Guidebook for Auckland

Sylvia
Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Great coffee, good food, friendly service and a comfortable place to get breakfast or lunch.
9 locals recommend
Sierra Cafe
167 Great South Rd
9 locals recommend
Great coffee, good food, friendly service and a comfortable place to get breakfast or lunch.
Great atmosphere, great burgers and fish & chips - and $6 margaritas!
Fokker Bros
95-99 Customs St W
Great atmosphere, great burgers and fish & chips - and $6 margaritas!
Amazing fusion cuisine and perfectly crafted cocktails. Dumplings to die for.
Hello Beasty
95-97 Customs St W
Amazing fusion cuisine and perfectly crafted cocktails. Dumplings to die for.
Amazing decor! Food is amazing with incredible presentation. Staff also provide entertainment. Perfect if you're having a celebration - birthday party or other special event.
6 locals recommend
Japanese Bistro Zen, 和食ビストロ"禅"
104 Customs St W
6 locals recommend
Amazing decor! Food is amazing with incredible presentation. Staff also provide entertainment. Perfect if you're having a celebration - birthday party or other special event.
For a really special dinner, treat yourself to Chef Simon Gault's tastefully opulent Giraffe. Suckling pig, lamb shoulder, rotisserie chicken...
Giraffe
89 Customs St W
For a really special dinner, treat yourself to Chef Simon Gault's tastefully opulent Giraffe. Suckling pig, lamb shoulder, rotisserie chicken...

Drinks & Nightlife

Popular Irish Pub with live music on the weekends
O'Hagan's
103 Customs St W
Popular Irish Pub with live music on the weekends
Fine dining during the day and a great meet-up or hangout in the evenings. The bartenders really know their stuff! Right on the water's edge.
29 locals recommend
Headquarters
103 Customs St W
29 locals recommend
Fine dining during the day and a great meet-up or hangout in the evenings. The bartenders really know their stuff! Right on the water's edge.
Top restaurant transforms to chic bar at night - the place to see or be seen.
68 locals recommend
Soul Bar & Bistro
Customs Street West
68 locals recommend
Top restaurant transforms to chic bar at night - the place to see or be seen.

Parks & Nature

It's a volcano, right in the middle of Auckland Harbour! Take the ferry and go exploring - all the way up to the crater!
280 locals recommend
Rangitoto Island Scenic Reserve
280 locals recommend
It's a volcano, right in the middle of Auckland Harbour! Take the ferry and go exploring - all the way up to the crater!
Go for a stroll through Wynyard Quarter to Silo Park and explore this unusual urban park - a mix of waterworks, art installions, food trucks, music and all kinds of special events.
81 locals recommend
Silo Park
Jellicoe Street
81 locals recommend
Go for a stroll through Wynyard Quarter to Silo Park and explore this unusual urban park - a mix of waterworks, art installions, food trucks, music and all kinds of special events.

Everything Else

A must-do if you love winery tours! And even if you don't, go exploring the beautiful beaches, charming villages - a step back in time.
407 locals recommend
Waiheke Island
25 Karaka Rd
407 locals recommend
A must-do if you love winery tours! And even if you don't, go exploring the beautiful beaches, charming villages - a step back in time.

Essentials

Downstairs from the apartment - a basic 7-11 Style shop to get something quick.
OM's Grocery Mart
95d Customs St W
Downstairs from the apartment - a basic 7-11 Style shop to get something quick.
A 10 minute walk from the apartment - a proper supermarket with everything you need to cook at home.
111 locals recommend
New World Metro Queen Street
125 Queen St
111 locals recommend
A 10 minute walk from the apartment - a proper supermarket with everything you need to cook at home.

Getting Around

Get the ferry to Rangitoto, Waiheke, Devonport and more. 5 minutes from the apartment.
42 locals recommend
Ferry Building
107 Quay St
42 locals recommend
Get the ferry to Rangitoto, Waiheke, Devonport and more. 5 minutes from the apartment.
Buses and trains to everywhere you need to go.
359 locals recommend
Britomart
1150 Shortland St
359 locals recommend
Buses and trains to everywhere you need to go.

Entertainment & Activities

Across the street is the historic Tepid Baths, known as "The Teps." The 100 year old facility is completely modernised with two pools and a full gym.
26 locals recommend
Tepid Baths
100 Customs St W
26 locals recommend
Across the street is the historic Tepid Baths, known as "The Teps." The 100 year old facility is completely modernised with two pools and a full gym.