Guidebook for Tauranga

Tim
Guidebook for Tauranga

Food Scene

Amazing quality food across the menu, and a stunning little dessert cabinet. Good for lunches, afternoon tea or dinner. Best to book in peak times as it fills up quickly!
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Dixie Browns
4F Marine Parade
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Amazing quality food across the menu, and a stunning little dessert cabinet. Good for lunches, afternoon tea or dinner. Best to book in peak times as it fills up quickly!
Awesome Japanese-style food. I especially recommend the dumplings and the won-tons!
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Satori Lounge
83 Maunganui Rd
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Awesome Japanese-style food. I especially recommend the dumplings and the won-tons!
Best pizzas, live music most Fridays and Saturdays, also a really pretty bar area with good bartenders. Another one you can walk to from here, about two minutes away.
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The Pizza Library Co.
314 Maunganui Rd
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Best pizzas, live music most Fridays and Saturdays, also a really pretty bar area with good bartenders. Another one you can walk to from here, about two minutes away.
Best coffee ever. You will have to get there by 11am if you want a seat as it's ALWAYS full by 12pm. They have a great range of salads, blackboard meals, good for kids, meals, snacks, yada yada oh did I mention the garden bar out the back?
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eightyeight Cafe
90 Maunganui Rd
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Best coffee ever. You will have to get there by 11am if you want a seat as it's ALWAYS full by 12pm. They have a great range of salads, blackboard meals, good for kids, meals, snacks, yada yada oh did I mention the garden bar out the back?
Absolutely yum Thai food, always busy or full, they do takeaways as well. You can walk there from here and your food is still warm when you get back!
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EasyGo Thai
277 Maunganui Rd
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Absolutely yum Thai food, always busy or full, they do takeaways as well. You can walk there from here and your food is still warm when you get back!
Fine dining at its best. Consistently rated 5 stars, they don't need to advertise because the recommendations are all they need. It's not cheap, but if you can splash out for one night (and book ahead for it), this is my #1 pick for a fine dining experience around here. And the hot pools are across the road for afterwards!
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Mount Bistro
6 Adams Ave
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Fine dining at its best. Consistently rated 5 stars, they don't need to advertise because the recommendations are all they need. It's not cheap, but if you can splash out for one night (and book ahead for it), this is my #1 pick for a fine dining experience around here. And the hot pools are across the road for afterwards!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar for groups of all sizes. Cool buzz once it really gets going about 10pm, lots of live music over the Christmas break.
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Astrolabe Brewbar
82 Maunganui Rd
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Great bar for groups of all sizes. Cool buzz once it really gets going about 10pm, lots of live music over the Christmas break.

Parks & Nature

THE iconic view is from the top, or walk around the base and see the cruise ships half a kilometre away, seals, penguins (don't go near them please). Neither track is suitable for wheelchairs, as both have either or both of stairs and steep sections.
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Mount Maunganui
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THE iconic view is from the top, or walk around the base and see the cruise ships half a kilometre away, seals, penguins (don't go near them please). Neither track is suitable for wheelchairs, as both have either or both of stairs and steep sections.
World top ten beach, only three full blocks walk from my place and stunning. The Mount Maunganui end has lots of good cafes, this end has more of the restaurant and bar scene.
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Mt Maunganui Main Beach
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World top ten beach, only three full blocks walk from my place and stunning. The Mount Maunganui end has lots of good cafes, this end has more of the restaurant and bar scene.
Great swimming beach, start and finish of many iconic races, less than a minute from here. Watch cruise ships come in to the port right next door, hire a catamaran and sail around the gorgeous harbour yourself, walk to Mount Maunganui...
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Pilot Bay Beach
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Great swimming beach, start and finish of many iconic races, less than a minute from here. Watch cruise ships come in to the port right next door, hire a catamaran and sail around the gorgeous harbour yourself, walk to Mount Maunganui...

Essentials

Underground car parking to keep out of the sun.
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New World Mt Maunganui
Maunganui Road
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Underground car parking to keep out of the sun.

Entertainment & Activities

They're awesome! There are a few on the beach and this is one of the best. They have their own boards and wetsuits, and great instructors from here and around the world. It pays to book ahead as they are normally really busy through the peak season.
Hibiscus Surf School
Main Beach
They're awesome! There are a few on the beach and this is one of the best. They have their own boards and wetsuits, and great instructors from here and around the world. It pays to book ahead as they are normally really busy through the peak season.
You can walk there! Massive chain theatre, they have four theatres and up-to-date releases.
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Event Cinemas Mount Maunganui
249 Maunganui Rd
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You can walk there! Massive chain theatre, they have four theatres and up-to-date releases.