Guidebook for Auckland
Essentials
This supermarket is now a Countdown - it is only small but has everything you need. Personally I liked it better when it is was a privately owned and run New World.
6 locals recommend
New World Supermarket Takapuna
371 Lake RdThis supermarket is now a Countdown - it is only small but has everything you need. Personally I liked it better when it is was a privately owned and run New World.
Food Scene
Lone Star
335 Lake RdFamily restaurant and bar within walking distance.
Walk the beach (1200 metres) and then relax in the sun - try their award winning icecream or a takeaway coffee and then sit on the wall and watch the activity on the boatramp.
148 locals recommend
Takapuna Beach Cafe
22 The PromenadeWalk the beach (1200 metres) and then relax in the sun - try their award winning icecream or a takeaway coffee and then sit on the wall and watch the activity on the boatramp.
Arts & Culture
Walk along the beach to the local theatre & then enjoy a casual meal in the village. The carpark adjacent to the cinema becomes a vibrant market every Sunday morning.
48 locals recommend
Berkeley Takapuna
34 Anzac StWalk along the beach to the local theatre & then enjoy a casual meal in the village. The carpark adjacent to the cinema becomes a vibrant market every Sunday morning.
Everything Else
Take a ferry across the harbour to the city. Buses connect from Hauraki Corner
10 locals recommend
Bayswater wharf station
17 Sir Peter Blake ParadeTake a ferry across the harbour to the city. Buses connect from Hauraki Corner
Catch a bus along Lake Road to the historic area of Devonport and then a ferry across to the city.
47 locals recommend
Devonport Ferry
Catch a bus along Lake Road to the historic area of Devonport and then a ferry across to the city.