Guidebook for Wellington

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Guidebook for Wellington

Food Scene

Great atmosphere and very good coffee. Excellent food and now open for dinners as well. Only two minutes from our house.
27 locals recommend
Aro Cafe
90 Aro St
27 locals recommend
Great atmosphere and very good coffee. Excellent food and now open for dinners as well. Only two minutes from our house.
This place is also open for dinners and has a gorgeous outside garden for eating, weather permitting!
38 locals recommend
Olive Restaurant
170-172 Cuba St
38 locals recommend
This place is also open for dinners and has a gorgeous outside garden for eating, weather permitting!
Open from 7am in the morning and they make all there own pasties, cakes and endless treats. Two minutes from our house.
12 locals recommend
Arobake
83 Aro St
12 locals recommend
Open from 7am in the morning and they make all there own pasties, cakes and endless treats. Two minutes from our house.
Very casual and great coffee. An easy place to take pushchairs if necessary.
11 locals recommend
Milk Crate
35 Ghuznee St
11 locals recommend
Very casual and great coffee. An easy place to take pushchairs if necessary.
A large and very vibrant cafe with a great menu and beautiful coffee. Very close in Tory Street is a fabulous speciality food shop called Moore Wilson. They also have beautiful fresh fish. Well worth a visit.
50 locals recommend
Prefab
14 Jessie St
50 locals recommend
A large and very vibrant cafe with a great menu and beautiful coffee. Very close in Tory Street is a fabulous speciality food shop called Moore Wilson. They also have beautiful fresh fish. Well worth a visit.
Loretta's is open day and night and is an elegant but casual place with a great atmosphere.
43 locals recommend
Loretta
181 Cuba St
43 locals recommend
Loretta's is open day and night and is an elegant but casual place with a great atmosphere.
Lovely cafe/restaurant with very good food and coffee
42 locals recommend
Floriditas
161 Cuba St
42 locals recommend
Lovely cafe/restaurant with very good food and coffee
A great restaurant in Cuba Street to go to for quick easy dinners. They do great Pizzas and it is inexpensive
28 locals recommend
Scopa
141 Cuba Street
28 locals recommend
A great restaurant in Cuba Street to go to for quick easy dinners. They do great Pizzas and it is inexpensive

Sightseeing

It is an easy walk from Aro Street, down Willis Street and into Lambton Quay to the cable car. Take a ride up to the top, and then walk back down to the city through the Botanical Gardens which are beautiful.
26 locals recommend
Cable Car Lane
26 locals recommend
It is an easy walk from Aro Street, down Willis Street and into Lambton Quay to the cable car. Take a ride up to the top, and then walk back down to the city through the Botanical Gardens which are beautiful.
From Te Papa Museum it is lovely to stroll around to Oriental Bay and continue walking around the bays as far as you like
93 locals recommend
Oriental Bay
93 locals recommend
From Te Papa Museum it is lovely to stroll around to Oriental Bay and continue walking around the bays as far as you like
The Waterfront of Wellington is famous for its atmosphere, eating places and is always a hive of activity especially on sunny days. Great to walk around, bike or run and it ends or starts at Te Papa Museum
42 locals recommend
Wellington Waterfront
42 locals recommend
The Waterfront of Wellington is famous for its atmosphere, eating places and is always a hive of activity especially on sunny days. Great to walk around, bike or run and it ends or starts at Te Papa Museum
They do good interesting tours
23 locals recommend
Parliament House
1 Museum St
23 locals recommend
They do good interesting tours

Arts & Culture

Very well done and interactional on a beautiful site
51 locals recommend
Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Store
55 Cable St
51 locals recommend
Very well done and interactional on a beautiful site
Good tours
57 locals recommend
Weta Workshop
21 Camperdown Rd
57 locals recommend
Good tours

Parks & Nature

Well worth a visit with many different tracks and pathways. Good to go up in the cable car
203 locals recommend
Wellington Botanic Garden
101 Glenmore St
203 locals recommend
Well worth a visit with many different tracks and pathways. Good to go up in the cable car

Entertainment & Activities

Wonderful boutique Movie Theatre only 10 minutes walk from Aro Street. Comfy sofas to sit in and you ca take your wine, coffee or ice creams in with you!
52 locals recommend
Light House Cuba
29 Wigan St
52 locals recommend
Wonderful boutique Movie Theatre only 10 minutes walk from Aro Street. Comfy sofas to sit in and you ca take your wine, coffee or ice creams in with you!

Essentials

A fabulous speciality Food Store and a culinary delight. Excellent for fish
102 locals recommend
Moore Wilson's
College Street
102 locals recommend
A fabulous speciality Food Store and a culinary delight. Excellent for fish
Good Supermarket, close to Te Papa Museum and Oriental Bay
90 locals recommend
New World Wellington City
279 Wakefield St
90 locals recommend
Good Supermarket, close to Te Papa Museum and Oriental Bay

Everything Else

Good Mini Mart for groceries and everything necessary for a short stay. A two minute walk from the house on the left hand side
Aro Street
Aro Street
Good Mini Mart for groceries and everything necessary for a short stay. A two minute walk from the house on the left hand side