Hinemoa Street

Winding through the quaint old houses of Northcote Point through to Birkenhead town centre, Hinemoa Street has much to offer the visitor to the Harbourside region of North Shore City. Even locals who use it as their route to the motorway should perhaps look more closely at the amazing array of shops and businesses that line the road. Beneath their historic facades are award winning restaurants, clever specialty shops that hold all manner of surprises (and bargains) and inviting cafés that know their latte from their flat whites...oooooh yes!

Located in one of Birkenhead’s most historic buildings is the award-winning restaurant Gumdiggers which takes great pride in providing good food at good prices while the Thai Isaan is one of those special little restaurants with warm ambiance and even warmer food. Eight.TWO serves modern innovative New Zealand cuisine in a beautifully restored villa, while the Mezze Bar brings a southern Mediterranean flavour with Spanish Tapas to the Shore along with a wine or a coffee. For a treat order the salmon and dill potato cakes from Grace Café you won’t be disappointed.

The Codfather offers you mastery in fish & chips - generous with the lemon but easy on the salt and real squid rings al dente.

Speciality Shops such as Primrose Cottage, which has fine gifts and homeware, Romantique with its French-style giftware and furniture feels like you’ve just popped in from a Parisian street. The Embroiderer holds all the secrets of fine embroidery while the Fabric Room carries everything needed for soft furnishings. Calder Interior features New Zealand made designer products and specialty lampshades.

Ark has designer children's clothes and accessories, while Verranda Young offers high quality garments for the discerning shopper with brands like Trelise Cooper, LifewithBird and many more.

Exclusive to Isabella is the L'Erbolario skin care range from Italy and selected giftware, and round the corner is Vintage specialising in early French and continental antique furniture and decoratives.

From a beautiful bouquet or to a whole wedding, with In Bloom you have floristry for all occasions.

Then if its pampering you want, Great Lengths can provide that island tan or beautiful nails.

For handcrafted and unique copper sculpture and art pieces, check out Copper Worx behind the Codfather. Nearby is a gem of a shop Loop, stocking end-of-season European clothing plus an excellent range for 5-15 years.