Guidebook for Auckland

Linda
Guidebook for Auckland

Essentials

24 hour supermarket with great range of fruit and vegetables. Cheapest in the downtown area.
222 locals recommend
Countdown Auckland City
76 Quay St
222 locals recommend
24 hour supermarket with great range of fruit and vegetables. Cheapest in the downtown area.
Closest to the apartment, right at the bottom of Shortland Street. Underground, and smallish, but still handy for meat, bread, milk and other essentials.
111 locals recommend
New World Metro Queen Street
125 Queen St
111 locals recommend
Closest to the apartment, right at the bottom of Shortland Street. Underground, and smallish, but still handy for meat, bread, milk and other essentials.

Drinks & Nightlife

Delightful ambience, great range of wines. Gas fire in winter, open windows in summer. A nineteenth century building which was formerly the pool hall for the Takapuna Jockey Club.
Wine Loft
67 Shortland St
Delightful ambience, great range of wines. Gas fire in winter, open windows in summer. A nineteenth century building which was formerly the pool hall for the Takapuna Jockey Club.

Arts & Culture

A terrific little gallery in the downtown area, run by your host, the irrepressible Linda Tyler, and funded by the University of Auckland.
Gus Fisher Gallery
74 Shortland St
A terrific little gallery in the downtown area, run by your host, the irrepressible Linda Tyler, and funded by the University of Auckland.
World Architecture 2012 award-winning building with exciting exhibition programme and great facilities. Mojo coffee and food withing, bordering on Albert Park.
606 locals recommend
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
606 locals recommend
World Architecture 2012 award-winning building with exciting exhibition programme and great facilities. Mojo coffee and food withing, bordering on Albert Park.

Sightseeing

A lovely green area in the centre of the city, home to the annual Lantern Festival in February, and with flower beds always immaculately maintained by Auckland Council staff.
150 locals recommend
Albert Park
33-43 Princes St
150 locals recommend
A lovely green area in the centre of the city, home to the annual Lantern Festival in February, and with flower beds always immaculately maintained by Auckland Council staff.
Highly engaging historical exhibits, with fascinating collection of Maori and Pacific artefacts. Great Asian collections too.
787 locals recommend
Auckland War Memorial Museum
787 locals recommend
Highly engaging historical exhibits, with fascinating collection of Maori and Pacific artefacts. Great Asian collections too.

Food Scene

With an interior designed by natty Nat Cheshire, this is a touch of the casbah in the Pavilions adjacent to Britomart. Watch as your dessert is concocted in front of your eyes!
39 locals recommend
Milse
31 Tyler St
39 locals recommend
With an interior designed by natty Nat Cheshire, this is a touch of the casbah in the Pavilions adjacent to Britomart. Watch as your dessert is concocted in front of your eyes!
Still the best in downtown Auckland! Not cheap but when in season their Bluff oysters are unbeatable.
O'Connell St Bistro & Bar
3 Oconnell St
Still the best in downtown Auckland! Not cheap but when in season their Bluff oysters are unbeatable.
Superb food, delightful outdoor ambience. Nice decor and international waiting staff.
55 locals recommend
Ostro Brasserie & Bar
52 Tyler St
55 locals recommend
Superb food, delightful outdoor ambience. Nice decor and international waiting staff.