Adam's Guidebook for Napier
Food Scene
EAT MODERN
Fresh, fun & foraged flavours in the heart of Napier’s Dining District. Winner best new regional restaurant in the Metro Cuisine Awards 2017.
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Bistronomy
40 Hastings StEAT MODERN
Fresh, fun & foraged flavours in the heart of Napier’s Dining District. Winner best new regional restaurant in the Metro Cuisine Awards 2017.
Best coffee shop in Napier city. Expert barista's and good simple food. Outside area is great on a sunny day. Less than a 10 minute walk from the house.
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Georgia on Tennyson
42 Tennyson StBest coffee shop in Napier city. Expert barista's and good simple food. Outside area is great on a sunny day. Less than a 10 minute walk from the house.
Mister D is a little bit country and a little bit rock & roll. We believe in fresh, local produce delivered with great service but no fuss. We think we’re unpretentious but we really care about our food and large wine list. Mister D was created by two Hawke’s Bay couples with long backgrounds in hospitality and we’ve created the kind of place we’ve always wanted to eat in.
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Mister D
47 Tennyson StMister D is a little bit country and a little bit rock & roll. We believe in fresh, local produce delivered with great service but no fuss. We think we’re unpretentious but we really care about our food and large wine list. Mister D was created by two Hawke’s Bay couples with long backgrounds in hospitality and we’ve created the kind of place we’ve always wanted to eat in.
Milk & Honey opened in November 2008 in the historic seaside village of Ahuriri. Just down the road from the Port of Napier, and only 5 minutes drive from Napier Airport. Ahuriri is a hive of activity where friends and family gather to enjoy the sea and land in the warm Hawke’s Bay sun.
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Milk & Honey Restaurant
10 Hardinge RoadMilk & Honey opened in November 2008 in the historic seaside village of Ahuriri. Just down the road from the Port of Napier, and only 5 minutes drive from Napier Airport. Ahuriri is a hive of activity where friends and family gather to enjoy the sea and land in the warm Hawke’s Bay sun.
MEXI MAMA is a mexican inspired restaurant open to anyone passing by - just walk on up.
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Mexi Mama
58 W QuayMEXI MAMA is a mexican inspired restaurant open to anyone passing by - just walk on up.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little bar in the central city. Less than a 10 minute walk from the house. Try the fried Chicken. YUM!
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Monica Loves
39 Tennyson StGreat little bar in the central city. Less than a 10 minute walk from the house. Try the fried Chicken. YUM!
Cool tunes, stylin' drinks and genial pros behind the bar: ingredients that lure Napier’s nocturnal sophisticates through the doors. Love the art-deco shopfront.
Guffle Bar
29A Hastings StreetCool tunes, stylin' drinks and genial pros behind the bar: ingredients that lure Napier’s nocturnal sophisticates through the doors. Love the art-deco shopfront.
Shed 2 on the Quay
1 Lever StSightseeing
This beachfront reserve is a very recent addition to the New Zealand coastline. A very small portion of it was reclaimed after the 1931 earthquake by depositing rubble from the devastated inner city. The bulk of the reserve, however, has been created since through natural beach accretion. The process has extended the stable beach area an average of 70 metres east of the pre-earthquake sea wall.
The reserve's attractions include the Spirit of Napier Fountain, the National Aquarium of New Zealand, Marineland, the Skating Ring, Par 2 Mini Golf and the Ocean Spa saltwater pool complex.
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Marine Parade
Marine ParadeThis beachfront reserve is a very recent addition to the New Zealand coastline. A very small portion of it was reclaimed after the 1931 earthquake by depositing rubble from the devastated inner city. The bulk of the reserve, however, has been created since through natural beach accretion. The process has extended the stable beach area an average of 70 metres east of the pre-earthquake sea wall.
The reserve's attractions include the Spirit of Napier Fountain, the National Aquarium of New Zealand, Marineland, the Skating Ring, Par 2 Mini Golf and the Ocean Spa saltwater pool complex.
During World War II and for a few years after hostilities ended, this lookout was occupied by 77 Battery 10 Coast Regiment NZA.
The Battery manned two 6-inch guns in concrete emplacements built on a strategic site offering commanding views of Hawke Bay - the highest point of the Bluff Hill Domain, above the Port of Napier.
The gunners' barracks were located behind the Battery. A plaque, with the following inscription, records the army's presence on the site.
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Bluff Hill
During World War II and for a few years after hostilities ended, this lookout was occupied by 77 Battery 10 Coast Regiment NZA.
The Battery manned two 6-inch guns in concrete emplacements built on a strategic site offering commanding views of Hawke Bay - the highest point of the Bluff Hill Domain, above the Port of Napier.
The gunners' barracks were located behind the Battery. A plaque, with the following inscription, records the army's presence on the site.
This stretch of waterfront was known as the Town Spit in the early days of European settlement. In the 1870s, the former Hawke's Bay Provincial Council began sea protection works to stabilise and build up the beach. Remains of the timber pilings can still be seen just off the beachfront.
In the 1950s, Spriggs Park was developed between Battery Road and Stafford Street. The strip was grassed and a children's play area established.
Perfume Point Recreation Reserve, East Pier
46 Nelson QuayThis stretch of waterfront was known as the Town Spit in the early days of European settlement. In the 1870s, the former Hawke's Bay Provincial Council began sea protection works to stabilise and build up the beach. Remains of the timber pilings can still be seen just off the beachfront.
In the 1950s, Spriggs Park was developed between Battery Road and Stafford Street. The strip was grassed and a children's play area established.
Just five minutes drive from Napier’s central business district you can discover an area steeped in history, but with a contemporary edge. New apartments sit alongside tiny old fishermen’s cottages, industrial warehouses and woolstores with distinctive saw-tooth rooflines.
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Ahuriri
Just five minutes drive from Napier’s central business district you can discover an area steeped in history, but with a contemporary edge. New apartments sit alongside tiny old fishermen’s cottages, industrial warehouses and woolstores with distinctive saw-tooth rooflines.
Bluff Hill Walkway
The iconic T&G building is perhaps the most photographed building in NZ. So don't forget to take one yourself!!
The Dome in the T&G Building
101 Marine ParadeThe iconic T&G building is perhaps the most photographed building in NZ. So don't forget to take one yourself!!
Arts & Culture
MTG Hawke’s Bay uses its collection to tell the stories of New Zealand with assurance and style. This is the place to get a fresh perspective on the stories you know including the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake. Here the art that adorns our walls and the objects that fill our homes come together alongside precious photographs and documents to creatively illustrate the life stories of successive generations of New Zealanders.
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MTG Hawke's Bay
1 Tennyson StMTG Hawke’s Bay uses its collection to tell the stories of New Zealand with assurance and style. This is the place to get a fresh perspective on the stories you know including the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake. Here the art that adorns our walls and the objects that fill our homes come together alongside precious photographs and documents to creatively illustrate the life stories of successive generations of New Zealanders.
Essentials
Countdown Carlyle
36 Carlyle StCountdown Supermarket
Entertainment & Activities
With 4 wall to wall cinema screens featuring the highest quality crystal clear digital sound, you really can experience the difference at Reading Cinemas Napier.
Sit back and relax in our luxurious armchair stadium seating and immerse yourself in the latest new release films.
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Reading Cinemas Napier
154 Station StWith 4 wall to wall cinema screens featuring the highest quality crystal clear digital sound, you really can experience the difference at Reading Cinemas Napier.
Sit back and relax in our luxurious armchair stadium seating and immerse yourself in the latest new release films.
Napier Municipal Theatre is the entertainment hub of Hawke's Bay with concerts, shows and events. The exquisite theatre venue is also available for hire for your function or performance.
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Napier Municipal Theatre
119 Tennyson StNapier Municipal Theatre is the entertainment hub of Hawke's Bay with concerts, shows and events. The exquisite theatre venue is also available for hire for your function or performance.
Parks & Nature
Napier Borough Council purchased the Tiffen Estate and house in 1907 to provide a site for the Municipal Theatre, which opened in 1912.
The house was the home of Henry Stokes Tiffen, a well-known identity in Napier's early history. It stood on the area now occupied by the upper level car park on the Napier Hill end of Dalton Street.
The steps and flanking pillars are at the foot of a path that leads to the wooded upper slopes of Tiffen Park. Winding paths are a feature of this reserve.
The entrance was built using a bequest of £880 in 1940 by Mary Smith. It was opened in December 1954.
Tiffen Park
1 Dalton StreetNapier Borough Council purchased the Tiffen Estate and house in 1907 to provide a site for the Municipal Theatre, which opened in 1912.
The house was the home of Henry Stokes Tiffen, a well-known identity in Napier's early history. It stood on the area now occupied by the upper level car park on the Napier Hill end of Dalton Street.
The steps and flanking pillars are at the foot of a path that leads to the wooded upper slopes of Tiffen Park. Winding paths are a feature of this reserve.
The entrance was built using a bequest of £880 in 1940 by Mary Smith. It was opened in December 1954.
Formed in the 1960s, the Sunken Garden has been described as the parade's 'hidden treasure' because, sited below road level, it offers a sense of serenity and separation from its urban surrounds.
The garden has developed a higher profile since mid-2001 when it was upgraded as part of a Napier City Council revitalisation project aimed at providing better links for Marine Parade attractions.
Sunken Gardens
152 Marine ParadeFormed in the 1960s, the Sunken Garden has been described as the parade's 'hidden treasure' because, sited below road level, it offers a sense of serenity and separation from its urban surrounds.
The garden has developed a higher profile since mid-2001 when it was upgraded as part of a Napier City Council revitalisation project aimed at providing better links for Marine Parade attractions.