Kate's Guidebook

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Kate's Guidebook

Food near our Airbnb

These are recommended food options within walking distance of our Airbnb.
Great atmosphere, sharing plates. Weekend brunch plus lunches and dinner.
18 locals recommend
Hayes Common
33 Jellicoe Dr
18 locals recommend
Great atmosphere, sharing plates. Weekend brunch plus lunches and dinner.
Amazing fried chicken joint. Delicious vegan options too. Takeaway or sit-in
Winner Winner Chicken Shop
439 Grey Street
Amazing fried chicken joint. Delicious vegan options too. Takeaway or sit-in
Cute cafe with old-school decor like school desks as tables. Great coffee. Good cabinet food like toasties. Lots of vegan options
GG's Cafe
394 Grey St
Cute cafe with old-school decor like school desks as tables. Great coffee. Good cabinet food like toasties. Lots of vegan options
Best coffee - they’ve won awards. Classic brunch food. Lots of seating.
6 locals recommend
Grey St Kitchen
355 Grey St
6 locals recommend
Best coffee - they’ve won awards. Classic brunch food. Lots of seating.
This is a must! Really interesting ice cream flavours including lots of dairy-free. You can buy tubs and ice cream sandwiches to takeaway too.
25 locals recommend
Duck Island Ice Cream
300a Grey St
25 locals recommend
This is a must! Really interesting ice cream flavours including lots of dairy-free. You can buy tubs and ice cream sandwiches to takeaway too.
Highly recommend this bakery. Award winning sausage rolls as well as pastries, scrolls, loaves to takeaway.
Volare Grey Street
401 Grey St
Highly recommend this bakery. Award winning sausage rolls as well as pastries, scrolls, loaves to takeaway.
Good local Indian. Dine in or takeaway
Curry On Grey
396 Grey St
Good local Indian. Dine in or takeaway
Good takeaway pizza but maybe a little pricy. Run by a friendly local couple.
Blaze Pizza
3 Cook St
Good takeaway pizza but maybe a little pricy. Run by a friendly local couple.

Sightseeing

Really close to our Airbnb. Good activity for families. Good trails for running or walking.
193 locals recommend
Hamilton Gardens
193 locals recommend
Really close to our Airbnb. Good activity for families. Good trails for running or walking.
Short drive out of town. A short (but gruelling) hike up the stairs to get a view of Hamilton and the Waikato from the top. There are shorter family friendly tracks to the old mining equipment too.
51 locals recommend
Hakarimata Summit Hiking Track
2 Brownlee Ave
51 locals recommend
Short drive out of town. A short (but gruelling) hike up the stairs to get a view of Hamilton and the Waikato from the top. There are shorter family friendly tracks to the old mining equipment too.
There is a path along the river right by our Airbnb. Great for running and walking. Joins up to the Hamilton gardens.
8 locals recommend
Hamilton River Path - East River Bank
8 locals recommend
There is a path along the river right by our Airbnb. Great for running and walking. Joins up to the Hamilton gardens.
If you like bookstores Browsers is a good place to visit. Open late and right by Duck Island.
Browsers Bookshop
298 Victoria St
If you like bookstores Browsers is a good place to visit. Open late and right by Duck Island.

Food in Hamilton CBD

Recommended food options across the river in Hamilton CBD. Still within walking distance from the Airbnb.
Tapas sharing plates - delicious food! One of the only places in Hamilton with river views. Upmarket
37 locals recommend
Gothenburg Restaurant
17 Grantham St
37 locals recommend
Tapas sharing plates - delicious food! One of the only places in Hamilton with river views. Upmarket
Best Italian in town run by head chef, Marco. Don’t be put off by the decor!
Caffe' Centrale
10 Alma St
Best Italian in town run by head chef, Marco. Don’t be put off by the decor!
Delicious sharing plates. River views. Great atmosphere, friendly staff.
17 locals recommend
Mr. Pickles Bar & Eatery
298 Victoria St
17 locals recommend
Delicious sharing plates. River views. Great atmosphere, friendly staff.
Cheap and cheerful spicy Chinese food. Super busy so call ahead if you want to eat in. Also do takeaway
The Chilli House Hamilton
237 Victoria St
Cheap and cheerful spicy Chinese food. Super busy so call ahead if you want to eat in. Also do takeaway
Affordable mexican food. Good atmosphere, lots of seating.
10 locals recommend
Mexico Hamilton
254 Victoria St
10 locals recommend
Affordable mexican food. Good atmosphere, lots of seating.
Modern Malaysian/Asian fusion. Upmarket
14 locals recommend
Madam Woo
6 Sapper Moore-Jones Pl
14 locals recommend
Modern Malaysian/Asian fusion. Upmarket
Vietnamese food, great atmosphere and river views. Have takeaway as well.
17 locals recommend
Banh Mi Caphe
298 Victoria St
17 locals recommend
Vietnamese food, great atmosphere and river views. Have takeaway as well.
All vegan food
Yalla Yalla Cafe
198 Victoria St
All vegan food
Smaller branch of Duck Island right by Mr Pickles. Fewer options than the original Duck Island which is in Hamilton East by the Airbnb.
25 locals recommend
Duck Island Ice Cream
300a Grey St
25 locals recommend
Smaller branch of Duck Island right by Mr Pickles. Fewer options than the original Duck Island which is in Hamilton East by the Airbnb.