Guidebook for Wellington
Food Scene
"Good, better, best" is the mantra at this celebrated cafe and restaurant on Wellington's thriving Cuba Street. Owner Marc is a doyen of the local restaurant scene, training under pioneering restauranteur Lois Daish. Loretta offers excellent service, an inventive menu and great wine. We love it!
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Loretta
181 Cuba St"Good, better, best" is the mantra at this celebrated cafe and restaurant on Wellington's thriving Cuba Street. Owner Marc is a doyen of the local restaurant scene, training under pioneering restauranteur Lois Daish. Loretta offers excellent service, an inventive menu and great wine. We love it!
Field & Green started as a catering company, and thank goodness they opened a premises! If you're looking for a well-formed menu that never fails, then this place will do you the trick. If you're wanting a quiet place to read with coffee and a sweet treat, then you'll find it here too. Superb wine list!
Field & Green
262 Wakefield StField & Green started as a catering company, and thank goodness they opened a premises! If you're looking for a well-formed menu that never fails, then this place will do you the trick. If you're wanting a quiet place to read with coffee and a sweet treat, then you'll find it here too. Superb wine list!
Located in City Gallery Wellington, Nikau has maintained its stellar reputation since opening nearly twenty years ago. The interior is designed by Mary Daish and she sets the scene for a very good food experience! Their kedgeree dish is famous around here -- a must have!
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Nikau Cafe
101 Wakefield StLocated in City Gallery Wellington, Nikau has maintained its stellar reputation since opening nearly twenty years ago. The interior is designed by Mary Daish and she sets the scene for a very good food experience! Their kedgeree dish is famous around here -- a must have!
Parks & Nature
The Botanic Gardens are mere minutes from our place, with the nation's parliament along the way, or up the Cable Car. They have long been a place of leisure for Wellingtonians and represent our love for exotics, native flora and sculpture.
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Jardín Botánico de Wellington
101 Glenmore StThe Botanic Gardens are mere minutes from our place, with the nation's parliament along the way, or up the Cable Car. They have long been a place of leisure for Wellingtonians and represent our love for exotics, native flora and sculpture.
Drinks & Nightlife
Matterhorn is as quintessentially Wellington as the Beehive! Originally a Swiss coffee house opened in 1963, it has metamorphosed into a regular’s restaurant, café, cocktail bar and supper club. To get a sense for the significance of this place, it was the bar of choice to Louis Armstrong when he performed in Wellington. Enough said!
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Matterhorn
106 Cuba StMatterhorn is as quintessentially Wellington as the Beehive! Originally a Swiss coffee house opened in 1963, it has metamorphosed into a regular’s restaurant, café, cocktail bar and supper club. To get a sense for the significance of this place, it was the bar of choice to Louis Armstrong when he performed in Wellington. Enough said!
If you ask the owner at the Thistle Inn he'll tell you that this was the publican house of choice for Te Rauparaha -- the hugely significant iwi chief in the 1800s. That should give you a sense for the heritage of this building, and its long-standing place in the history of Wellington. Great for a pint.
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Thistle Inn
3 Mulgrave StIf you ask the owner at the Thistle Inn he'll tell you that this was the publican house of choice for Te Rauparaha -- the hugely significant iwi chief in the 1800s. That should give you a sense for the heritage of this building, and its long-standing place in the history of Wellington. Great for a pint.
Great for a pint, essential visiting post-Botanic Gardens! Sprig & Fern is located on the historic Tinakori Road, so it shares a post-code with the Prime Minister's residence.
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Sprig & Fern Tavern - Tinakori Rd
342 Tinakori RdGreat for a pint, essential visiting post-Botanic Gardens! Sprig & Fern is located on the historic Tinakori Road, so it shares a post-code with the Prime Minister's residence.
Sightseeing
What's not to like? From our place to Oriental Parade and beyond, the Wellington waterfront is the lifeblood of our city. It's where runners cross paths with theatre performers, where wind belts commuting public servants, and where everybody gushes 'you can't beat Wellington on a good day.'
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Paseo Marítimo de Wellington
What's not to like? From our place to Oriental Parade and beyond, the Wellington waterfront is the lifeblood of our city. It's where runners cross paths with theatre performers, where wind belts commuting public servants, and where everybody gushes 'you can't beat Wellington on a good day.'
Arts & Culture
Te Papa Tongarewa is the museum of New Zealand. It gives a home to our national heritage, our stories, our art and forms a critical and participatory role in our identity as New Zealanders. Put aside the day for this one, and then the next day... We visit at least once a month!
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Cable Street near Te Papa Museum
Te Papa Tongarewa is the museum of New Zealand. It gives a home to our national heritage, our stories, our art and forms a critical and participatory role in our identity as New Zealanders. Put aside the day for this one, and then the next day... We visit at least once a month!
City Gallery Wellington doesn't own its own collection, instead it puts on exhibitions sourced from domestic and international collections and it sure does that well! We keep a tabs on what's on there, so just ask.
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City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington doesn't own its own collection, instead it puts on exhibitions sourced from domestic and international collections and it sure does that well! We keep a tabs on what's on there, so just ask.
Old St Paul's is a gorgeous Victorian-era cathedral and is a Category 1 Historic Place. It also has some of the best acoustics in the city, and to visit when they have a live performance is a joy!
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Old St Paul's
34 Mulgrave StOld St Paul's is a gorgeous Victorian-era cathedral and is a Category 1 Historic Place. It also has some of the best acoustics in the city, and to visit when they have a live performance is a joy!
This is the home of the Treaty of Waitangi and holds significant documentation about our history. Pop in and take a look, use their interactive tools and discover family history you might never have known about!
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National Library
65 Victoria StreetThis is the home of the Treaty of Waitangi and holds significant documentation about our history. Pop in and take a look, use their interactive tools and discover family history you might never have known about!
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park is on a site of significance to Taranaki Whānui iwi who were imprisoned here illegally during the 1860s land wars, and were made to chop down the mountain, Pukeahu, that was once here to turn into bricks to build a bigger prison, army buildings and buildings around New Zealand. That arm history is beginning to be more fulsomely told here.
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Parque Nacional Conmemorativo de la Guerra Pukeahu
State Highway 1Pukeahu National War Memorial Park is on a site of significance to Taranaki Whānui iwi who were imprisoned here illegally during the 1860s land wars, and were made to chop down the mountain, Pukeahu, that was once here to turn into bricks to build a bigger prison, army buildings and buildings around New Zealand. That arm history is beginning to be more fulsomely told here.
Essentials
The supermarket in the Railway Station has everything you need, and it's just across the road!
New World Railway Metro
2 Bunny StThe supermarket in the Railway Station has everything you need, and it's just across the road!
This is the premier supermarket experience in Wellington with quality produce, artisanal breads, cheeses and so forth, and a great booze selection too.
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Moore Wilson's
College StreetThis is the premier supermarket experience in Wellington with quality produce, artisanal breads, cheeses and so forth, and a great booze selection too.
Getting Around
The Railway Station is the southern-most point of all rail in the North Island. The Intercity, Mana and other major inter-city busses leave from here too.
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Wellington Railway Station
Bunny StreetThe Railway Station is the southern-most point of all rail in the North Island. The Intercity, Mana and other major inter-city busses leave from here too.
The Cable Car is a heritage location and a journey all in one. Catch it from Lambton Quay up to the Botanic Gardens and enjoy the view!
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Cable Car Lane
The Cable Car is a heritage location and a journey all in one. Catch it from Lambton Quay up to the Botanic Gardens and enjoy the view!