Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rogue & Vagabond
CRAFT BEER
(
www.rogueandvagabond.co.nz
;
18 Garrett St)
Right in the heart of Cuba fronting on to a pre-
cious pocket park, the Rogue is a lovably scruffy, colourful, kaleidoscopic craft-beer bar
with heaps going on: 18 taps; voluminous, chewy-crust pizza ($15 to $22); regular,
rockin' gigs; and sifting about on the patio or slouching around on the lawn.
Southern Cross
PUB
(
www.thecross.co.nz
; 39 Abel Smith St; 8am-late)
Welcoming to all - from frenetic five-
year-olds to Nana with her knitting - the fun, easygoing Cross rambles around a series of
colourful rooms, combining a respectable restaurant, lively bar, dance floor, pool table
and the best garden bar in town. There's interesting beer on tap, food to suit all budgets,
and regular events including bingo, gigs and quiz night.
Laundry
BAR
(
www.laundry.net.nz
;
240 Cuba St; 10am-late Wed-Sun, 4pm-late Tue)
Tumble into this junk-
shop juke joint any time of the day or night for a tipple and a taco, and hang out with the
hipsters in a wrinkle-free zone. Carousal is encouraged with regular gigs and deejays,
lip-smacking libations and colourful, carnivalesque decor pasted up with a very rough
brush. Trailer-trash backyard complete with a caravan.
Molly Malone's
IRISH PUB
(
www.mollymalones.co.nz
; cnr Courtenay Pl & Taranaki St; 11am-1am Sun-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat)
This highly polished Irish bar hosts live music nearly every night, and dishes up well-
priced pub grub and a balcony overlooking the bustle. If the
craic
downstairs is too much
for you, head up to the piano bar for a quiet dram.
Havana
BAR
(
www.havanabar.co.nz
;
32 Wigan St; 11.30am-late Mon-Fri, 3pm-late Sat)
Go out of your way
to find Havana, a mighty fine needle in Welly's hospitality haystack, hidden down a
sidestreet and squeezed into two adjacent heritage cottages sharing a groovy backyard.
Fortify yourself with tapas and top shelf, then chinwag, smoke or flirt, or all three, then
break out your sexy legs in the microdisco.
