Guidebook for Auckland

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Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Great food & coffee! Cool, hipster vibe.
Domain & Ayr Cafe
492 Parnell Rd
Great food & coffee! Cool, hipster vibe.
Lovely local cafe;Italian/european brunch/lunch, everything made in house.
6 locals recommend
Brighton Road Cafe
58 Brighton Rd
6 locals recommend
Lovely local cafe;Italian/european brunch/lunch, everything made in house.
Fantastic food & coffee. Always packed. Great people watching and a stone's throw from the Rose Gardens.
Rosehip Cafe
82 Gladstone Road
Fantastic food & coffee. Always packed. Great people watching and a stone's throw from the Rose Gardens.
Bar & Restaurant - Excellent Asian/kiwi fusion style. VERY popular!
31 locals recommend
Woodpecker Hill
196 Parnell Rd
31 locals recommend
Bar & Restaurant - Excellent Asian/kiwi fusion style. VERY popular!
Voted Auckland's best. Kid friendly.
7 locals recommend
Thai Friends Restaurant
311 Parnell Rd
7 locals recommend
Voted Auckland's best. Kid friendly.
Lovely little Italian restaurant, kid friendly.
Portofino Parnell
156 Parnell Rd
Lovely little Italian restaurant, kid friendly.
Sports bar & Grill.
Hog Heaven 2
421 Parnell Rd
Sports bar & Grill.
Breakfast & Lunch. Good coffee.
Carlton Gore Cafe
139 Carlton Gore Rd
Breakfast & Lunch. Good coffee.
Great cafe and European speciality small goods. Very good coffee.
11 locals recommend
The Dominion
234 Dominion Rd
11 locals recommend
Great cafe and European speciality small goods. Very good coffee.
Great Italian style bakery and coffee-to-go. Try the Chicken Tramezzino for lunch on the run!
6 locals recommend
Pandoro
427 Parnell Rd
6 locals recommend
Great Italian style bakery and coffee-to-go. Try the Chicken Tramezzino for lunch on the run!
Kid friendly, cheap, family restaurant.Avoid if you aren't with kids unless on a super tight budget - then you're great!! ph 307-0807, 11:30am-10pm
La Porchetta Parnell
167-171 Parnell Rd
Kid friendly, cheap, family restaurant.Avoid if you aren't with kids unless on a super tight budget - then you're great!! ph 307-0807, 11:30am-10pm
Fabulous restaurant. White table cloth event, bring your wallet. Reservations ph. 379 6359.
Tribeca Restaurant & Bar
8 George St
Fabulous restaurant. White table cloth event, bring your wallet. Reservations ph. 379 6359.
Take Away Burger and Fish & Chip shop - wonderful food. No Delivery, Closed Sunday, ph 379-8686
Catch a Fish Takeaway
64 Gladstone Rd
Take Away Burger and Fish & Chip shop - wonderful food. No Delivery, Closed Sunday, ph 379-8686
Great local secret for breakfast & lunch. 7am - 4pm, 7 days.
Shore Rd. Cafe
13 Shore Rd
Great local secret for breakfast & lunch. 7am - 4pm, 7 days.
Nice Thai food, very close by, only 8 minutes walk - or, they deliver ($35 minimum order) to our studio! Open for lunch, and dinner from 5pm till 10:30pm. 7 days Ph 520-0015
Nickies
34 Broadway
Nice Thai food, very close by, only 8 minutes walk - or, they deliver ($35 minimum order) to our studio! Open for lunch, and dinner from 5pm till 10:30pm. 7 days Ph 520-0015

Shopping

Good little local Italian bakery and coffee-to-go.
Pandoro Panetteria
290 Dominion Rd
Good little local Italian bakery and coffee-to-go.
Art Galleries, beauty spas, cafes, bars. Fantastic 'main strip' of shopping, sightseeing and dining out options.
9 locals recommend
Parnell Village Workshop
69H Parnell Rd
9 locals recommend
Art Galleries, beauty spas, cafes, bars. Fantastic 'main strip' of shopping, sightseeing and dining out options.
Shopping! Lots of it! New Zealand's premier High Street shopping and retail. All the major NZ designers are here.
23 locals recommend
Broadway
Broadway
23 locals recommend
Shopping! Lots of it! New Zealand's premier High Street shopping and retail. All the major NZ designers are here.
One of NZ's top fashion houses for women. Parking on-site.
Trelise Cooper
536 Parnell Rd
One of NZ's top fashion houses for women. Parking on-site.
Wine Store. Excellent owner operated wine shop. Lovely selection.
Accent on Wine
347 Parnell Rd
Wine Store. Excellent owner operated wine shop. Lovely selection.

Entertainment & Activities

Summer time only, outdoor saltwater pools. Large kids pool, heated, with toddler slides. Main pool large, 50m pool. Great fun! Very busy on weekends.
37 locals recommend
Parnell Baths
25 Judges Bay Rd
37 locals recommend
Summer time only, outdoor saltwater pools. Large kids pool, heated, with toddler slides. Main pool large, 50m pool. Great fun! Very busy on weekends.
Little park land, with fantastic, huge climbing rope tee-pee for kids; and young at heart!
Newmarket Park
51 Ayr St
Little park land, with fantastic, huge climbing rope tee-pee for kids; and young at heart!
Playground, sports fields and dog walking park. Lovely.
Thomas Bloodworth Park
9 Shore Road
Playground, sports fields and dog walking park. Lovely.

Sightseeing

Architecturally stunning, world class museum, set in beautiful park lands with unimpeded views of the entire city and harbour. 7 mins from your studio apartment. Kid friendly. Cafe on-site.
787 locals recommend
Auckland War Memorial Museum
787 locals recommend
Architecturally stunning, world class museum, set in beautiful park lands with unimpeded views of the entire city and harbour. 7 mins from your studio apartment. Kid friendly. Cafe on-site.
Wooded walk, starting at end of Laurie Ave, 1 minute from our studio! Fantastic little bush walk, 15 mins, in heart of Auckland!
Ayr Reserve Walk
Wooded walk, starting at end of Laurie Ave, 1 minute from our studio! Fantastic little bush walk, 15 mins, in heart of Auckland!
Modern public cathedral with the original 1800's wooden church attached.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
446 Cnr St Stephens Ave & Parnell Rd
Modern public cathedral with the original 1800's wooden church attached.
Kid-friendly, not fully pram accessible though. Great local walking path around beautiful historic Parnell.
7 locals recommend
Hobson Bay Walkway
Hobson Bay Walkway
7 locals recommend
Kid-friendly, not fully pram accessible though. Great local walking path around beautiful historic Parnell.
Historic Places Trust original homestead of one of Parnell's first families - on the doorstep of your studio accommodation!!
Ewelme Cottage
14 Ayr St
Historic Places Trust original homestead of one of Parnell's first families - on the doorstep of your studio accommodation!!
Historic Places Trust old stone house. One of NZ's oldest buildings. 2 mins from your studio!
Kinder House
2 Ayr St
Historic Places Trust old stone house. One of NZ's oldest buildings. 2 mins from your studio!
Architecturally stunning pavilion showcasing tropical plants.
9 locals recommend
Wintergarden Cafe
20 Kiosk Rd
9 locals recommend
Architecturally stunning pavilion showcasing tropical plants.
World class park land & sports fields. Public. Open 24/7. Kid friendly.
250 locals recommend
Auckland Domain
Park Road
250 locals recommend
World class park land & sports fields. Public. Open 24/7. Kid friendly.
Rose Gardens. Beautiful park on harbour peninsula. Very popular with tourists, wedding venue etc. Kid friendly.
35 locals recommend
Dove Myer Robinson Park (Parnell Rose Garden)
85-87 Gladstone Rd
35 locals recommend
Rose Gardens. Beautiful park on harbour peninsula. Very popular with tourists, wedding venue etc. Kid friendly.
Restauarants, sightseeing. Fantastic range of bars & restaurants all whilst looking at the mega-yachts docked in the viaduct.
223 locals recommend
Viaduct Basin
223 locals recommend
Restauarants, sightseeing. Fantastic range of bars & restaurants all whilst looking at the mega-yachts docked in the viaduct.

Arts & Culture

Art house Cinema. Three cinemas in total. www.rialto.co.nz/cinema/newmarket
46 locals recommend
Rialto Cinema
169 Broadway
46 locals recommend
Art house Cinema. Three cinemas in total. www.rialto.co.nz/cinema/newmarket
Movie theatre - 8 cinema complex including 3D. www.eventcinemas.co.nz/Cinema/Broadway
29 locals recommend
Event Cinemas Ltd
123 Broadway
29 locals recommend
Movie theatre - 8 cinema complex including 3D. www.eventcinemas.co.nz/Cinema/Broadway

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar & Restaurant: Authentic Italian upmarket restaurant. Delicious, extensive menu - they have their own winery on Waiheke island! Hugely popular with locals and tourists, alike.
30 locals recommend
Non Solo Pizza
259 Parnell Rd
30 locals recommend
Bar & Restaurant: Authentic Italian upmarket restaurant. Delicious, extensive menu - they have their own winery on Waiheke island! Hugely popular with locals and tourists, alike.

Essentials

Small but tasty farmer's market, open Saturday morning's only. Kid friendly.
38 locals recommend
Parnell Farmers' Market
545 Parnell Rd
38 locals recommend
Small but tasty farmer's market, open Saturday morning's only. Kid friendly.
Small grocery store. Open 7 days.
Hilltop Superette
411 Parnell Rd
Small grocery store. Open 7 days.
Supermarket.
222 locals recommend
Countdown Auckland City
76 Quay St
222 locals recommend
Supermarket.
Supermarket. Inside mall @ 277 Broadway, Newmarket. 7am-10pm.
11 locals recommend
Countdown Newmarket
277 Broadway
11 locals recommend
Supermarket. Inside mall @ 277 Broadway, Newmarket. 7am-10pm.
Tiny grocery store. 4 mins from studio, open 7 till 7.
Parnell Superette
486 Parnell Rd
Tiny grocery store. 4 mins from studio, open 7 till 7.
Lovely French style market. Fantastic, artisan quality food. Every weekend except the weekend between Christmas and New Year Saturday 8am – 1.30pm Sunday 9am – 1.30pm
67 locals recommend
La Cigale French Market
67 locals recommend
Lovely French style market. Fantastic, artisan quality food. Every weekend except the weekend between Christmas and New Year Saturday 8am – 1.30pm Sunday 9am – 1.30pm