Guidebook for Wellington
Food Scene
Maranui Cafe
7A Lyall ParadeDelicious food and coffee - our Saturday brekkie fav!
Yum - linked to Maranui cafe and serving their delicious food too!
47 locals recommend
Queen Sally's Diamond Deli
200 Queens DrYum - linked to Maranui cafe and serving their delicious food too!
Good place to get a drink and watch the waves and planes. Nice to storm watch on a rough day too!
71 locals recommend
Spruce Goose
30 Cochrane StGood place to get a drink and watch the waves and planes. Nice to storm watch on a rough day too!
Little Penang
179 Victoria StGood cheap eats - we love Roti Chenai and it's always a bargain!
Great collection of cheap eats down this alley. There is also a Friday night market we recommend. We head to Oriental Kingdom every few weeks for cheap Roti Chenai ($8 - good vege options too).
6 locals recommend
Left Bank
Great collection of cheap eats down this alley. There is also a Friday night market we recommend. We head to Oriental Kingdom every few weeks for cheap Roti Chenai ($8 - good vege options too).
Rasa
200 Cuba StreetAmazing South Indian Dosai $13-15 - yum!
We haven't visited this as much as Maranui, but we hear rave reviews.
30 locals recommend
Elements Lyall Bay
144 Onepu RdWe haven't visited this as much as Maranui, but we hear rave reviews.
Fidel's Cafe
234 Cuba StCoffee, and cafe food. A Wellington Fave.
If you're looking for something special for dinner - great Italian food/tasting plates. Probably around $50pp.
30 locals recommend
Ombra
199 Cuba StIf you're looking for something special for dinner - great Italian food/tasting plates. Probably around $50pp.
El Matador
196 Cuba StLove Argentinian BBQs, you'll love this. One vege option too..
Aunty Mena's Vegetarian Restaurant & Cafe
167 Cuba StCheap eats for Vegans/Veges on Cuba
Again good coffee.. The nachos are huge and delicious - Vegan option partciularly good.
31 locals recommend
Midnight Espresso
178 Cuba StAgain good coffee.. The nachos are huge and delicious - Vegan option partciularly good.
Floriditas
161 Cuba StAnother special occasion spot. $50+pp.
Essentials
PAK'nSAVE Kilbirnie
78 Rongotai RdLocal supermarket
Countdown Kilbirnie
47 Bay RdOther local Supermarket
New World Island Bay
6 Medway StGroceries in Island Bay
If you are foodie, this is your grocecy store. Great selection of deli products (a cheese room!) and more. Not cheap, but quality.
102 locals recommend
Moore Wilson's
College StreetIf you are foodie, this is your grocecy store. Great selection of deli products (a cheese room!) and more. Not cheap, but quality.
Arts & Culture
If you want to hire water sport gear - surf board, wetsuits, stand up paddle board, windsurfers etc
7 locals recommend
Real Surf
56 Kingsford Smith StIf you want to hire water sport gear - surf board, wetsuits, stand up paddle board, windsurfers etc
Empire Cinema & Eatery
214 The ParadeLocal cinema
There is a tiny, retro cinema in someone's garage that plays films occasionally - it's appreantly hard to find out info on though. We've been meaning to go for ages, but alas, haven't visited yet!
6 locals recommend
Time Cinema
191 Sutherland RdThere is a tiny, retro cinema in someone's garage that plays films occasionally - it's appreantly hard to find out info on though. We've been meaning to go for ages, but alas, haven't visited yet!
Mount Victoria
Great views out over Wellington
Drinks & Nightlife
The Library
53 Courtenay PlGreat cocktails!
Everything Else
A collection of great coffee shops (People's coffee do great fair trade coffee), op shops, and international foods.
16 locals recommend
Newtown
A collection of great coffee shops (People's coffee do great fair trade coffee), op shops, and international foods.
Commonsense Kilbirnie
37 Rongotai RdOrganic grocery store
Great cafe food and coffee! Try their Rhubarb and caramel scones - yum!
40 locals recommend
Gipsy Kitchen
37 Glamis AveGreat cafe food and coffee! Try their Rhubarb and caramel scones - yum!
Weta Workshop
21 Camperdown RdIf you are into Lord of the Rings, check this out.
Great beach and cafe nearby. It'll be a cold swim though...
24 locals recommend
Scorching Bay - Massey Road station
Great beach and cafe nearby. It'll be a cold swim though...
Sightseeing
Great walk - you might spot some seals if you walk/run far enough
48 locals recommend
Red Rocks Walkway
Great walk - you might spot some seals if you walk/run far enough