Top picks:

• Shop at designer fashion stores
• Dine at some of Auckland’s best cafes and restaurants
• Listen to live music in trendy neighbourhood bars
• Follow heritage walks through Ponsonby’s historic streets

Fact file:

• Ponsonby is a fashionable inner-city suburb of central Auckland
• Ponsonby Road is renowned for its chic shopping and dining spots
• This 19^th Century neighbourhood is distinguished by many beautiful wooden villas

Why visit?

Discover one of Auckland’s hippest suburbs just ten minutes from central Auckland. The main strip, Ponsonby Road, is packed with funky fashion stores and boutique shops intertwined with some of the best cafes, bars and restaurants in New Zealand.

If shopping, eating and enjoying a drink is high on your agenda then head to Ponsonby to mingle with the chic, quirky and downright cool. You’ll find local arts and crafts, decorative cake shops, second-hand book stores, boutique fashion shops, designer home-ware and even a Mini Garage. Splash-out on clothes and accessories made by leading designers, visit top hair-salons and discover specialist food stores.

It’s easy to see why this area is so popular with the sparkling Waitemata Harbour and Rangitoto Island on the horizon.

When it comes to dining Ponsonby doesn’t do things by half - feast your eyes on burger joints, spanish tapas, fine italian cuisine, hearty pub grub, spicy Indian or Japanese sushi. The list goes on! Relax in a small neighbourhood café with your nose in the local paper or people watch as you lunch in a trendy restaurant.

Ponsonby is also the place to be seen when it comes to nightlife, with an eclectic selection of pubs, bars and dance clubs to choose from. It’s a popular spot for music gigs - so be sure to catch a live band or dance late into the night as top DJ’s spin their decks. It’s also a great place to watch live sport, indulge in freshly made cocktails and party into the early hours of the next morning.

Location

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