Since loc­a­tion-based social media web­site Foursquare became avail­able in here in Novem­ber last year, iWel­ling­to­ni­ans have taken to it with enthu­si­asm.

But, you may find your­self won­der­ing, with all the check­ing-in going on, just where it is that all these iPhone-wield­ing hip­ster geeks are going?

Well, web­site Map.pr is able to cal­cu­late a list of the top 20 Wel­ling­ton loc­a­tions, based on highest num­bers of Foursquare checkins:

  1. Mojo Old Bank (954)
  2. New World – Wake­field St (231)
  3. Hooch (192)
  4. The Malt­house (216)
  5. South­ern Cross (202)
  6. Hashigo Zake (195)
  7. Aro Cafe (110)
  8. The Green Man (190)
  9. Moore Wilson’s – Tory St (171)
  10. Mat­ter­horn (166)
  11. Mojo Invin­cible (157)
  12. Caffe L’af­fare (153)
  13. Wel­ling­ton City Lib­rary – Cent­ral (146)
  14. Legato Espresso Cafe (144)
  15. Meow (134)
  16. Mighty Mighty (131)
  17. Sweet Mother­’s Kit­chen (131)
  18. State Tower Food Court (122)
  19. West­pac Sta­di­um (121)
  20. Felix Cafe (113)

No sur­prises for #1 – Mojo Matt is well known for embra­cing social media, as well as mak­ing splen­did cof­fee.

The rest is a line-up of some of the best places in town, though it is refresh­ing to see less-than-hip spots like The Green Man and the State Tower Food Court mak­ing the list.

By the way, is check­ing in at the super­mar­ket the new bana­nas-in-the-trol­ley singles tac­tic?

For a bit of con­trast, Auck­land’s top 20 sees a couple of non-ven­ues – the har­bour bridge and Queen Street, as well as TVNZ in 5th place and, um, a Star­bucks in 6th.