Guidebook for Auckland

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Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Has a series of restaurant and cafes - Blue Breeze Inn (high end), Burger Burger, Great Pizza, French Crepes, Japanese, Argentinian Meat restaurant etc. Good buzzy atmosphere in the complex.
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Ponsonby Central
146 Ponsonby Rd
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Has a series of restaurant and cafes - Blue Breeze Inn (high end), Burger Burger, Great Pizza, French Crepes, Japanese, Argentinian Meat restaurant etc. Good buzzy atmosphere in the complex.
Neighbourhood staple Italian - suggest it's only worth going if you can get an outside table. Not that cheap but iconic Ponsonby restaurant
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Prego Restaurant
226 Ponsonby Rd
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Neighbourhood staple Italian - suggest it's only worth going if you can get an outside table. Not that cheap but iconic Ponsonby restaurant
Great buzzy breakfast/brunch spot - Jewish owners so no bacon but a great spot
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Dizengoff
256 Ponsonby Rd
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Great buzzy breakfast/brunch spot - Jewish owners so no bacon but a great spot
Cozy breakfast/brunch spot - very close to home
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Bambina
268 Ponsonby Rd
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Cozy breakfast/brunch spot - very close to home
Good local restaurant
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The Ponsonby Road Bistro
165 Ponsonby Rd
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Good local restaurant
Fantastic Japanese down town.Presentation to die for
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Japanese Bistro Zen, 和食ビストロ"禅"
104 Customs St W
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Fantastic Japanese down town.Presentation to die for
Great beach side cafe/restaurant - combine with a trip to Takapuna Beach for a walk/sunbathe or swim ..
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Takapuna Beach Cafe
22 The Promenade
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Great beach side cafe/restaurant - combine with a trip to Takapuna Beach for a walk/sunbathe or swim ..
Great buzzy NZ restaurant .Very busy so maybe go slightly earlier than 12:00 or early evening
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Depot
86 Federal St
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Great buzzy NZ restaurant .Very busy so maybe go slightly earlier than 12:00 or early evening
Fine dining - expensive but probably the best top end restaurant in NZ - very close to home too
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Sidart Restaurant
283 Ponsonby Rd
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Fine dining - expensive but probably the best top end restaurant in NZ - very close to home too
Great fun iconic Auckland Japanese restaurant in down-town Auckland. Close to the movie theatres so good to combine with a movie.
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Tanuki's Cave
319 B Queen St
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Great fun iconic Auckland Japanese restaurant in down-town Auckland. Close to the movie theatres so good to combine with a movie.
Peter Gordon restaurant - high end - expensive but great views and food
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The Sugar Club
Victoria Street West
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Peter Gordon restaurant - high end - expensive but great views and food
Great for breakfast/lunch and or dinner - Award winning Auckland restaurant
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Orphans Kitchen
118 Ponsonby Rd
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Great for breakfast/lunch and or dinner - Award winning Auckland restaurant
Great little bar/restaurant within easy walking distance.They do fantastic pizzas.
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Farina
244 Ponsonby Rd
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Great little bar/restaurant within easy walking distance.They do fantastic pizzas.
Excellent Asian Fusion food restaurant - extremely close to the house. Good for a drink at the bar too.
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Mekong Baby
262 Ponsonby Rd
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Excellent Asian Fusion food restaurant - extremely close to the house. Good for a drink at the bar too.
Beautiful walk to this excellent cafe. Sit inside or outside overlooking marina. Enjoy the boardwalk views of Auckland harbour and the city backdrop. Carry on to city Viaduct, Silo Park and central city waterfront.
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Buoy
141-151 Westhaven Dr
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Beautiful walk to this excellent cafe. Sit inside or outside overlooking marina. Enjoy the boardwalk views of Auckland harbour and the city backdrop. Carry on to city Viaduct, Silo Park and central city waterfront.
Vegan cafe virtually across the road from us. Well crafted menu of cabinet food.
WELL+GOOD
267 Ponsonby Rd
Vegan cafe virtually across the road from us. Well crafted menu of cabinet food.

Everything Else

Great buzzy breakfast/brunch spot - Jewish owners so no bacon but a great spot
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Dizengoff
256 Ponsonby Rd
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Great buzzy breakfast/brunch spot - Jewish owners so no bacon but a great spot
Live and raw food organic restaurant very close to home.
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Little Bird Kitchen
Ponsonby Road
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Live and raw food organic restaurant very close to home.

Drinks & Nightlife

If gambling's your thing
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SkyCity Auckland
Federal Street
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If gambling's your thing

Parks & Nature

There's a good hour long city walk or quicker run underneath the harbour bridge and along the marina and back home. Right out of house - left into Ponsonby Road and through shops and along Jervois Road, right into Curren St and down and under the harbour bridge and along Westhaven Drive past all the yachts and boats - right across the busy road and along Beaumont street, right into College Hill and left at the top and you are back home.
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Auckland Harbour Bridge
Auckland Harbour Bridge
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There's a good hour long city walk or quicker run underneath the harbour bridge and along the marina and back home. Right out of house - left into Ponsonby Road and through shops and along Jervois Road, right into Curren St and down and under the harbour bridge and along Westhaven Drive past all the yachts and boats - right across the busy road and along Beaumont street, right into College Hill and left at the top and you are back home.
Great little beach in the summer within easy walking distance - go at high tide or a couple of hours either side. Great for safe swimming on a hot day
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Herne Bay Beach
Herne Bay Road
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Great little beach in the summer within easy walking distance - go at high tide or a couple of hours either side. Great for safe swimming on a hot day
Iconic New Zealand west coast surf beach. Great swimming and beach as well but be careful and swim between the flags as can be very treacherous . Climb Lion Rock and enjoy the view
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Piha Beach
55 Marine Parade N
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Iconic New Zealand west coast surf beach. Great swimming and beach as well but be careful and swim between the flags as can be very treacherous . Climb Lion Rock and enjoy the view
Another great West Coast beach - the movie Piano was shot there,
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Karekare Beach
2 Karekare Rd
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Another great West Coast beach - the movie Piano was shot there,
Big open west coast beach with great sand dunes. A little safer than Piha for swimming etc
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Bethells Beach
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Big open west coast beach with great sand dunes. A little safer than Piha for swimming etc
Another beautiful west coast beach
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Bãi biển Muriwai
458 Motutara Rd
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Another beautiful west coast beach
Great safe city beach just over the Harbour Bridge (15-20 minute drive) , Combine with a trip to Takapuna Beach Cafe (see food scene)
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Takapuna
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Great safe city beach just over the Harbour Bridge (15-20 minute drive) , Combine with a trip to Takapuna Beach Cafe (see food scene)

Arts & Culture

In a great setting with views around Auckland - take a walk around the Domain as well
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Auckland War Memorial Museum
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In a great setting with views around Auckland - take a walk around the Domain as well
Beautiful recently refurbished gallery with permanent NZ art exhibitions on display plus visiting exhibitions - Cafe is good and also very good shopping nearby on High St
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
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Beautiful recently refurbished gallery with permanent NZ art exhibitions on display plus visiting exhibitions - Cafe is good and also very good shopping nearby on High St

Shopping

The iconic Ponsonby Road has most of NZs best fashion shops - Karen Walker, World, Sass and Bide, Superette etc
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Ponsonby Road
Ponsonby Road
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The iconic Ponsonby Road has most of NZs best fashion shops - Karen Walker, World, Sass and Bide, Superette etc

Essentials

Good supermarket and close
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New World Victoria Park
2 College Hill
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Good supermarket and close
Another supermarket in walking distance - probably easier than New World as no hill .
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Countdown Ponsonby
4 Williamson Ave
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Another supermarket in walking distance - probably easier than New World as no hill .
Pharmacy extremely close to home.
Unichem Ponsonby Pharmacy
283 Ponsonby Rd
Pharmacy extremely close to home.
Post Office extremely close to home - also has foreign exchange and banking facilities.
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Ponsonby NZ Post & Kiwibank
320 Ponsonby Rd
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Post Office extremely close to home - also has foreign exchange and banking facilities.
Premier Master Drycleaners Limited
164 Ponsonby Rd
Very good dry cleaners
Good local doctor open weekdays
Ponsonby Medical Centre
1 Vermont St
Good local doctor open weekdays
Doctors available out of business hours, weekends, nights etc etc.
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White Cross Ponsonby
202 Ponsonby Rd
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Doctors available out of business hours, weekends, nights etc etc.