Travel Reference
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Pig & Whistle
(
www.pigandwhistle.co.nz
;
cnr Haupapa & Tutanekai Sts; 11am-late)
Inside a former police station, this
busy microbrewery-pub serves up Swine lager, big-screen TVs, a beer garden and live
music Thursday to Saturday, plus solid grub (mains $19 to $32). The menu runs the gamut
from crispy pork-belly salad to burgers and vegetarian nachos.
PUB, BREWERY
Belgian Bar
MAP
BAR, LIVE MUSIC
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.facebook.com/pages/belgian-bar/137762819598058
; 1151 Arawa St; 4pm-late Tue-Fri, 2pm-late Sat & Sun)
The best bar in town for lovers of gigs and good beer. Half a dozen Euro-beers on tap and
42 in the bottle accompany regular blues and acoustic acts ('Clapton is God' is
spraypainted behind the stage). Garden bar out the back.
Basement Cinema
MAP
CINEMA
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-350 1400;
www.basementcinema.co.nz
;
1140 Hinemoa St; tickets $14.50; noon-10pm Mon-Fri,
10am-10pm Sat & Sun)
Part of the same complex as the Wall rock-climbing gym, the Basement
screens offbeat, foreign-language and art-house flicks.
