The Twenty-seven Names workroom.
Yesterday morning I touched down in our capital city and the first thing that struck me was the cold. No, actually, the very first thing that happened was I was notified of this (BEST NEWS EVER!) but the second thing was the cold. Jesus Christ it is freezing here in Wellington. (In comparison to Auckland, anyway.) Despite my adverse reaction to the ridiculous temperature and wind outside, I was determined to make a go of the day in Wellington, as opposed to spending the whole day in my hotel room.
I started with dropping my bags at my premier studio (balllllerrrrr) at the Museum Hotel. The room wasn’t ready but that was okay – I had plans. I walked more than 100 metres for the first time in months – 15 minutes to Floriditas -an all day eatery on Cuba Street. I was meeting Anjali and Rachel from Twenty-seven Names for breakfast. I had buttery scrambled eggs. They were good. For anyone who is visiting Wellington, I highly recommend them and the ginger loaf with caramel icing. The rest of the day was filled with a lemon honey ginger at Fidel’s, a mission to find a place that would get rid of my gel nails (Roisna at Classiquo came to the rescue – thanks Roisna!), a meeting with Louise Hatton – Wellington’s finest fashion photographer, a trip to the new(ish) Twenty-seven Names workspace, a trip to the Ruby store, two meet ups with friends, a quick wardrobe change, an attendance at the Wellington Fashion Week opening function where the Mayor of Wellington flashed her spanx/bike pants under her dress during her speech (on purpose) – no joke and I met a lollipop-toting Issy from Season 3 of New Zealand’s Next Top Model, a fashion-week-esque dinner of fried chicken and macaroni cheese at Sweet Mother’s Kitchen and drinks at Hawthorn. I got back to the hotel at 2:00am, dead. It’s surprising how productive one can be when they wake up at 7:30am.
Now it’s 11:55am the next day and I haven’t ventured outside. The first Wellington Fashion Week show is on tonight but I’ve got a good 6 hours until then – Wellingtonians! What’s good?! Hit me up!
The coffee at Memphis Belle on Courtenay Place is great and the boys that work there are hilarious. Also VIVO on Edward st has fantastic antipasto platters. Also if you go back to Fidel’s you should try a vegan muffin. I’m not vegan, but they’re the yummest muffins ever, chocka full of yum ingredients and they’re super filling.
If for some reason you head to Newtown, you HAVE to go to Monterey’s and try their burgers. The haloumi pesto and chilli burger is the best.
Hope you have fun in my city, I’m gutted I’m missing out on such a great occasion.
going to fidels and not having a thickshake is unheard of and possibly illegal so you probably should hit it up for round 2, otherwise typical fun close to you = good as gold and some of the vintage shops on cuba haha, have fun!
Oh! Do go visit my wonderful friends swonderful store named.. Swonderful. Cuba St. Do it!
Note: it’s colder today than it was yesterday. I rugged up with gloves for the first time.
Hmmm… what to do? You could go up to the Botans or go for a (freezing) stroll along the waterfront & get gelato… always a favourite pasttime.
Go to Martha’s Pantry (and the new Arthurs next door) and get tea. :) It’s at the top of cuba, further up than Fidels.
Slow Boat Records on Cuba Street. Go and say Hi to the rather excellent Jeremy Taylor. Talk to him about red jeans…should he go there, do you think?
I’ll carry on the foodyness off this Queen Sally’s Diamond Deli has the best pies and iced drinks if you’re out in Lyall Bay. If you are that way drive through the Seatoun tunnel and visit Harry’s, they have fab coats.
If you’re heading out to Harry’s (No 11 Seatoun bus) Zak’s cafe a few doors up does a wicked poached tamarillo on gingerbread, or stop at the Gipsy Kitchen in Strathmore Park on the way back for a decadent caramel scone…
Laffare for coffee
Gelato on the waterfront at kaffee eis
Blair street shopping
The service depot
This is a tasty spot for a meal:
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you got home at 2am! word sister! i thought you were signing out for the night! good effort!
Starting at the top of Cuba St
Go to Martha’s Pantry for amazing baking and tea then head just down the road to particles of time for some well selected vintage menswear. Just down the street is Emma a really nice women’s boutique that stocks their own and other local labels.
Next up would be Swonderful for cutesy crafts and clothes. Further down Cuba are Slownboat Records, Wakefield Hotel, Ziggurat and Hunters and Collectors (classic wellington vintage) if you are feeling in need of a pick up, go to Supreme’s cafe Customs fro and amazing single origin filter coffee.
From then on its the Cuba st mall, just freestyle that and see what you come upon.
At the Wakefield st/Lambton Quay end of town check out the Service Depot and Unity Books.
Food wise Nikau at the city Gallery does an amazing brunch.
Goodl uck and have fun.
What I took away from this post is: “I’m hungry”, LOL thanks now I have to go find something tasty in my practically bare fridge :-) Awesome shot on high snobiety though, wow! You have mad skills!
Go to Motel! Turn down Tory Street (on the side of BK), there’s a little lane opposite Bunnings. Go down that and I think it’s the 2nd door on your left. It’s nondescript, and you go up a flight of stairs to the bar. Best to have someone show you. Amazing cocktails, and I once saw Martin Freeman there.
If you ever go back to Sweet Mothers, have a peanut butter milkshake (I get mine done with a shot of chocolate!) and at Fidels get the Snickers Shake. I also recommend the home made lemonade at Floriditas.
Some other places to eat/drink: Duke Carvells and Matterhorn. Matterhorn always has the loveliest food.