Guidebook for Auckland

Heidi
Guidebook for Auckland

Food Scene

Great for Thai Takeaways as it's so close!
7 locals recommend
Coronation Restaurant & Cafe
28A Coronation Rd
7 locals recommend
Great for Thai Takeaways as it's so close!
The best coffee in the block but sadly isn't open Mondays
10 locals recommend
Ruby Red
30 Coronation Rd
10 locals recommend
The best coffee in the block but sadly isn't open Mondays
An affordable, family friendly cafe if you feel like venturing a little further afield. We go most weekends
17 locals recommend
Onehunga Cafe
259 Onehunga Mall
17 locals recommend
An affordable, family friendly cafe if you feel like venturing a little further afield. We go most weekends
A MUST DO in summer, they do the best strawberry icecreams which are HUGE!!
9 locals recommend
The Strawberry Farm
127 Kirkbride Rd
9 locals recommend
A MUST DO in summer, they do the best strawberry icecreams which are HUGE!!
Loads of great eateries and places for the kids to play if you want to do a long boozy lunch. We love spending time here!
220 locals recommend
Wynyard Quarter
220 locals recommend
Loads of great eateries and places for the kids to play if you want to do a long boozy lunch. We love spending time here!
Our favourite Asian fusion restaurant!
50 locals recommend
Mekong Baby
262 Ponsonby Rd
50 locals recommend
Our favourite Asian fusion restaurant!
Close by and classy - brunch or dinner are great here!
24 locals recommend
Little Jimmy
557 Manukau Rd
24 locals recommend
Close by and classy - brunch or dinner are great here!
High end italian restaurant - divine!
87 locals recommend
Amano
Britomart Place
87 locals recommend
High end italian restaurant - divine!
High end Japanese restaurant!! Beautiful
29 locals recommend
Ebisu
116 – 118 Quay St
29 locals recommend
High end Japanese restaurant!! Beautiful
A great place for a beautiful meal or just for drinks - I like their Froze in the summer - frozen rose!
55 locals recommend
Ostro Brasserie & Bar
52 Tyler St
55 locals recommend
A great place for a beautiful meal or just for drinks - I like their Froze in the summer - frozen rose!
51 locals recommend
Baduzzi
26 Jellicoe St
51 locals recommend
Cheap eats! and lots of margaritas
28 locals recommend
Mexico Britomart
23 Britomart Pl
28 locals recommend
Cheap eats! and lots of margaritas
Cafes, coffee shops or cheap evening eats can all be found here
298 locals recommend
Ponsonby Central
146 Ponsonby Rd
298 locals recommend
Cafes, coffee shops or cheap evening eats can all be found here
Cheap eats!
16 locals recommend
Mexico Ponsonby
164 Ponsonby Rd
16 locals recommend
Cheap eats!
Asian fusion pop up restaurant that hasn't closed down yet due to popularity. It is in the suburbs and only a 10 minute drive from us. Very tasty
28 locals recommend
Kiss kiss
1 Rocklands Ave
28 locals recommend
Asian fusion pop up restaurant that hasn't closed down yet due to popularity. It is in the suburbs and only a 10 minute drive from us. Very tasty
Another cheap eats restaurant in the suburbs.
38 locals recommend
Chinoiserie Bar and Eatery
4 Owairaka Ave
38 locals recommend
Another cheap eats restaurant in the suburbs.
casual restaurant by one of NZ's famous chefs! Great food and atmosphere
101 locals recommend
Depot
86 Federal St
101 locals recommend
casual restaurant by one of NZ's famous chefs! Great food and atmosphere
Great for brunch and lunch
25 locals recommend
Odettes Eatery
90 Wellesley St W
25 locals recommend
Great for brunch and lunch

Shopping

It's large and open with lots of great places to eat and drink.
236 locals recommend
Sylvia Park Shopping Centre
286 Mount Wellington Hwy
236 locals recommend
It's large and open with lots of great places to eat and drink.
Great if you want to hit the outlet shopping as you can always nab a bargain.
66 locals recommend
Dress Smart Outlet Shopping
151 Arthur St
66 locals recommend
Great if you want to hit the outlet shopping as you can always nab a bargain.
A great spot to spend a day shopping with high end stores and lots of great eateries.
29 locals recommend
Newmarket station
29 locals recommend
A great spot to spend a day shopping with high end stores and lots of great eateries.
185 locals recommend
Westfield St Lukes
80 St Lukes Rd
185 locals recommend

Essentials

This is a large convenience store with lower prices but is further away. The variety is great.
57 locals recommend
PAK'nSAVE Royal Oak
691 Manukau Rd
57 locals recommend
This is a large convenience store with lower prices but is further away. The variety is great.
Very close but not much variety and the fresh produce is not very good. Not my favourite place to go but very handy!
12 locals recommend
FreshChoice Mangere Bridge
40 Coronation Rd
12 locals recommend
Very close but not much variety and the fresh produce is not very good. Not my favourite place to go but very handy!
Great produce with mostly organic products! Definitely get your fruit and veggies here!
Bridge Fruit n' Veg
24 Coronation Rd
Great produce with mostly organic products! Definitely get your fruit and veggies here!

Drinks & Nightlife

Good for a quiet pub dinner, a lovely stroll across to the end of the bridge from our house and you're there!
The Landing Restaurant & Bar
2 Onehunga Harbour Rd
Good for a quiet pub dinner, a lovely stroll across to the end of the bridge from our house and you're there!
A newly opened bar closeby in Onehunga. Modern and more lively than some of the other local places.
9 locals recommend
The Good Home Onehunga
55 Princes St
9 locals recommend
A newly opened bar closeby in Onehunga. Modern and more lively than some of the other local places.
If you're keen on getting amongst the hustle and bustle of the city then Ponsonby is a great place to go - fabulous shopping with all the designer labels, well known food spots and a great place to have a few drinks and a dance later in the night.
227 locals recommend
Ponsonby Road
Ponsonby Road
227 locals recommend
If you're keen on getting amongst the hustle and bustle of the city then Ponsonby is a great place to go - fabulous shopping with all the designer labels, well known food spots and a great place to have a few drinks and a dance later in the night.
The Viaduct is a great place to spend a night with loads of great places to eat and bars a plenty
223 locals recommend
Viaduct Basin
223 locals recommend
The Viaduct is a great place to spend a night with loads of great places to eat and bars a plenty
A lively place to spend the evening with a beautiful set up beneath thousands of fairy lights. Start with a nice restaurant (like Amano, Ebisu or Otro) and end up in one of the many bars closeby - Tyler St Garage, 1885, XuXu for cocktails.... the list goes on
67 locals recommend
Britomart Place
Britomart Place
67 locals recommend
A lively place to spend the evening with a beautiful set up beneath thousands of fairy lights. Start with a nice restaurant (like Amano, Ebisu or Otro) and end up in one of the many bars closeby - Tyler St Garage, 1885, XuXu for cocktails.... the list goes on
Nice and close and they do a free shuttle service home! Your typical neighbourhood bar with live bands Fri and Sat.
33 locals recommend
The Zookeeper's Son
715 Mount Albert Rd
33 locals recommend
Nice and close and they do a free shuttle service home! Your typical neighbourhood bar with live bands Fri and Sat.
9 locals recommend
Jack Tar
Jellicoe Street
9 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
The Lula Inn
149 Quay St
7 locals recommend
34 locals recommend
Longroom
114 Ponsonby Rd
34 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
Freeman & Grey
43 Ponsonby Rd
16 locals recommend
Gin Room closed for reno

Parks & Nature

A beautiful walk along the coast - if you do the full loop from our house it is about 5km. Great place to relax on the beach and have a picnic or fish and chips
Taumanu Reserve
30 Seacliffe Rd
A beautiful walk along the coast - if you do the full loop from our house it is about 5km. Great place to relax on the beach and have a picnic or fish and chips
An open mountain with panoramic views from the top. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the base of the mountain from our house. Definitely recommend.
17 locals recommend
Māngere Mountain
17 locals recommend
An open mountain with panoramic views from the top. It takes about 10 minutes to walk to the base of the mountain from our house. Definitely recommend.
A wonderful place to walk along the water - beautiful views depending on the tide and time of day.
7 locals recommend
Kiwi Esplanade
Kiwi Esplanade
7 locals recommend
A wonderful place to walk along the water - beautiful views depending on the tide and time of day.
A free park to relax and have a picnic, they also have free entrance to wander around the animal enclosures - great for kids. They have everything - horses, pigs, sheep, cows, chickens....
45 locals recommend
Ambury Regional Park
43 Ambury Rd
45 locals recommend
A free park to relax and have a picnic, they also have free entrance to wander around the animal enclosures - great for kids. They have everything - horses, pigs, sheep, cows, chickens....

Getting Around

The closest train station - 25 min walk (approx) or you can catch the bus to the station right from outside our house.
22 locals recommend
Onehunga Train Station
22 locals recommend
The closest train station - 25 min walk (approx) or you can catch the bus to the station right from outside our house.
17 Rimu Road is the closet bus stop. In Auckland you will need to purchase a HOP card if you wish to use public transport for buses, trains or ferries. These can be purchased from the local convenience store near the Mangere Bridge Village Family Health Centre
17 Rimu Rd
17 Rimu Road
17 Rimu Road is the closet bus stop. In Auckland you will need to purchase a HOP card if you wish to use public transport for buses, trains or ferries. These can be purchased from the local convenience store near the Mangere Bridge Village Family Health Centre

Arts & Culture

787 locals recommend
Auckland War Memorial Museum
787 locals recommend
The auckland art gallery is wonderful and great for kids too
606 locals recommend
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Wellesley Street East
606 locals recommend
The auckland art gallery is wonderful and great for kids too