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30 delectable small plates, and relax in the brick-lined and timbered, cellarlike dining
room. This is one of the city's real hidden gems - dark and twinkly, sensual and delicious.
Hawthorn Lounge
(
www.hawthornlounge.co.nz
;
82 Tory St; 6pm-late Tue-Sat)
This classy cocktail bar has a 1920s
speakeasy feel, suited up in waistcoats and wide-brimmed fedoras. Sip a drink and play
poker, or simply enjoy the behind-the-bar theatrics from the Hawthorn's serious mixolo-
gists twisting and turning classics into modern-day masterpieces. Kiss me, tease me, spoil
me wines.
COCKTAIL BAR
Library
MAP
BAR
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.thelibrary.co.nz
;
53 Courtenay Pl; 5pm-late)
You'll find yourself in the right kind of bind at
the book-filled Library, with its velveteen booths, board games and best-selling cocktails.
An excellent all-round drink selection is complemented by a highly sharable menu of
sweet and savoury treats including chocolate fondant and cheese. Live music on occasion.
Matterhorn
(
www.matterhorn.co.nz
;
106 Cuba St; 3pm-late)
An early riser in Welly's 21st-century bar scene,
the 'Horn still hovers around the top with its reputable food (tapas from mid-arvo, dinner
daily, brunch weekends), snappy service and regular live music. The sultry, designerly
style for which it is famous is now slightly faded and dated, but this matters little in the
dimmed light of its bewitching hours.
BAR
Entertainment
Wellington is home to a long-standing professional theatre, Circa, whose busy program is
augmented by plenty of amateur companies and fringe performers, student shows and reg-
ular visiting tours. Peruse listings at
www.eventfinder.co.nz
.
Many events are ticketed via
Ticketek
(
www.ticketek.co.nz
)
box offices, located at
St James Theatre
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(77 Courtenay
(
www.ticketdirect.co.nz
)
. Discount same-day tickets for some productions are often available at
the i-SITE.
