Must-see restaurants in Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

  • Saan, Ponsonby.

    Saan

    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…

  • Sidart

    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…

  • Gemmayze St

    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…

  • Azabu

    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…

  • Cocoro, Ponsonby.

    Cocoro

    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…

  • Apero

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Housemade terrines, sausages and charcuterie are the culinary stars at Apero, another Karangahape Rd establishment offering the perfect blend of eating…

  • Lokanta

    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 Central

    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…

  • Cotto

    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'…

  • Odette's

    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…

  • Gypsy Caravan

    Gypsy Caravan

    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…

  • Blue Breeze Inn, Ponsonby.

    Blue Breeze Inn

    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…

  • Bird on a Wire, Ponsonby.

    Bird on a Wire

    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,…

  • K'Road Food Workshop

    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…

  • Little Bird Kitchen

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Everything on the menu is prepared raw and uncooked, but is still tasty and healthy. Tuck into dishes studded with acai berries, chia seeds and organic…

  • Bestie

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    One of the excellent cafes and restaurants in revitalised St Kevin's Arcade, Bestie is a perfect refuelling stop after trawling the arty and vintage shops…

  • Coco’s Cantina

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Waiting for a table is sometimes part of the experience at this popular and bustling cantina, but propping up the bar is hardly a hardship – the ambience…

  • Dizengoff

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    This stylish shoebox crams in a disparate crowd of corporate and fashion types, Ponsonby denizens and travellers. There's a Jewish influence to the food,…

  • Ponsonby Road Bistro

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    The service is first-rate at this modern, upmarket restaurant, which introduces Asian flavours to predominantly French- and Italian-style bistro dishes…

  • Fort Greene

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Baked on-site, Auckland's best sourdough bread is used for Fort Greene's tasty gourmet sandwiches. Pick some up for a picnic or tuck into the Reuben…

  • Miss Istanbul

    Miss Istanbul

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Part of the Ponsonby Central complex, a stylish food precinct offering flavours from around the world, Miss Istanbul channels a backstreets-of-Beyoğlu…

  • Best Ugly Bagels

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Hand-rolled, boiled and wood-fired, Best Ugly's bagels are a thing of beauty. Call into its super-hip bakery in a converted heavy-vehicle workshop and…

  • Nishiki

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Tucked away in an odd block of shops down the hill from Ponsonby Rd, Nishiki serves up a tasty array of dishes to a largely Japanese clientele. A picture…

  • iVillage

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Specialising in delicious tandoori dishes and lamb curries, this top-flight Indian eatery has a wide-ranging menu with plenty of vegetarian selections and…

  • Queenie's

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Kiwiana reigns supreme at this eccentric corner cafe with one wall devoted to a 1950s paint-by-numbers Māori maiden mural. The food is a step up from…

  • Prego

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    This friendly and stylish Italian restaurant covers all the bases, with a fireplace in winter and a courtyard in summer. Speaking of bases, there's a…

  • Ponsonby Village International Food Court

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Japanese, Malaysian, Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Lao and Indian flavours are all on offer here, and excellent Vietnamese and Indonesian. Beer and wine are…

  • Mekong Baby

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    This stylish and buzzing restaurant and bar offers excellent Southeast Asian flavours, mainly from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Try the Madurese goat curry.

  • Satya

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    Hugely popular, this humble-looking and humbly priced eatery has the best dahi puri (chickpea, potato and yoghurt on a pappadam) in town.

  • Burgerfuel

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    An excellent homegrown gourmet burger chain, with branches all over the city.

  • New World

    Ponsonby & Karangahape Rd

    A large supermarket with long opening hours.