Top Things to do in North Shore
Top Restaurants in North Shore
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in North Shore, North Island
Discover the best top things to do in North Shore, New Zealand including Escape Spa, Miller Road Fragrance Studio, Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Auckland Night Market, Forme Spa & Wellbeing Takapuna, The Vic Devonport, Bruce Mason Centre, Devonport Chocolates, Devonport Museum, Performance Diver NZ.
Restaurants in North Shore
1. Escape Spa
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Welcome to ESCAPE Spa | Beauty Clinic ! In the heart of Takapuna, on Auckland's beautiful North Shore, just behind the beach, you will find ESCAPE, your expert Beauty and Wellness Clinic. Whether you require advanced Beauty, Skin or Hair care, Anti-Aging or Hair Removal treatments, including IPL, omnilux or HiFU treatment, our experienced therapists will provide you with professional attention and service. Do you need some time out to relax, re-energize or give your health a boost? Let us look after your health and well-being with a variety of relaxing Massage Therapies, Spa Facials and Pampering body treatments.
Reviewed By _D3471WQ - Kushchyovskaya, Russia
Great, calm atmosphere. The ease of booking appointment to payment make it a very stress-free experience. I booked a massage session and had a "Chillout Package". I was well pampered and ready to conquer the world! ????????????
2. Miller Road Fragrance Studio
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 19 reviews
- Make your own perfume in our beautiful fragrance studio! Perfume Worshop: 2 hour (60 oils) or Perfumer Plus (160 oils) : 3 hours - We also sell locally made Candles, Diffusers & our very own Devonport fragrance to remind you of our special seaside village.
Reviewed By blissjunkies - Auckland, New Zealand
I was given a perfume workshop for my birthday - what a treat! I’ve always had a love of perfume but this was an experience I’ll treasure for a years to come, in fact it was so good I did a second! So many divine notes to choose from and under the teams’ expert care you’re guided to create a totally unique fragrance which come in a gorgeous bottle. Fabulous day, lovely company and I smell sensational! :)
3. Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 306 reviews
Reviewed By NancyT232 - Gig Harbor, United States
This museum highlights the history of the New Zealand Navy. They use personal stories of individuals to describe historic battles, complete with artifacts and photographs of the individuals, making the stories more personal. There were photographs of contemporary naval personnel as well as wall-size photographs of the crews from historic vessels. Many exhibits were interactive enough to draw you in but not so much as to distract from the story. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. There's a small shop as well as a cafe right on the waterfront. Great way to spend a day in town, and very accessible from the ferry dock. Ferries run every half hour to the main terminal in Auckland. Great place to get away from the cruise ship for a peaceful day.
4. Auckland Night Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
Held in seven locations across Auckland, the night markets have a great vibe, with buskers, magicians, and dance troupes plus delicious street food from around the globe.
Reviewed By IntoTheDeepBlue
The Glenfield Sunday Night Market is a must-do for a huge variety (with an emphasis on Asian) of cheap eats served fresh and hot. Malaysian, Thai, Chinese, Filipino, American, Korean, South African...the list of cuisines represented is long. At first glance, you could easily imagine that you were browsing street vendors in any of a dozen Asian cities. Most of the food is cooked right in front of you, so you get it piping hot. We’ve been coming to this market for years and it’s always good, always a fun experience for everyone in the family. Wander around, snack on delicious food from all over the world, top it off with your choice of sweet treat from any of a dozen dessert stalls and then take home a little bit of everything. Wow. The prices are rock-bottom. $10 for 4 large teriyaki chicken sticks, $11 for 33 pot-stickers, $2 pork buns, $10 for 7 pieces of prawn shiu-mai, and don’t leave without your healthy serving of Nutella cheesecake for $5. As the night goes on, the market gets crowded and parking fills up in the parking structure. Still, there are always spaces available, you just have to drive up higher in the structure to get them. We like to show up when things are just getting rolling at 5:30pm, and folks are starting to trickle in. Whenever you arrive, the Glenfield Sunday Night Market is a good time, with good food, at crazy-good prices. There are merchandise vendors here, also, and browsing their stalls is always interesting. iPhone paraphernalia, jewelry, hats, clothing, holistic health items, toys and more. Fresh fruit and vegetables round out the vendor stalls. The hours are 5:30pm to 11:00pm. We heartily recommend the Glenfield Sunday Night Market. It’s fun for the whole family. If you’re lucky, there will be live music and maybe even the human statue guy. Check out the pictures!
5. Forme Spa & Wellbeing Takapuna
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Life takes it out of you. We put it back. In a world that is all go, go, go we say stop. Take a breath. Book in some long overdue "me time" with the talented and professional team at Forme Spa & Wellbeing. With an unparalled range of health promoting, curative beauty and body treatments on offer, we make it easy for you to relax and re-energise, revealing the beautiful you within. Whether it is blissful massage, a rejuvenating facial or beauty maintenance, you are in good hands. There is good reason why we are the leading day spa group with 10 day spas in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch & Queenstown.
Reviewed By Joodle2014 - Auckland Central, New Zealand
This 60minute hot stone massage was the best I have ever had. Victoria was excellent in every way, quiet, unobtrusive and the pressure she applied during the massage was perfect. I have come home feeling relaxed but also energised. Thank you Forme but especially Victoria
6. The Vic Devonport
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Auckland's Vintage Picture Theatre and Live Venue in the heart of Devonport and 15 min from Auckland CBD
Reviewed By BarryG1503
viewed the "Passion of Augustine" on thursday 16th - the manager was excellent and most friendly and helpful. I used to be the ice cream kid selling ice creams back in the 60's so brought back great memories - of screaming girls at the Beatles movies!!! and more..the toilets were clean and well maintained the theatre remains the same to this day.we viewed in a smaller theatre and although the film started without subtitles the manager soon fixed the problem immediately - very impressed -thanks to those involved who have maintained the theatre in such a good state..cheers and thanks
7. Bruce Mason Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
The Bruce Mason Centre has taken a lead role in arts and entertainment on the North Shore. The centre hosts a wide range of family entertainment, ballet, dance, music and is the North Shore hub for the Comedy Festival.
Reviewed By Sn00k - Takapuna, New Zealand
We went to a 'Jazz Spectacular' show and every instrument sounded perfect. Good parking nearby and very easy access. The only thing missing is a centre aisle but even from a side aisle we had a good view.
8. Devonport Chocolates
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 122 reviews
This shop sells handmade gourmet chocolates from the seaside village of Devonport. Its collection with wrappers decorated with pukeko and kiwi birds by local artist Fraser Williams makes a great gift.
Reviewed By X9477ZRkarenm - Sans Souci, Australia
We arrived by the ferry and grab a coffee and wondered around. A local told us about Devonport chocolates and it was a MUST visit. We received a warm welcome by a lovely young lady with a smile. Who proceeded to inform us of the local making and tasting was on offer. We tried a few chocolates AND DRUNK the HOT CHOCOLATE!! Omg the best ever.. We purchased a number of different types of chocolates DARK chocolate slices - MILK rugby balls DARK CHOCOLATE FROGS and a small bag of REJECTS ONE word to describe this experience DELICIOUS.
9. Devonport Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By jenni4711 - Sydney, Australia
Before you visit, make sure the museum is open. It only seems to open for a few hours at a time. There is no admission cost which is a bonus and there is a beautiful park around the museum. All the staff are volunteers and we were unable to find out how the Museum pays for itself. We were really interested in life in the early days of New Zealand. They seemed to have very little. Afterwards, we walked around Devonport and the houses are gorgeous. It reminded us a little of Paddington in Sydney, but on the water. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Devonport.
10. Performance Diver NZ
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 9 reviews
Performance Diver was established in 1998 and has since grown to become New Zealand's largest dive gear store. We are a PADI 5 Star IDC centre, so we can train divers at all levels from the complete beginner right through to Instructor and beyond! We pride ourselves on offering the highest levels of customer service and the lowest possible price
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