Guidebook for Wellington

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Guidebook for Wellington

Drinks & Nightlife

Your neighbourhood bar - good selection of craft beer
48 locals recommend
Golding's Free Dive
48 locals recommend
Your neighbourhood bar - good selection of craft beer
Excellent cocktails, lovely staff, intimate vibe
13 locals recommend
Crumpet
109 Manners St
13 locals recommend
Excellent cocktails, lovely staff, intimate vibe
Timelessly elegant wine bar with courtyard and cosy open fire in winter
30 locals recommend
Matterhorn
106 Cuba St
30 locals recommend
Timelessly elegant wine bar with courtyard and cosy open fire in winter
Good nightlife spot with live music
81 locals recommend
Havana Bar
34 Wigan St
81 locals recommend
Good nightlife spot with live music
Great local bar in an old laundromat, with live music
41 locals recommend
Laundry
240 Cuba St
41 locals recommend
Great local bar in an old laundromat, with live music
The outside lawn is a good spot to catch the last of the evening sun with a drink
46 locals recommend
The Rogue & Vagabond
18 Garrett St
46 locals recommend
The outside lawn is a good spot to catch the last of the evening sun with a drink
Lovely, laid-back bar and live music venue
11 locals recommend
Meow
9 Edward St
11 locals recommend
Lovely, laid-back bar and live music venue

Essentials

Wellington institution - fresh produce and groceries
102 locals recommend
Moore Wilson's
College Street
102 locals recommend
Wellington institution - fresh produce and groceries
Organic supermarket
20 locals recommend
Commonsense Wellington City
147 Tory St
20 locals recommend
Organic supermarket
Supermarket
30 locals recommend
New World Willis Street Metro
70 Willis St
30 locals recommend
Supermarket
Supermarket
90 locals recommend
New World Wellington City
279 Wakefield St
90 locals recommend
Supermarket
Weekly Sunday market with fresh vegetables and food stalls
12 locals recommend
Waitangi Park
Herd Street
12 locals recommend
Weekly Sunday market with fresh vegetables and food stalls

Entertainment & Activities

Small local cinema with a wine bar
52 locals recommend
Light House Cuba
29 Wigan St
52 locals recommend
Small local cinema with a wine bar

Shopping

Kate Sylvester
26 Cuba St
Fashion, cosmetics, perfume
World
102 Victoria St
Fashion, cosmetics, perfume
Beautiful local ceramics
Vessel
87 Victoria St
Beautiful local ceramics
Wellington's best bookstore
Unity Books
57 Willis St
Wellington's best bookstore
Botanical skincare
Wellington Apothecary
110 a Cuba St
Botanical skincare
Excellent selection of vintage clothes
Ziggurat
144 Cuba St
Excellent selection of vintage clothes

Arts & Culture

222 locals recommend
Cable Street near Te Papa Museum
222 locals recommend
72 locals recommend
City Gallery Wellington
72 locals recommend
Iconic independent art gallery showing contemporary New Zealand artists - beautiful Cuba Street building
Peter McLeavey Gallery
147 Cuba St
Iconic independent art gallery showing contemporary New Zealand artists - beautiful Cuba Street building
Small independent art gallery showing New Zealand artists
Bowen Galleries
39 Ghuznee St
Small independent art gallery showing New Zealand artists
Small independent gallery, open weekends only
Hamish McKay Gallery
16 Jessie St
Small independent gallery, open weekends only

Food Scene

Excellent sourdough and salted caramel cookies - good breakfast spot
15 locals recommend
Leeds Street Bakery
14 Leeds St
15 locals recommend
Excellent sourdough and salted caramel cookies - good breakfast spot
Delicious bagels
Best Ugly Bagels
5 Swan Ln
Delicious bagels
Excellent local food - good for brunch, lunch or dinner
43 locals recommend
Loretta
181 Cuba St
43 locals recommend
Excellent local food - good for brunch, lunch or dinner
Cheap and cheerful icon - try the mock chicken laksa
21 locals recommend
Aunty Mena's Vegetarian Restaurant & Cafe
167 Cuba St
21 locals recommend
Cheap and cheerful icon - try the mock chicken laksa
Delicious pizza - you can order next door at Goldings Free Dive and enjoy in the bar
20 locals recommend
Pizza Pomodoro
13 Leeds St
20 locals recommend
Delicious pizza - you can order next door at Goldings Free Dive and enjoy in the bar
Excellent coffee and hang-out spot
11 locals recommend
Milk Crate
35 Ghuznee St
11 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and hang-out spot
Hole in the wall coffee shop - sells locally roasted beans too
Raglan Roast Pizza & Coffee
12 Holland St
Hole in the wall coffee shop - sells locally roasted beans too
Very good Tuscan-style tapas - a nice evening option
30 locals recommend
Ombra
199 Cuba St
30 locals recommend
Very good Tuscan-style tapas - a nice evening option
Friday night street food market - nice buzzy vibe
33 locals recommend
Wellington Night Market
Service Ln
33 locals recommend
Friday night street food market - nice buzzy vibe
European soul food - excellent choice for brunch, lunch or dinner
Field & Green
262 Wakefield St
European soul food - excellent choice for brunch, lunch or dinner
Decent brunch and lunch fare with gorgeous harbour view
13 locals recommend
Coene's Bar & Eatery
103 Oriental Parade
13 locals recommend
Decent brunch and lunch fare with gorgeous harbour view

Parks & Nature

Walk straight up Marjoribanks Street or take a meandering wander up from Oriental Parade to the Mt Vic lookout for city and harbour views
178 locals recommend
Mount Victoria Lookout
Lookout Road
178 locals recommend
Walk straight up Marjoribanks Street or take a meandering wander up from Oriental Parade to the Mt Vic lookout for city and harbour views
Ground-breaking fenced nature sanctuary where some of New Zealand's rarest native birds roam free - a wonderful excursion
255 locals recommend
ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary
53 Waiapu Road
255 locals recommend
Ground-breaking fenced nature sanctuary where some of New Zealand's rarest native birds roam free - a wonderful excursion