The Three Lamps end of Ponsonby has an eclectic range of shops, with a few designer second hand places nestled between kitchen wares, juice bars and banks. Café Sierra has to be about the only proper café in the strip, where you can sit out the back or out on the pavement and have a coffee and/or Panini and watch the Ponsonbyers go about their business. Coffee here is good, the food is possibly a bit average but worth it if you want to stay a while and use the Wifi. Also the back garden is a bit of a haven from the streetfront of Ponsonby and can be booked out for private functions. read more