Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Hot in both senses of the word, this super-fashionable restaurant focuses on the fiery cuisine of the Isaan and Lanna regions of northern Thailand. The…
Must-see restaurants in Auckland
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
No one in Auckland produces creative degustations quite like Sid Sahrawat. It's food as both art and science but, more importantly, food to fire up the…
Auckland
Modern Filipino food is the star at Nanam in the North Shore suburb of Takapuna. Dine on innovative updates of traditional Filipino food that made UK chef…
Parnell & Newmarket
Greek cuisine is rare in Auckland, but Gerome's modern interpretation of traditional Hellenic flavours make it one of Auckland's best restaurants…
City Centre & Britomart
That there are queues outside this boutique ice-cream shop even in the middle of winter says a lot about the magical confections that it conjures up…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Located amid the restored heritage architecture of St Kevin's Arcade, Gemmayze St presents a stylish update on Lebanese cuisine. Mint, orange blossom and…
Auckland
The Persian heritage of the Lolaiy family combines with game meat and foraged ingredients at Cazador. Decor such as stuffed animal heads is largely…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Nikkei cuisine, an exciting blend of Japanese and Peruvian influences, is the focus at Azabu. Amid a dramatic interior enlivened by striking images of…
City Centre & Britomart
Occupying a moodily lit basement, Cassia serves modern Indian food with punch and panache. Start with a pani puri, a bite-sized crispy shell bursting with…
Parnell & Newmarket
Pasture is unlike any other dining experience in the city. You'll need to book a few months ahead – the compact space has just two seatings per night and…
Kingsland & Mt Eden
The French Cafe has been rated one of Auckland’s top restaurants for more than 30 years. Now helmed by one of Auckland's finest chefs, Sid Sahrawat, there…
City Centre & Britomart
Rustic Italian influences underpin this bistro-bakery in a repurposed warehouse in Auckland's Britomart precinct, but there's real culinary savvy evident…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Japanese elegance infuses everything at this excellent restaurant, from the soft lighting and chic decor to the delicate flavours of the artistically…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Housemade terrines, sausages and charcuterie are the culinary stars at Apero, another Karangahape Rd establishment offering the perfect blend of eating…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Serving the residential precinct emerging around the Wynyard Quarter, Williams Eatery's always-excellent coffee partners with hotcakes and mandarin curd…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Featuring the cuisine of the eastern Mediterranean, unpretentious Lokanta is a laid-back alternative to the trendier eateries along nearby Ponsonby Rd…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Restaurants, cafes, bars and gourmet food shops fill this upmarket former warehouse space offering everything from Auckland's best pizza and Argentinian…
City Centre & Britomart
Traditional Māori food is cooked in an authentic hāngi (earth oven) and served in modern ways. Options to devour the tasty steamed vegetables, kumara …
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Japanese, Korean and Chinese flavours are all filtered through a fun contemporary vibe near Auckland's Viaduct Harbour. Secure a spot with ocean views,…
Parnell & Newmarket
Korean flavours continue to influence Auckland's dining scene, and Han's evolution from a food truck to a standalone restaurant is testament to the…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Modern Italian cuisine shines at Cotto, a perpetually busy eatery along Karangahape Rd. On the shared-plates menu, highlights include spinach and goats'…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Nothing about Odette's is run of the mill. Not the bubbly light fixtures or the quirky photography, and certainly not the menu. How about lamb meatballs…
City Centre & Britomart
TV chef Al Brown's popular eatery offers first-rate comfort food in informal surrounds (communal tables, butcher tiles and a constant buzz). Dishes are…
Auckland
One of Auckland’s best restaurants, this informal eatery serves up lighter-than-air goats'-cheese soufflés, inventive mains and oh-my-God chocolate…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
This smart and sassy eatery does sophisticated spins on meatballs – try the crayfish ones – and other robust but elegant Italian dishes. Cosy up in the…
Parnell & Newmarket
A handy stop when visiting the nearby Auckland Domain and Auckland Museum, Billy is one of several Auckland cafes opened by hip young owners, pointing at…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Formerly a temporary pop-up eatery, the success of Gypsy Caravan has seen it graduate to being a permanent fixture along busy Ponsonby Rd. Seek out the…
Kingsland & Mt Eden
A coproduction between two of Auckland's most respected Japanese chefs, Zool Zool is a stylish and modern take on a traditional izakaya (Japanese pub)…
Parnell & Newmarket
Relax and re-energise at this wholefood cafe a short walk from the best shopping precinct in Auckland. Organic teas and coffees are a speciality – try a…
City Centre & Britomart
Begin with a brunch of matcha latte and yuzu muesli, or escape to the palm-fringed courtyard for Asian-inspired street food, including spicy pulled-pork…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Regional Chinese flavours combine with a funky retro Pacific ambience at this so-hip-it-hurts eatery. The waitstaff are sassy, the rum cocktails are…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
Tasty sandwiches and healthy burgers, seasonal salads and rotisserie chickens to take away. Select your baste of choice – Jamaican jerk or truffle butter,…
Parnell & Newmarket
Some of Auckland's best counter food – including stonking cream doughnuts – partners with innovative cafe culture at this always-busy eatery near good…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Giraffe combines a stylish but casual harbourside dining room with an intensely local and seasonal menu. The restaurant was named by owner Simon Gault's…
Kingsland & Mt Eden
An easy 300m stroll from Morningside train station, this former curtain factory is now a versatile eating and drinking destination. Highlights include…
Kingsland & Mt Eden
A spin-off from central Auckland's excellent Brothers Beer craft-beer bar, Juke Joint BBQ serves up Southern US–style barbecue in a hip renovated…
Auckland
Mission Bay has long been a mediocre dining destination, but this recent opening in the heritage Melanesian Mission building is definitely worth the…
Auckland
Part of the Whoa! Studios complex in Henderson, the Grounds has pulled off the trick of being equally attractive to children and their parents. Handmade…
Auckland
Housed in a high-ceilinged, heritage former post office, Kokako is one of Auckland's best vegetarian and vegan cafes. Cold brew and organic nitro coffee…
Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd
A tasty work-in-progress – new eateries are also scheduled to open – the K'Road Food Workshop combines an interesting mix of good-value gourmet flavours…