Entertainment

Honey
This comfy-sofa'd champagne bar sells unique Kiwi drinks such as NZ-made gin (South) and vodka (42 Below), which can be infused with feijoa or manuka honey. There's also a great open-air deck on the roof if it all starts going to your head and you need a touch of the great outdoors.
5 O'Connell St
City Centre
tel: 369 5639

Civic Theatre
Millions have been spent restoring the Civic Theatre. It has a romantic, Eastern-style interior featuring a midnight-blue, star-studded ceiling in the main theatre and gold lions with blazing red eyes crouched in alcoves. Prior to its renovation it was a movie theatre; now the Civic features popular musicals likeLes MiserablesorPhantom of the Opera.
cnr Wellesley St W & Queen St
City Centre
tel: 309 2677

Ivy
The wine list is almost too long at this excellent wine bar with exemplary food and occasional live music.
463 New North Rd
tel: 09 815 1535

Nuffield Street Brew Bar
Serving the beloved products of Mac's Breweries, this stylish modern bar has DJs and live music on the weekends.
23 Nuffield St
Newmarket
tel: 523 4554

Wine Loft
Head up the stairs for a chocolate-hued, sofa-filled loft that's perfect for wine quaffing and platter sharing by an open fire (or window come summer). An eclectic list takes in wine from NZ, Australia, South America and Europe.
67 Shortland St
Central Auckland

Pasha
Awesome cocktails and Moorish exoticism combine in this impressive Viaduct bar.
Shed 22, Princes Wharf
tel: 355 0077