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Citizen Park
424 New N Rd
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good local bar

Arts & Culture

About a 15 minute walk, many events are held here.
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Auckland Town Hall
Queen Street
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About a 15 minute walk, many events are held here.
Home of many of the international comedy festival events plus another location for plays and events.
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Q Theatre
305 Queen St
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Home of many of the international comedy festival events plus another location for plays and events.
One of the better movie theatres, slightly alternative, you won't see any of the big box office stuff here.
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Rialto Cinema
169 Broadway
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One of the better movie theatres, slightly alternative, you won't see any of the big box office stuff here.
Another good alternative theatre with mega comfy seating that you can take a wine in with you
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Lido Cinema
427 Manukau Rd
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Another good alternative theatre with mega comfy seating that you can take a wine in with you
1920s cinema refurbished with massive comfortable seating, all very civilised :-)
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The Capitol Cinema
610 Dominion Rd
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1920s cinema refurbished with massive comfortable seating, all very civilised :-)

Entertainment & Activities

Outdoor salt water pools, 60 metres long. Only open in summer. Good for training.
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Parnell Baths
25 Judges Bay Rd
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Outdoor salt water pools, 60 metres long. Only open in summer. Good for training.
Good 'thinking' movies, rarely blockbusters.
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Rialto Cinema
169 Broadway
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Good 'thinking' movies, rarely blockbusters.