Lindsey's Guidebook
Food scene
One of our favourite restaurants! Polynesian, Asian, Thai, Vietnamese, Fusion Cuisine to die for!
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Blue Ginger
10 Blacksmith LnOne of our favourite restaurants! Polynesian, Asian, Thai, Vietnamese, Fusion Cuisine to die for!
For an extra special treat, the best food in the area by far! Check out their webpage to learn more. Divine!
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Eggsentric Cafe And Restaurant
1049 Purangi RdFor an extra special treat, the best food in the area by far! Check out their webpage to learn more. Divine!
We love their $10-13 lunches when we go into Whitianga to stock up on supplies. Excellent, tasty, freshly cooked food and lovely, friendly. Generally just a smaller portion than the evening menu but more than enough for the price 😍 They can add extra chilli if you prefer things a bit spicy. My favourites ... Pad Kra Prow (P6) and Pad Khing (P4) ... and love them hot or Thai hot ❤️
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The House of Chang Thai
33 Albert StWe love their $10-13 lunches when we go into Whitianga to stock up on supplies. Excellent, tasty, freshly cooked food and lovely, friendly. Generally just a smaller portion than the evening menu but more than enough for the price 😍 They can add extra chilli if you prefer things a bit spicy. My favourites ... Pad Kra Prow (P6) and Pad Khing (P4) ... and love them hot or Thai hot ❤️
Fabulous food! Their “French Grill” is my breakfast treat favourite. Quality ingredients all round. Awesome coffee and beautiful sweet treats, and if you can’t decide which one to have then why not take a one home for later too 😀 There’s a lovely little homeware/giftware area too.
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The French Fig
41 Albert StFabulous food! Their “French Grill” is my breakfast treat favourite. Quality ingredients all round. Awesome coffee and beautiful sweet treats, and if you can’t decide which one to have then why not take a one home for later too 😀 There’s a lovely little homeware/giftware area too.
Coro Club - Café & Venue
7 Dakota DrA great place for plane-spotters, and great food.
Just over the hill from us (8 min drive) Lukes Kitchen is an absolute MUST visit for all things awesome. The BEST food in the area! Check out their website for menu details, and their online reviews and you'll see how everyone else is raving about it too.
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Lukes Kitchen
20 Black Jack RdJust over the hill from us (8 min drive) Lukes Kitchen is an absolute MUST visit for all things awesome. The BEST food in the area! Check out their website for menu details, and their online reviews and you'll see how everyone else is raving about it too.
Shopping
Local stores and supermarkets
New World Whitianga
1 Joan Gaskell DrOne of two larger supermarkets in Whitianga.
Whitianga Countdown
24 Joan Gaskell DrOne of two larger supermarkets in Whitianga.
Excellent range for such a small supermarket. Also ice-creams, hot pies, freshly baked bread & pastries etc (have to be there relatively early for those though!). Lotto.
Four Square Matarangi
195 Matarangi DrExcellent range for such a small supermarket. Also ice-creams, hot pies, freshly baked bread & pastries etc (have to be there relatively early for those though!). Lotto.
Excellent range of fabulous wines from all over the world! Also spirits, beer etc.
Puku & Kerres Liquor Store
197 Matarangi DrExcellent range of fabulous wines from all over the world! Also spirits, beer etc.
A fabulous little local, friendly store showcasing local products as well as pantry essentials etc. Giant ice-creams, wine & beer, warm pies, sweety treats and freshly baked bread.
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Kuaotunu Store
16 Black Jack RdA fabulous little local, friendly store showcasing local products as well as pantry essentials etc. Giant ice-creams, wine & beer, warm pies, sweety treats and freshly baked bread.
Sightseeing
The Driving Creek Railway climbs 2.7km from the Base Station at 55 metres above sea level to EyeFull Tower at 167 metres above sea level, a total climb of 115 metres. With an average gradient of 1-in-24.1 (1 vertical metre for every 24.1 metre of length) the Driving Creek Railway is New Zealand’s steepest railway.
Unlike most other tourist railways, this railway is newly built rather than being an old line that has been restored. It is New Zealand’s only narrow-gauge mountain railway.
Also features a Wildlife Sanctuary & Sculpture Garden, Pottery & Craft Shop, and the brand new Coromandel Zipline Tours! Glide through the forest on this unique zipline canopy tour and experience Coromandel's breath-taking native forest from all levels, as you fly above the trees and walk beneath the ferns.
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Driving Creek
380 Driving Creek RdThe Driving Creek Railway climbs 2.7km from the Base Station at 55 metres above sea level to EyeFull Tower at 167 metres above sea level, a total climb of 115 metres. With an average gradient of 1-in-24.1 (1 vertical metre for every 24.1 metre of length) the Driving Creek Railway is New Zealand’s steepest railway.
Unlike most other tourist railways, this railway is newly built rather than being an old line that has been restored. It is New Zealand’s only narrow-gauge mountain railway.
Also features a Wildlife Sanctuary & Sculpture Garden, Pottery & Craft Shop, and the brand new Coromandel Zipline Tours! Glide through the forest on this unique zipline canopy tour and experience Coromandel's breath-taking native forest from all levels, as you fly above the trees and walk beneath the ferns.
The Waterworks
471 The 309 RoadSailing and/or Fishing Tours
Based in Whitianga, Windborne is a 1928 Topsail Schooner built in Porthlevin England by Gilbert & Pascoe Boatbuilders. Available charters include Day Sailing, Day Trip to Mercury Island, Sunset Cruise, Private Charters and Extended Sailing.
Windborne Charters
The EsplanadeBased in Whitianga, Windborne is a 1928 Topsail Schooner built in Porthlevin England by Gilbert & Pascoe Boatbuilders. Available charters include Day Sailing, Day Trip to Mercury Island, Sunset Cruise, Private Charters and Extended Sailing.
Local History
With exhibits about the Polynesian navigator Kupe, Maori artifacts, the Endeavour and James Cook, HMS Buffalo (sunk 1840), kauri timber and gum, the old dairy factory in which the museum is housed, early settlers’ records, natural history, fishing displays and a wonderful photographic collection.
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Mercury Bay Museum
11a The EsplanadeWith exhibits about the Polynesian navigator Kupe, Maori artifacts, the Endeavour and James Cook, HMS Buffalo (sunk 1840), kauri timber and gum, the old dairy factory in which the museum is housed, early settlers’ records, natural history, fishing displays and a wonderful photographic collection.
