Jo's Guidebook

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Jo's Guidebook

Food scene

“Where the atmosphere is relaxed and life moves at an easy pace”. Two minute drive from Seafield View. Excellent food and wine. Cellar Door open Thursday - Sunday 10-5pm. Open for lunches Thursday - Sunday and dinner on Friday nights with live music. Bookings essential: ph 06 836 6678.
31 locals recommend
Crab Farm Winery
511 Main N Rd
31 locals recommend
“Where the atmosphere is relaxed and life moves at an easy pace”. Two minute drive from Seafield View. Excellent food and wine. Cellar Door open Thursday - Sunday 10-5pm. Open for lunches Thursday - Sunday and dinner on Friday nights with live music. Bookings essential: ph 06 836 6678.
Great food and coffee. Walk to the beach. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
11 locals recommend
Snapper Cafe (Part Of Kiwi Holiday Park)
10 Gill Rd
11 locals recommend
Great food and coffee. Walk to the beach. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
Perfect for dinner or lunch. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
7 locals recommend
Valley D Vine
347 State Highway 5
7 locals recommend
Perfect for dinner or lunch. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
A very special place. Fabulous food, coffee, ice creams and sweet shop. Stunning gift shop and garden art. Worth the 45 minute drive from Seafield View.
61 locals recommend
Birdwoods Gallery
298 Middle Rd
61 locals recommend
A very special place. Fabulous food, coffee, ice creams and sweet shop. Stunning gift shop and garden art. Worth the 45 minute drive from Seafield View.
Picturesque historic villa with adjoining winery. Award-winning food and wine. A sensational wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
102 locals recommend
Mission Estate Winery
198 Church Rd
102 locals recommend
Picturesque historic villa with adjoining winery. Award-winning food and wine. A sensational wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
A stunning, rustic setting with delicious food and wine tastings. The perfect wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
44 locals recommend
Church Road Winery Cellar Door
150 Church Rd
44 locals recommend
A stunning, rustic setting with delicious food and wine tastings. The perfect wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
Fabulous coffee and decor. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
30 locals recommend
Milk & Honey Restaurant
10 Hardinge Road
30 locals recommend
Fabulous coffee and decor. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
Very impressive new winery. Enjoy some wine tasting then pop next door for a meal at Valley D Vine. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
14 locals recommend
Linden Estate Winery
347 State Hwy 5
14 locals recommend
Very impressive new winery. Enjoy some wine tasting then pop next door for a meal at Valley D Vine. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
Delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
18 locals recommend
Rasoi Indian Restaurant
125 Marine Parade
18 locals recommend
Delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
This place is a must for any chocoholic. The cafe offers the best coffee and countless chocolate treats. While you’re there, check out the chocolate factory and various shops. A true treat for the senses. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
21 locals recommend
Silky Oak Chocolates
1131 Links Rd
21 locals recommend
This place is a must for any chocoholic. The cafe offers the best coffee and countless chocolate treats. While you’re there, check out the chocolate factory and various shops. A true treat for the senses. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
Delicious real-fruit ice creams. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
7 locals recommend
Berry Tasty
600 Main N Rd
7 locals recommend
Delicious real-fruit ice creams. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
A fabulous atmosphere to taste some superb local wines. Central location, 12 minutes drive from Seafield View.
18 locals recommend
The Urban Winery
3 Ossian St
18 locals recommend
A fabulous atmosphere to taste some superb local wines. Central location, 12 minutes drive from Seafield View.
Amazing coffee and fresh donuts. A must to visit in the city centre.
58 locals recommend
Mister D
47 Tennyson St
58 locals recommend
Amazing coffee and fresh donuts. A must to visit in the city centre.
Fantastic food and coffee. Spectacular atmosphere. Well worth the 20 minute drive.
26 locals recommend
Hygge at Clifton Bay
468 Clifton Rd
26 locals recommend
Fantastic food and coffee. Spectacular atmosphere. Well worth the 20 minute drive.
Exquisite food and wine in a stunning setting. Perfect for a special treat.
75 locals recommend
Craggy Range
253 Waimarama Rd
75 locals recommend
Exquisite food and wine in a stunning setting. Perfect for a special treat.
Such a quaint setting located just 8 minutes drive from Seafield View. The food is absolutely delicious - well worth visiting!
16 locals recommend
Three Doors Up Restaurant and The 4th Door Lounge Bar
3 Waghorne St
16 locals recommend
Such a quaint setting located just 8 minutes drive from Seafield View. The food is absolutely delicious - well worth visiting!
A family friendly restaurant with “all you can eat ribs”!! What more can I say :-) Located in Taradale, just 10 minutes drive.
Shani's Family Eatery and Bar
348 Gloucester St
A family friendly restaurant with “all you can eat ribs”!! What more can I say :-) Located in Taradale, just 10 minutes drive.
Located right next door to Reading Cinemas. A huge range of delicious, affordable food. Ten minutes drive.
6 locals recommend
The Station Bar and Bistro
154 Station St
6 locals recommend
Located right next door to Reading Cinemas. A huge range of delicious, affordable food. Ten minutes drive.
Excellent food - the best ribs!! Located between Seafield View and Napier City. Five minutes drive.
16 locals recommend
Westshore Fish Cafe
112 Charles St
16 locals recommend
Excellent food - the best ribs!! Located between Seafield View and Napier City. Five minutes drive.
Excellent food and atmosphere just 8 minutes drive from us.
35 locals recommend
The Thirsty Whale Bar & Restaurant
62 W Quay
35 locals recommend
Excellent food and atmosphere just 8 minutes drive from us.
Delicious keto good and a great selection of craft beers.
Rogue Hop Bar
113 Hastings St
Delicious keto good and a great selection of craft beers.
This fabulous restaurant is set in the original fire station of Napier central. The food and decor are stunning. You won’t be disappointed :-)
10 locals recommend
Central Fire Station Bistro
163 Tennyson St
10 locals recommend
This fabulous restaurant is set in the original fire station of Napier central. The food and decor are stunning. You won’t be disappointed :-)
Beautiful, Mediterranean food supermarket. Fresh bread and loads of other delicacies.
12 locals recommend
Vetro Mediterannean Foods
46 Bridge St
12 locals recommend
Beautiful, Mediterranean food supermarket. Fresh bread and loads of other delicacies.
The best quality icecream with dozens of flavours to choose from. A local favourite.
13 locals recommend
Rush Munro's of NZ
201 Heretaunga Street East
13 locals recommend
The best quality icecream with dozens of flavours to choose from. A local favourite.
The best selection of incredible ice creams and sorbets. All made on site from quality, fresh ingredients. Located in the heart of Napier city on the beach front.
Lick this
290 Marine Parade
The best selection of incredible ice creams and sorbets. All made on site from quality, fresh ingredients. Located in the heart of Napier city on the beach front.
This comes highly recommended. Lovely platters available with the wine.
6 locals recommend
Ash Ridge Winery
2543 State Hwy 50
6 locals recommend
This comes highly recommended. Lovely platters available with the wine.
A fabulous winery/restaurant in a spectacular setting. Perfect for a special treat.
76 locals recommend
Elephant Hill
86 Clifton Rd
76 locals recommend
A fabulous winery/restaurant in a spectacular setting. Perfect for a special treat.
Delicious authentic Italian food. Highly recommended by many.
Portofino Restaurant
2 Clive Square E
Delicious authentic Italian food. Highly recommended by many.
Amazing food and excellent service.
The figgery cafe
205 Napier Rd
Amazing food and excellent service.
The best coffee! (Blended themselves, you can also buy the beans). Cute decor and funky vibe. Located on the waterfront in the heart of Napier city. My new favourite coffee haunt!
6 locals recommend
Six Sisters Coffee House
201 Marine Parade
6 locals recommend
The best coffee! (Blended themselves, you can also buy the beans). Cute decor and funky vibe. Located on the waterfront in the heart of Napier city. My new favourite coffee haunt!
Now known as Bellatino’s Food Market. Located just 2 minutes down the road. Loads of delicious fresh delicacies. Many are Italian.
9 locals recommend
The Orchard Store
537 Main N Rd
9 locals recommend
Now known as Bellatino’s Food Market. Located just 2 minutes down the road. Loads of delicious fresh delicacies. Many are Italian.
Delicious Turkish food. Lovely authentic atmosphere. In the heart of Napier city.
8 locals recommend
Kilim Cafe Napier
193 Hastings St
8 locals recommend
Delicious Turkish food. Lovely authentic atmosphere. In the heart of Napier city.
Fabulous food, coffee, service and atmosphere. Very popular with locals.
Ajuna Eatery
53 Hastings St
Fabulous food, coffee, service and atmosphere. Very popular with locals.
This is the ultimate fine dining experience! Bistronomy offer degustation offerings that will have your mind boggling and your tastebuds wanting more!
36 locals recommend
Bistronomy
40 Hastings St
36 locals recommend
This is the ultimate fine dining experience! Bistronomy offer degustation offerings that will have your mind boggling and your tastebuds wanting more!
This awesome brewery is just two minutes up the Taupo Road and is now open for casual dining Thursday-Sunday 12-9pm. Well worth a visit!
Cone & Flower
14 Shaw Road
This awesome brewery is just two minutes up the Taupo Road and is now open for casual dining Thursday-Sunday 12-9pm. Well worth a visit!
The best pizza in the world!!
9 locals recommend
Vinci's Pizza
29A Hastings St
9 locals recommend
The best pizza in the world!!
Very tasty bbq chicken served with your choice of salads or roast veges. Right on the Sandy beach at popular Ahuriri. Their icecream parlour is a hit for all ages :)
9 locals recommend
Hot Chick & Cool Cat
4 Hardinge Rd
9 locals recommend
Very tasty bbq chicken served with your choice of salads or roast veges. Right on the Sandy beach at popular Ahuriri. Their icecream parlour is a hit for all ages :)
Great location with lovely views of the boats coming and going.
Boat Ramp Eatery
30 Nelson Quay
Great location with lovely views of the boats coming and going.
Fabulous food, drinks and service. The best range of gins and other cocktails 🍹 Stunning views over the harbour. Just 10 minutes from our place :)
25 locals recommend
The Gintrap
64 W Quay
25 locals recommend
Fabulous food, drinks and service. The best range of gins and other cocktails 🍹 Stunning views over the harbour. Just 10 minutes from our place :)
Finalist for best bar in New Zealand!! Amazing cocktails 🍹
6 locals recommend
Market St
8 Market Street
6 locals recommend
Finalist for best bar in New Zealand!! Amazing cocktails 🍹
Award winning cocktail bar serving the fanciest, yummiest cocktails you could ever imagine! 🍹
Teresa Cocktail Bar
132 Emerson Street
Award winning cocktail bar serving the fanciest, yummiest cocktails you could ever imagine! 🍹
Delicious, fresh seafood. Very popular
20 locals recommend
Pacifica Restaurant
209 Marine Parade
20 locals recommend
Delicious, fresh seafood. Very popular
What a treat this place is! Delicious lunch or high tea in a beautiful, classic setting. The pool and spa area is a lovely spot to relax with a friend.
7 locals recommend
Mangapapa Hotel
466 Napier Rd
7 locals recommend
What a treat this place is! Delicious lunch or high tea in a beautiful, classic setting. The pool and spa area is a lovely spot to relax with a friend.
The best place to get an indulgent sweet treat. Open till late
Cuteneys Cakes
The best place to get an indulgent sweet treat. Open till late
Fabulous stop to sample the best wines around!
Cellar 495
Fabulous stop to sample the best wines around!
Oak Estate Cellar Door and Kitchen
403 Ngatarawa Rd
6 locals recommend
Wonderful food with a great atmosphere!
22 locals recommend
Deliciosa Restaurant
21 Napier Rd
22 locals recommend
Wonderful food with a great atmosphere!

Sightseeing

Lovely walk through New Zealand native bush. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
18 locals recommend
White Pine Bush Scenic Reserve Walks
2445 State Highway 2
18 locals recommend
Lovely walk through New Zealand native bush. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
Enjoy exploring this very impressive underwater world. Includes cafe and gift shop. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
87 locals recommend
National Aquarium of New Zealand
546 Marine Parade
87 locals recommend
Enjoy exploring this very impressive underwater world. Includes cafe and gift shop. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
A fabulous place to enjoy a hot soak. Includes gymnasium and cafe.
9 locals recommend
Ocean Spa
42 Marine Parade
9 locals recommend
A fabulous place to enjoy a hot soak. Includes gymnasium and cafe.
A fantastic Summer’s day out. Lots of water fun for the whole family. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
58 locals recommend
Splash Planet
1001 Grove Rd
58 locals recommend
A fantastic Summer’s day out. Lots of water fun for the whole family. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
Fascinating museum. Something for everyone. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
72 locals recommend
MTG Hawke's Bay
1 Tennyson St
72 locals recommend
Fascinating museum. Something for everyone. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
Several large movie theatres with adjoining restaurant. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
16 locals recommend
Reading Cinemas Napier
154 Station St
16 locals recommend
Several large movie theatres with adjoining restaurant. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
Located just five minutes drive from Seafield View, this is one of New Zealand’s largest and very highly regarded Mountain Bike Parks. Set within the privately owned, productive working, Pan Pac ‘Tangoio’ Forest is the Hawkes Bay Mountain Bike Club’s purpose built facility, known internationally as “Pan Pac Mountain Bike Park”. 290m of elevation at the highest peak allows tremendous views across the Bay and plenty of scope for a huge variety of trails, currently with approx 44km of purpose-built mountain bike trails, plus many km of quiet forestry roads and 4×4 tracks to cater for all levels of rider ability – from the novice beginner through to the experienced professional. Permits are required for access and a casual (3-week) permit can be purchased from Bay View 4-Square for $10.
7 locals recommend
Pan Pac Eskdale MTB Park
1205 State Hwy 2
7 locals recommend
Located just five minutes drive from Seafield View, this is one of New Zealand’s largest and very highly regarded Mountain Bike Parks. Set within the privately owned, productive working, Pan Pac ‘Tangoio’ Forest is the Hawkes Bay Mountain Bike Club’s purpose built facility, known internationally as “Pan Pac Mountain Bike Park”. 290m of elevation at the highest peak allows tremendous views across the Bay and plenty of scope for a huge variety of trails, currently with approx 44km of purpose-built mountain bike trails, plus many km of quiet forestry roads and 4×4 tracks to cater for all levels of rider ability – from the novice beginner through to the experienced professional. Permits are required for access and a casual (3-week) permit can be purchased from Bay View 4-Square for $10.
Admire the native scenery for approximately 2 kilometres then get rewarded with a magnificent waterfall. This easy, flat track is located just 10 minutes drive from Seafield View.
12 locals recommend
Tangoio Falls Scenic Reserve tracks
12 locals recommend
Admire the native scenery for approximately 2 kilometres then get rewarded with a magnificent waterfall. This easy, flat track is located just 10 minutes drive from Seafield View.
This iconic shop is a treasure-trove of beautiful sheepskin products and New Zealand-made items. Everything is high quality and great value. Just a ten minute drive from Seafield View.
Classic New Zealand
22 Thames St
This iconic shop is a treasure-trove of beautiful sheepskin products and New Zealand-made items. Everything is high quality and great value. Just a ten minute drive from Seafield View.
This is a wonderful place to bring children. They can feed the animals and go horse riding. There is also a great play area where you can enjoy a picnic. Worth the 30 minute drive from Seafield View.
25 locals recommend
Hawkes Bay Farmyard Zoo
32 East Rd
25 locals recommend
This is a wonderful place to bring children. They can feed the animals and go horse riding. There is also a great play area where you can enjoy a picnic. Worth the 30 minute drive from Seafield View.
A fun and fascinating visit for the whole family. Free entry and honey tastings. Forty minutes drive from Seafield View.
25 locals recommend
Arataki Honey Visitor Centre
66 Arataki Rd
25 locals recommend
A fun and fascinating visit for the whole family. Free entry and honey tastings. Forty minutes drive from Seafield View.
A great place to taste some award-winning craft beers in a relaxed environment. Only two minutes drive from Seafield View.
7 locals recommend
Zeelandt Brewery
14 Shaw Rd
7 locals recommend
A great place to taste some award-winning craft beers in a relaxed environment. Only two minutes drive from Seafield View.
A fabulous collection of high quality, affordable art. Situated right next door to Crab Farm Winery in Bay View. Well worth a visit.
The Art Shed
511 Main N Rd
A fabulous collection of high quality, affordable art. Situated right next door to Crab Farm Winery in Bay View. Well worth a visit.
Bike hire in central Napier. Something to suit everyone at great-value prices.
12 locals recommend
FishBike
26 Marine Parade
12 locals recommend
Bike hire in central Napier. Something to suit everyone at great-value prices.
Waipatiki Beach is a sheltered, sandy swimming beach just 15 minutes north of Seafield View. There are 3 different walkways you can explore (one is a short walk through native bush, the other two are along the beach in either direction). Icecreams can be purchased from the camping ground.
Waipatiki Road
Waipatiki Road
Waipatiki Beach is a sheltered, sandy swimming beach just 15 minutes north of Seafield View. There are 3 different walkways you can explore (one is a short walk through native bush, the other two are along the beach in either direction). Icecreams can be purchased from the camping ground.
Takaro Trails offer fantastic bike tours - including our world famous Eskdale Mountain Bike Park situated just minutes from Seafield View. They provide bikes plus all the extra gear to ensure your safety and comfort.
7 locals recommend
Takaro Trails
9 Nelson Quay
7 locals recommend
Takaro Trails offer fantastic bike tours - including our world famous Eskdale Mountain Bike Park situated just minutes from Seafield View. They provide bikes plus all the extra gear to ensure your safety and comfort.
Just five minutes up the road, this sheltered park borders a safe swimming river and has a playground for the children.
Eskdale Park
33 Shaw Rd
Just five minutes up the road, this sheltered park borders a safe swimming river and has a playground for the children.
A fun place for families - especially if it’s wet outside. Loads of different types of trampolines and other activities. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
9 locals recommend
Flip Out Hawke's Bay
405 St Aubyn St E
9 locals recommend
A fun place for families - especially if it’s wet outside. Loads of different types of trampolines and other activities. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
A private, high quality beauty spa located in the heart of Napier. Bookings essential.
Coast Aesthetics
71 Tennyson St
A private, high quality beauty spa located in the heart of Napier. Bookings essential.
Home decor lovers must visit Little and Fox! Brimming with exquisite high-quality fabrics, wallpapers and homewares, it really is a feast for the eyes (many of our cushions are from Little and Fox). Well worth the 12-minute drive from Seafield View.
Little and Fox Design, Fabric House plus upholstery, drapery, soft furnishings and more
60 Bridge St
Home decor lovers must visit Little and Fox! Brimming with exquisite high-quality fabrics, wallpapers and homewares, it really is a feast for the eyes (many of our cushions are from Little and Fox). Well worth the 12-minute drive from Seafield View.
Fabulous, unique vintage homewares.
So Vintage
202 Heretaunga Street East
Fabulous, unique vintage homewares.
The Day Spa at Cape Kidnappers Lodge is a real treat. Stunning views and divine treatments. Bookings essential. Ph (06) 875 1900 or email info@capekidnappers.com
42 locals recommend
Cape Kidnappers
42 locals recommend
The Day Spa at Cape Kidnappers Lodge is a real treat. Stunning views and divine treatments. Bookings essential. Ph (06) 875 1900 or email info@capekidnappers.com
Perfect for anyone wanting a unique way to get around Hawke’s Bay. Sure to be an unforgettable experience - great for our famous Art Deco week.
6 locals recommend
Hooters Vintage & Classic Vehicle Hire
27 Wakefield St
6 locals recommend
Perfect for anyone wanting a unique way to get around Hawke’s Bay. Sure to be an unforgettable experience - great for our famous Art Deco week.
The Globe Theatre is a boutique cinema and is the perfect retreat on a rainy day. It is licensed and has comfortable couches. You can also buy pizzas and delicious ice creams to enjoy during the movie.
27 locals recommend
The Globe Theatrette
15 Hardinge Rd
27 locals recommend
The Globe Theatre is a boutique cinema and is the perfect retreat on a rainy day. It is licensed and has comfortable couches. You can also buy pizzas and delicious ice creams to enjoy during the movie.
A spooky tour of Napier’s old prison. Very fun and informative.
11 locals recommend
Napier Prison
55 Coote Rd
11 locals recommend
A spooky tour of Napier’s old prison. Very fun and informative.
A fun activity for the whole family in the centre of Napier City with views of the ocean.
7 locals recommend
Par2 MiniGolf
106 Marine Parade
7 locals recommend
A fun activity for the whole family in the centre of Napier City with views of the ocean.
Located just 30 minutes up the road. This epic adventure will create some unforgettable memories. Various grades of rapids to choose from.
7 locals recommend
Mohaka Rafting
3408 State Hwy 5
7 locals recommend
Located just 30 minutes up the road. This epic adventure will create some unforgettable memories. Various grades of rapids to choose from.
This company also hire the e-scooters that can be used along the pathways.
Napier Scooter Hire
37 Marine Parade
This company also hire the e-scooters that can be used along the pathways.
Perfect for skaters and scooters. Set on the beachfront in the heart of town. Attached to the award-winning icecream parlour Lick This. Lots of fun to be had.
7 locals recommend
Bay Skate
290 Marine Parade
7 locals recommend
Perfect for skaters and scooters. Set on the beachfront in the heart of town. Attached to the award-winning icecream parlour Lick This. Lots of fun to be had.
Beautiful massages, located in Napier city’s main street
Sen Spa Napier
Beautiful massages, located in Napier city’s main street