Guidebook for Napier

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Guidebook for Napier

Food Scene

Great Thai meals, takeaways or enjoy a meal in their gorgeous restaurant at reasonable prices.
13 locals recommend
Thai Chef's Restaurant Napier
110 Taradale Road
13 locals recommend
Great Thai meals, takeaways or enjoy a meal in their gorgeous restaurant at reasonable prices.
Lovely bar cafe right on the water front and to take a stroll afterwards along the walkway.
12 locals recommend
Boardwalk Beach Bar & Bistro
8 Hardinge Rd
12 locals recommend
Lovely bar cafe right on the water front and to take a stroll afterwards along the walkway.
Has an intimate upstairs restaurant dining area for lunch and dinners with a bird's eye view over the marina. Suggest booking and reserving window table.
35 locals recommend
The Thirsty Whale Bar & Restaurant
62 W Quay
35 locals recommend
Has an intimate upstairs restaurant dining area for lunch and dinners with a bird's eye view over the marina. Suggest booking and reserving window table.
Lovely vineyard/restaurant with lots of outdoor tables set under shady trees. Try there shared platters.
68 locals recommend
Clearview Estate Winery & Clearview Estate Red Shed Restaurant
194 Clifton Rd
68 locals recommend
Lovely vineyard/restaurant with lots of outdoor tables set under shady trees. Try there shared platters.
Through the street level double doors and up the stairs for a little touch of Art Deco atmosphere and a lovely meal. Charlies is a family business that has been around for decades.
Charlie's Art Deco Restaurant - Seafood & Steak - Napier
78 Emerson St
Through the street level double doors and up the stairs for a little touch of Art Deco atmosphere and a lovely meal. Charlies is a family business that has been around for decades.
Daily 3-6pm, enjoy a winer and a platters in this relaxed setting nestled under Te Mata Peak.
75 locals recommend
Craggy Range
253 Waimarama Rd
75 locals recommend
Daily 3-6pm, enjoy a winer and a platters in this relaxed setting nestled under Te Mata Peak.
One of Napier's older wineries, conveniently located to town, for quality food and wine.
44 locals recommend
Church Road Winery Cellar Door
150 Church Rd
44 locals recommend
One of Napier's older wineries, conveniently located to town, for quality food and wine.
A lovely country winery/restaurant with tables set out under the trees for dining. Very relaxing atmosphere.
19 locals recommend
Villa Maria Gimblett Gravels
2375 State Highway 50
19 locals recommend
A lovely country winery/restaurant with tables set out under the trees for dining. Very relaxing atmosphere.
A little bit funky, this cafe does great coffee and has lots of healthy and not so healthy options to partake of while watching the fishing trawlers go about their day.
Hep Set Mooch
58 West Quay
A little bit funky, this cafe does great coffee and has lots of healthy and not so healthy options to partake of while watching the fishing trawlers go about their day.
The best supply of fresh seafood. Also they cook fish 'n' chips which you can have there or wander across to the estuary for a picnic dinner.
6 locals recommend
Hawkes Bay Seafoods
6 locals recommend
The best supply of fresh seafood. Also they cook fish 'n' chips which you can have there or wander across to the estuary for a picnic dinner.

Sightseeing

Best place to gather information on local sights, tours, maps,etc
40 locals recommend
Napier i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
100 Marine Parade
40 locals recommend
Best place to gather information on local sights, tours, maps,etc
Gives you a panoramic view over most of Hawkes Bay.
9 locals recommend
Peak House
357 Te Mata Peak Rd
9 locals recommend
Gives you a panoramic view over most of Hawkes Bay.
Handy lookout over the Napier Port, CBD and Napier.
11 locals recommend
Bluff Hill
11 locals recommend
Handy lookout over the Napier Port, CBD and Napier.
Just 10 minutes walk down the road from the apartment, a lovely garden for a some exercise, sit/meditate, chat with the birds in the aviary or feed the ducks and doves.
20 locals recommend
Botanical Gardens
19 Spencer Rd
20 locals recommend
Just 10 minutes walk down the road from the apartment, a lovely garden for a some exercise, sit/meditate, chat with the birds in the aviary or feed the ducks and doves.
Saturday mornings, 9am-1pm, this area is a mini Farmers Market of fresh produce, coffee and other interesting sights, smells and sounds.
Clive Square East
Clive Square East
Saturday mornings, 9am-1pm, this area is a mini Farmers Market of fresh produce, coffee and other interesting sights, smells and sounds.

Everything Else

Only 10 minutes drive from your apartment.
22 locals recommend
Hawke's Bay Airport
111 Main N Rd
22 locals recommend
Only 10 minutes drive from your apartment.
So many flavours of ice cream! And handy to the beachfront walkway for a stroll while enjoying your favourite flavour.
Cool Cat Ice Cream Parlour
13 Harding Rd
So many flavours of ice cream! And handy to the beachfront walkway for a stroll while enjoying your favourite flavour.
The nearest petrol station to the apartment.
Caltex - Hyderabad
12 Hyderabad Road
The nearest petrol station to the apartment.
In case of emergency.
Napier Central Police Station
135 Dalton St
In case of emergency.
In case of medical emergency.
City Medical 24/7 Urgent Medical Care
76 Wellesley Rd
In case of medical emergency.

Arts & Culture

Fancy a game of lawn bowls, visitors are welcome on Thursday roll ups, register at 1pm. Bowls are available for use. Wear flat, non-ribbed shoes.
Bowls Napier Inc
35 Herrick St
Fancy a game of lawn bowls, visitors are welcome on Thursday roll ups, register at 1pm. Bowls are available for use. Wear flat, non-ribbed shoes.
For a little touch of country, this little pub often has a live band on Sundays. Meals are filling but not 'a la carte'. There is also a pool table for a bit more fun.
12 locals recommend
The Puketapu
679 Puketapu Rd
12 locals recommend
For a little touch of country, this little pub often has a live band on Sundays. Meals are filling but not 'a la carte'. There is also a pool table for a bit more fun.
Local movie theatre.
16 locals recommend
Reading Cinemas Napier
154 Station St
16 locals recommend
Local movie theatre.
An intimate movie theatre built with your comfort in mind, with padded lounge chairs rather than the small traditional seats.
27 locals recommend
The Globe Theatrette
15 Hardinge Rd
27 locals recommend
An intimate movie theatre built with your comfort in mind, with padded lounge chairs rather than the small traditional seats.
Great to cool off or warm up. They have three pools all at different temperatures. There is also a full length pool for those serious about swimming laps.
44 locals recommend
Ocean Spa
42 Marine Parade
44 locals recommend
Great to cool off or warm up. They have three pools all at different temperatures. There is also a full length pool for those serious about swimming laps.

Essentials

A smaller supermarket and very easy to find just what you want where they still don't charge you for the plastic shopping bag.
27 locals recommend
Countdown Carlyle
36 Carlyle St
27 locals recommend
A smaller supermarket and very easy to find just what you want where they still don't charge you for the plastic shopping bag.