Guidebook for Wellington

Julia + Jonny
Julia + Jonny
Guidebook for Wellington

Food Scene

Delicious food and coffee - our Saturday brekkie fav!
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Maranui Cafe
7A Lyall Parade
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Delicious food and coffee - our Saturday brekkie fav!
Yum - linked to Maranui cafe and serving their delicious food too!
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Queen Sally's Diamond Deli
200 Queens Dr
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Yum - linked to Maranui cafe and serving their delicious food too!
Good place to get a drink and watch the waves and planes. Nice to storm watch on a rough day too!
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Spruce Goose
30 Cochrane St
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Good place to get a drink and watch the waves and planes. Nice to storm watch on a rough day too!
Good cheap eats - we love Roti Chenai and it's always a bargain!
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Little Penang
179 Victoria St
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Good cheap eats - we love Roti Chenai and it's always a bargain!
Great collection of cheap eats down this alley. There is also a Friday night market we recommend. We head to Oriental Kingdom every few weeks for cheap Roti Chenai ($8 - good vege options too).
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Left Bank
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Great collection of cheap eats down this alley. There is also a Friday night market we recommend. We head to Oriental Kingdom every few weeks for cheap Roti Chenai ($8 - good vege options too).
Amazing South Indian Dosai $13-15 - yum!
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Rasa
200 Cuba Street
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Amazing South Indian Dosai $13-15 - yum!
We haven't visited this as much as Maranui, but we hear rave reviews.
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Elements Lyall Bay
144 Onepu Rd
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We haven't visited this as much as Maranui, but we hear rave reviews.
Coffee, and cafe food. A Wellington Fave.
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Fidel's Cafe
234 Cuba St
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Coffee, and cafe food. A Wellington Fave.
If you're looking for something special for dinner - great Italian food/tasting plates. Probably around $50pp.
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Ombra
199 Cuba St
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If you're looking for something special for dinner - great Italian food/tasting plates. Probably around $50pp.
Love Argentinian BBQs, you'll love this. One vege option too..
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El Matador
196 Cuba St
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Love Argentinian BBQs, you'll love this. One vege option too..
Cheap eats for Vegans/Veges on Cuba
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Aunty Mena's Vegetarian Restaurant & Cafe
167 Cuba St
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Cheap eats for Vegans/Veges on Cuba
Again good coffee.. The nachos are huge and delicious - Vegan option partciularly good.
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Midnight Espresso
178 Cuba St
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Again good coffee.. The nachos are huge and delicious - Vegan option partciularly good.
Another special occasion spot. $50+pp.
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Floriditas
161 Cuba St
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Another special occasion spot. $50+pp.

Essentials

Local supermarket
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PAK'nSAVE Kilbirnie
78 Rongotai Rd
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Local supermarket
Other local Supermarket
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Countdown Kilbirnie
47 Bay Rd
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Other local Supermarket
Groceries in Island Bay
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New World Island Bay
6 Medway St
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Groceries in Island Bay
If you are foodie, this is your grocecy store. Great selection of deli products (a cheese room!) and more. Not cheap, but quality.
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Moore Wilson's
College Street
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If you are foodie, this is your grocecy store. Great selection of deli products (a cheese room!) and more. Not cheap, but quality.

Arts & Culture

If you want to hire water sport gear - surf board, wetsuits, stand up paddle board, windsurfers etc
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Real Surf
56 Kingsford Smith St
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If you want to hire water sport gear - surf board, wetsuits, stand up paddle board, windsurfers etc
Local cinema
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Empire Cinema & Eatery
214 The Parade
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Local cinema
There is a tiny, retro cinema in someone's garage that plays films occasionally - it's appreantly hard to find out info on though. We've been meaning to go for ages, but alas, haven't visited yet!
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Time Cinema
191 Sutherland Rd
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There is a tiny, retro cinema in someone's garage that plays films occasionally - it's appreantly hard to find out info on though. We've been meaning to go for ages, but alas, haven't visited yet!
Great views out over Wellington
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Mount Victoria
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Great views out over Wellington

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktails!
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The Library
53 Courtenay Pl
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Great cocktails!

Everything Else

A collection of great coffee shops (People's coffee do great fair trade coffee), op shops, and international foods.
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Newtown
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A collection of great coffee shops (People's coffee do great fair trade coffee), op shops, and international foods.
Organic grocery store
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Commonsense Kilbirnie
37 Rongotai Rd
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Organic grocery store
Great cafe food and coffee! Try their Rhubarb and caramel scones - yum!
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Gipsy Kitchen
37 Glamis Ave
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Great cafe food and coffee! Try their Rhubarb and caramel scones - yum!
If you are into Lord of the Rings, check this out.
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Weta Workshop
21 Camperdown Rd
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If you are into Lord of the Rings, check this out.
Great beach and cafe nearby. It'll be a cold swim though...
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Scorching Bay - Massey Road station
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Great beach and cafe nearby. It'll be a cold swim though...

Sightseeing

Great walk - you might spot some seals if you walk/run far enough
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Red Rocks Walkway
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Great walk - you might spot some seals if you walk/run far enough