Pete's Wellington Guidebook
Cafes for lunch or brunch
30min walk under the airport runway and along Lyall Bay beach to this cafe. Excellent place to brunch with fun decor and beautiful ocean views of the southern coastline.
129 locals recommend
Maranui Cafe
7A Lyall Parade30min walk under the airport runway and along Lyall Bay beach to this cafe. Excellent place to brunch with fun decor and beautiful ocean views of the southern coastline.
Run by a husband and wife team this place is a good place to do some film star spotting, with great food
62 locals recommend
The Larder
133 Darlington RdRun by a husband and wife team this place is a good place to do some film star spotting, with great food
Very yummy breakfast right up there amongst our favourites. Delicious food, good coffee, opens early and only 15mins walk from the Studio
37 locals recommend
Cafe Polo
84 Rotherham TerraceVery yummy breakfast right up there amongst our favourites. Delicious food, good coffee, opens early and only 15mins walk from the Studio
Beach
9 minutes drive from the studio with a wide view of the entrance to the Cook Strait. Soft white sand, changing rooms, a playground for young children, smooth grassy spaces above the beach, and quite a bit of parking space make this a fantastic spot.
It also offers quite a lot of shelter from the wind, and the cafe nearby does a good job of food and coffee.
24 locals recommend
Scorching Bay Beach
9 minutes drive from the studio with a wide view of the entrance to the Cook Strait. Soft white sand, changing rooms, a playground for young children, smooth grassy spaces above the beach, and quite a bit of parking space make this a fantastic spot.
It also offers quite a lot of shelter from the wind, and the cafe nearby does a good job of food and coffee.
A small beach, quite secluded and calm from the wind when blowing northerily.
Gets last rays of the sun in evening.
17 locals recommend
Princess Bay
A small beach, quite secluded and calm from the wind when blowing northerily.
Gets last rays of the sun in evening.
Oriental Bay
Neighbourhoods
Cuba Street is a prominent city street in Wellington with unique culture and it's quirky. There are vintage shops, boutiques and cafes.
170 locals recommend
Cuba Street
151 Cuba StCuba Street is a prominent city street in Wellington with unique culture and it's quirky. There are vintage shops, boutiques and cafes.
Sightseeing
Why not catch the Cable Car up from Wellington City to go exploring in the glorious Wellington Botanic Gardens. Different areas within the Gardens allow for a historic exploration between flora and fauna. There is a cafe at the Rose Gardens and the smell from this area is diviine for Rose lovers
Wellington Botanic Garden Treehouse Visitor Centre
101 Glenmore StWhy not catch the Cable Car up from Wellington City to go exploring in the glorious Wellington Botanic Gardens. Different areas within the Gardens allow for a historic exploration between flora and fauna. There is a cafe at the Rose Gardens and the smell from this area is diviine for Rose lovers
Visit. Worth your time - allow 2 hours to appreciate the hard work and effort put into making amazing CGI, models and character development.
174 locals recommend
The Weta Cave
1 Weka StVisit. Worth your time - allow 2 hours to appreciate the hard work and effort put into making amazing CGI, models and character development.
New Zealand's principal museum tracking native and colonial culture as well as natural history. Allow half a day.
Get there by catching number 2 bus from outside our studio. Takes 30mins door to door.
142 locals recommend
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable StNew Zealand's principal museum tracking native and colonial culture as well as natural history. Allow half a day.
Get there by catching number 2 bus from outside our studio. Takes 30mins door to door.
Coffee
With views with the planes flying in and the ocean behind, this is a great place to start your day and 20 minutes walk from the studio
71 locals recommend
Spruce Goose
30 Cochrane StWith views with the planes flying in and the ocean behind, this is a great place to start your day and 20 minutes walk from the studio
Relaxed atmosphere with good food. and coffee inside the Palmer's garden centre. Can’t rate this place highly enough.
9 locals recommend
Chocolate Frog Cafe
71 Miramar AveRelaxed atmosphere with good food. and coffee inside the Palmer's garden centre. Can’t rate this place highly enough.
Fika
24 Southampton RdOpen Mon-Friday (7am until 4pm) for your coffee fix.
240 metres walk from the front gate.
Swimsuit Coffee Miramar
91B Park Road
Excellent coffee and great cheese scones.
Health and Beauty
For a refreshing, tranquil massage. Doesn't look like much on outside but an oasis awaits once inside.
Haylo Skin & Body
127C Park RdFor a refreshing, tranquil massage. Doesn't look like much on outside but an oasis awaits once inside.
Fine dining
This is a very special restaurant with amazing food and drink. Five star Michelin quality food with friendly service and an atmosphere that’s not at all pretentious. Try the squid, blue warehou, Smoked blue moki rillettes - all superb. One of Wellington’s best.
57 locals recommend
Ortega
16 Majoribanks StThis is a very special restaurant with amazing food and drink. Five star Michelin quality food with friendly service and an atmosphere that’s not at all pretentious. Try the squid, blue warehou, Smoked blue moki rillettes - all superb. One of Wellington’s best.
This 25-seater restaurant really feels like you’re at the best dinner party ever. Rita creates a three-course meal each day from whatever is in season at the time.
Set menu with 2 sittings each night. Need to book in advance.
A very special night
16 locals recommend
Rita
89 Aro StThis 25-seater restaurant really feels like you’re at the best dinner party ever. Rita creates a three-course meal each day from whatever is in season at the time.
Set menu with 2 sittings each night. Need to book in advance.
A very special night
Charley Noble
1 Post Office Square