Guidebook for Auckland

Heidi
Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Great for Thai Takeaways as it's so close!
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Coronation Restaurant & Cafe
28A Coronation Rd
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Great for Thai Takeaways as it's so close!
The best coffee in the block but sadly isn't open Mondays
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Ruby Red
30 Coronation Rd
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The best coffee in the block but sadly isn't open Mondays
An affordable, family friendly cafe if you feel like venturing a little further afield. We go most weekends
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Onehunga Cafe
259 Onehunga Mall
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An affordable, family friendly cafe if you feel like venturing a little further afield. We go most weekends
A MUST DO in summer, they do the best strawberry icecreams which are HUGE!!
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The Strawberry Farm
127 Kirkbride Rd
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A MUST DO in summer, they do the best strawberry icecreams which are HUGE!!
Loads of great eateries and places for the kids to play if you want to do a long boozy lunch. We love spending time here!
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Wynyard Quarter
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Loads of great eateries and places for the kids to play if you want to do a long boozy lunch. We love spending time here!
Our favourite Asian fusion restaurant!
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Mekong Baby
262 Ponsonby Rd
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Our favourite Asian fusion restaurant!
Close by and classy - brunch or dinner are great here!
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Little Jimmy
557 Manukau Rd
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Close by and classy - brunch or dinner are great here!
High end italian restaurant - divine!
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Amano
Britomart Place
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High end italian restaurant - divine!
High end Japanese restaurant!! Beautiful
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Ebisu
116 – 118 Quay St
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High end Japanese restaurant!! Beautiful
A great place for a beautiful meal or just for drinks - I like their Froze in the summer - frozen rose!
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Ostro Brasserie & Bar
52 Tyler St
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A great place for a beautiful meal or just for drinks - I like their Froze in the summer - frozen rose!
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Baduzzi
26 Jellicoe St
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Cheap eats! and lots of margaritas
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Mexico Britomart
23 Britomart Pl
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Cheap eats! and lots of margaritas
Cafes, coffee shops or cheap evening eats can all be found here
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Ponsonby Central
146 Ponsonby Rd
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Cafes, coffee shops or cheap evening eats can all be found here
Cheap eats!
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Mexico Ponsonby
164 Ponsonby Rd
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Cheap eats!
Asian fusion pop up restaurant that hasn't closed down yet due to popularity. It is in the suburbs and only a 10 minute drive from us. Very tasty
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Kiss kiss
1 Rocklands Ave
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Asian fusion pop up restaurant that hasn't closed down yet due to popularity. It is in the suburbs and only a 10 minute drive from us. Very tasty
Another cheap eats restaurant in the suburbs.
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Chinoiserie Bar and Eatery
4 Owairaka Ave
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Another cheap eats restaurant in the suburbs.
casual restaurant by one of NZ's famous chefs! Great food and atmosphere
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Depot
86 Federal St
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casual restaurant by one of NZ's famous chefs! Great food and atmosphere
Great for brunch and lunch
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Odettes Eatery
90 Wellesley St W
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Great for brunch and lunch

Shopping

It's large and open with lots of great places to eat and drink.
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Winkelcentrum Sylvia Park
286 Mount Wellington Hwy
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It's large and open with lots of great places to eat and drink.
Great if you want to hit the outlet shopping as you can always nab a bargain.
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Dress Smart Outlet Shopping
151 Arthur St
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Great if you want to hit the outlet shopping as you can always nab a bargain.
A great spot to spend a day shopping with high end stores and lots of great eateries.
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Newmarket station
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A great spot to spend a day shopping with high end stores and lots of great eateries.
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Westfield St Lukes
80 St Lukes Rd
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Essentials

This is a large convenience store with lower prices but is further away. The variety is great.
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PAK'nSAVE Royal Oak
691 Manukau Rd
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This is a large convenience store with lower prices but is further away. The variety is great.
Very close but not much variety and the fresh produce is not very good. Not my favourite place to go but very handy!
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FreshChoice Mangere Bridge
40 Coronation Rd
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Very close but not much variety and the fresh produce is not very good. Not my favourite place to go but very handy!
Great produce with mostly organic products! Definitely get your fruit and veggies here!
Bridge Fruit n' Veg
24 Coronation Rd
Great produce with mostly organic products! Definitely get your fruit and veggies here!

Drinks & Nightlife

Good for a quiet pub dinner, a lovely stroll across to the end of the bridge from our house and you're there!
The Landing Restaurant & Bar
2 Onehunga Harbour Rd
Good for a quiet pub dinner, a lovely stroll across to the end of the bridge from our house and you're there!
A newly opened bar closeby in Onehunga. Modern and more lively than some of the other local places.
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The Good Home Onehunga
55 Princes St
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A newly opened bar closeby in Onehunga. Modern and more lively than some of the other local places.
If you're keen on getting amongst the hustle and bustle of the city then Ponsonby is a great place to go - fabulous shopping with all the designer labels, well known food spots and a great place to have a few drinks and a dance later in the night.
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Ponsonby Road
Ponsonby Road
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If you're keen on getting amongst the hustle and bustle of the city then Ponsonby is a great place to go - fabulous shopping with all the designer labels, well known food spots and a great place to have a few drinks and a dance later in the night.
The Viaduct is a great place to spend a night with loads of great places to eat and bars a plenty
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Viaduct Basin
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The Viaduct is a great place to spend a night with loads of great places to eat and bars a plenty
A lively place to spend the evening with a beautiful set up beneath thousands of fairy lights. Start with a nice restaurant (like Amano, Ebisu or Otro) and end up in one of the many bars closeby - Tyler St Garage, 1885, XuXu for cocktails.... the list goes on
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Britomart Place
Britomart Place
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A lively place to spend the evening with a beautiful set up beneath thousands of fairy lights. Start with a nice restaurant (like Amano, Ebisu or Otro) and end up in one of the many bars closeby - Tyler St Garage, 1885, XuXu for cocktails.... the list goes on
Nice and close and they do a free shuttle service home! Your typical neighbourhood bar with live bands Fri and Sat.
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The Zookeeper's Son
715 Mount Albert Rd
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Nice and close and they do a free shuttle service home! Your typical neighbourhood bar with live bands Fri and Sat.
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Jack Tar
Jellicoe Street
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The Lula Inn
149 Quay St
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Longroom
114 Ponsonby Rd
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Freeman & Grey
43 Ponsonby Rd
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Gin Room closed for reno

Parks & Nature

A beautiful walk along the coast - if you do the full loop from our house it is about 5km. Great place to relax on the beach and have a picnic or fish and chips
Taumanu Reserve
30 Seacliffe Rd
A beautiful walk along the coast - if you do the full loop from our house it is about 5km. Great place to relax on the beach and have a picnic or fish and chips
An open mountain with panoramic views from the top. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the base of the mountain from our house. Definitely recommend.
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Māngere Mountain
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An open mountain with panoramic views from the top. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the base of the mountain from our house. Definitely recommend.
A wonderful place to walk along the water - beautiful views depending on the tide and time of day.
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Kiwi Esplanade
Kiwi Esplanade
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A wonderful place to walk along the water - beautiful views depending on the tide and time of day.
A free park to relax and have a picnic, they also have free entrance to wander around the animal enclosures - great for kids. They have everything - horses, pigs, sheep, cows, chickens....
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Ambury Regionaal Park
43 Ambury Rd
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A free park to relax and have a picnic, they also have free entrance to wander around the animal enclosures - great for kids. They have everything - horses, pigs, sheep, cows, chickens....

Getting Around

The closest train station - 25 min walk (approx) or you can catch the bus to the station right from outside our house.
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Onehunga Train Station
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The closest train station - 25 min walk (approx) or you can catch the bus to the station right from outside our house.
17 Rimu Road is the closet bus stop. In Auckland you will need to purchase a HOP card if you wish to use public transport for buses, trains or ferries. These can be purchased from the local convenience store near the Mangere Bridge Village Family Health Centre
17 Rimu Rd
17 Rimu Road
17 Rimu Road is the closet bus stop. In Auckland you will need to purchase a HOP card if you wish to use public transport for buses, trains or ferries. These can be purchased from the local convenience store near the Mangere Bridge Village Family Health Centre

Arts & Culture

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Auckland War Memorial Museum
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The auckland art gallery is wonderful and great for kids too
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
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The auckland art gallery is wonderful and great for kids too