Heritage
Hinemoa Street has much to offer the visitor to Stafford
Villa with its amazing array of quaint houses, shops and
businesses. Beneath their historic facade are award winning
restaurants and clever specialty shops that hold all manner
of surprises.
Located in one of Birkenhead’s most historic buildings
is award winning restaurant Gumdiggers,
Thai
Issan is one of the special little restaurants with
warm ambiance, and eight.two
serves modern innovative New Zealand Cuisine in a beautifully
restored Villa, while Ravenhill
brings a delightful European flavour to the area. Cafes
are in abundance along this heritage strip. Within a 5 minute
drive you will find The
Engine Room one of New Zealands top restauarants.
Specialty shops such as Primrose Cottage and Hybrid, offering
fine gifts, and Vintage
Antiques, specialising in early French and continental
antique furniture and giftware, make it feel like you have
just popped in from a Paris street. For the fashionista,
Verranda
Young and Absolutely Fabulous both offer a selection
of designer fashions for the discerning shopper.
Next
Door Gallery delivers all New Zealand made gifts -your
one stop kiwiana arts and crafts store. Not to be missed
at he
top end of Hinemoa Street you will find Passionata
for 'the
woman who wants to be remembered' with antiques, specialising
in vintage, couture, jewellery, bags, clothes, accessories.
Not to be missed, The
Birkenhead Artisan Market is on the 3rd Saturday of
each month, selling artisan foodstuffs, textiles, jewellery,
homewares, clothing and art that are hard to find in New
Zealand.
To check availability
and for secure reservations book here:
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