Auckland Food News

News
West Coast Community Piha Now Has Its Own Brewery

Appropriately titled Piha Beer.

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News
Auckland's Art and Food Mashup streetARTdego is Back

Eat art.

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News
Eat My Lunch is Heading to Wellington

The social enterprise has given 262,000 lunches to kids in low decile schools since June 2015.

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News
A Pair of International Pitmasters Have Been Announced For Meatstock

Meat sweats guaranteed.

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News
Kindred is An All-Day Eatery Built on Family Values and Giant Pavlova

The new waterfront arrival hopes to recreate the feeling of dining in someone's lounge.

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News
Food and Drink Matching Experience Project Botanicals is Back

Ginstronomy at its best.

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Latest Guides

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Where to Find the Best Burgers in Auckland for 2024

From suburban takeaway joints to late-night food trucks, here are eleven spots where you can find quality burgers in Auckland.
Guide
The Best Things to Do in Auckland This Week

Sink your teeth into a bottomless afternoon tea spread, or check out Karangahape Road’s huge anti-Valentine’s Day festivities.
Guide
The Best Things to Do in Auckland This Weekend

Scoff bottomless burgers in Takapuna, catch the candlelight orchestra or support Cassia's post-flood pop-up.
Guide
The Most Popular Cafes in Auckland for 2022

World-acclaimed croissanteries, local stalwarts and bakeries that had you lining up around the corner — these all made your list of the most popular cafes for 2022.
Guide
The Most Popular Bars in Auckland for 2022

Beloved drinking holes, new wine bars and a whole lot of rooftops — they’ve all grabbed your attention this year.
Guide
The Best Bars and Pubs Around Auckland for When You Want to Drink Outside

Knock off work early and head to one of these sun-soaked spots for a few afternoon brews.
Guide
The Cosiest Auckland Bars to Warm Up in This Winter

Beat the winter blues with some warming booze.
News
Ten Top-Notch Auckland Restaurants That Let You BYO Wine

Skip the mark-ups and BYO to these excellent Auckland establishments.
Guide
Five New Wellington Restaurants That You Should Plan Your Next Trip Around

Head to the capital for birria tacos, Peruvian street food and Kiwi comfort food.
Guide
Five Spots to Enjoy Bottomless Boozy Brunch in Wellington

Start your weekend with unlimited bubbly, beer, vino and cocktails, and ruin all regular brunches forever.

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MASU is Dedicating the Month of October to Sake

Curated by a Sake Samurai and Master of Wine.

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News
20 Things to do in Auckland This October for Under $20

Pull out the calendar and pencil in some seriously awesome ways to enjoy our beautiful Tāmaki Makaurau.

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News
Holm is K Road's New Café-Workspace Hybrid

A new multi-purpose space you can call holm, literally.

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News
A Luxe New Dining Precinct is Coming to Queen Street

"A tech infused milieu for the South Pacific's most cosmopolitan city."

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News
Christchurch Institution J'aime Les Macarons Has Landed in Auckland

Not your average macaron makers.

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News
Meat Festival Meatstock Reveals Meaty Vendor Lineup

All meat everything.

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Latest Places

Bar
Nanny's Eatery

492 New North Road, Auckland

With one of the largest rum selections in the city and only 400 metres from Eden Park, this dog-friendly spot is bringing a little spice to Kingsland.
Restaurant
The Fox

85/87 Customs Street West , Auckland CBD

Be transported overseas at this venue which pays homage to the Queen's England.
Restaurant
Donnie Taco

Hannah's Laneway, Wellington

A spicy new venture from the team who brought you Golding's and Leeds Street Bakery.
Restaurant
kingi

29 Galway Street, Auckland

This new all-day eatery is the latest opening from the team behind Orphans Kitchen and Daily Bread.
Restaurant
Mr. Morris

Corner Of Galway And Commerce Streets, Auckland

This newcomer arrives three years after chef Michael Meredith closed his much-loved Mount Eden restaurant.
Restaurant
Huami

87 Federal Street, Auckland City

You're truly spoiled for choice at this contemporary Chinese restaurant on Federal Street.
Restaurant
Ghost Street

27 Galway Street, Auckland

You'll find this new Chinese restaurant down two flights of stairs in the Britomart precinct.
Bar
Our Land Is Alive

83 Symonds Street, Auckland

At this opening inside Cordis Auckland you can sip on blue agave from Golden Bay, spiced rum from the Bay of Islands and vodka from Cardrona.
Restaurant
Parade

250 Ponsonby Road, Auckland

The project from the team behind Newmarket's Mutual Friends specialises in stuffed pretzels and smash burgers.
Restaurant
East

63-67 Nelson Street, Auckland

Find this Asian-inspired vegetarian restaurant on the ground floor of Auckland's new Sudima Hotel.

News
Four Foodie Events to Tuck Into This Weekend

Eat and drink your way through the weekend.

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News
Iconic Wild Food Restaurant Cazador Are Releasing a Cookbook

Whip up some pheasant liver parfait in the comfort of your own kitchen.

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News
The Ten Best Food Cabinets in Auckland

Where to window shop for your on-the-go, picnic and immediate hunger needs.

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News
XuXu Introduce Five New Exotic Dumplings

Eclectic bundles of joy.

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News
Auckland's Getting a Korean Festival

Celebrating the best food, music, art and film from the far east nation.

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News
O'Connell Street Bistro Re-Opens After Devastating Kitchen Fire

The bistro is back.

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Latest Events

Event
The Promised Land

Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

More than a decade after 'A Royal Affair', Mads Mikkelsen and filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel have made another grand and gripping drama set in Denmark's past.
Event
Inside Out 2

Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Amy Poehler still brings joy in this nine-years-later sequel to one of Pixar's best films, which proves as emotionally intelligent as its predecessor.
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The Watchers

Thursday, June 6 - Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

With this intriguing gothic-tinged horror film, Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature directorial debut and lives up to her surname.
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The Taste of Things

Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Oscar-shortlisted, Cannes Best Director-winning French delight simmers up a 19th-century romance between a cook and a gourmand.

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South African Wine Empire Klein Constantia is Coming to Ponsonby

And they're bringing the infamous Vin de Constance.

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Al's Deli's Second Outpost Has Been Transformed Into a Brew Pub

Wash down that poutine with a glass of Canadian pale ale.

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IKEA Is Opening Its Own 'DIY' Restaurant in London

Meatballs for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Experimental Cookie Bar Moustache Has Made a Cookie For Dogs

Cat-friendly Meowstache cookies are also in the pipeline.

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The Midnight Baker Has Opened a Toast Cafe

Get your Freedom Loaf any given day of the week.

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Domino's Is Delivering Pizza by Drone in New Zealand Now

*Ride of the Valkyries plays in the background*

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This New Service Lets You Send Evil Fortune Cookies to Your Enemies

From the Cards Against Humanity crew — who else?

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Food Space Will Have a Semi-Permanent Home in September

They're pulling up the handbrake.

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The Eight Best Rainy Day Cafes in Auckland

Make the most of the bad weather and coup up in a café for the day.

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Wine Celebration Pinot Palooza is Coming to Auckland

From the people who brought us Game of Rhones and something called “wine edutainment”.

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The Six Best Dates In Auckland This September

Some bonding activity ideas for you and your other half this month.

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Pizza Hut Has Created the World's First Playable DJ Pizza Box

*Inhales hotdog stuffed crust, kicks out the jams*

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The Ten Best Destination Restaurants in Auckland

You are where you eat.

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Win a Chocolate and Coffee Show Prize Package

Choc-java overload is imminent.

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Unwrapping Mexico's Menu With New Executive Chef Peter Jackson

Will the fried chicken stay?

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Australian Tapas Empire MoVida is Popping Up in Auckland

"The best Spanish food in Australia"

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Five Local Businesses Changing the Face of the Auckland Restaurant Scene

Discover and see some of the restaurant scene's game changers in a completely different light.

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Urban Street Fest is Auckland's New Night Food Market

Dinner plans sorted.

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The Seven Best Thai Restaurants in Auckland

Crack a Chang and get ready to cry chilli-induced tears of joy.

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Five Foods Worth Travelling to China For

Vibrant, fresh, and as you would occasionally expect, completely bonkers.

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Britomart Restaurant Ortolana Has Been Named One of the World's Top 50

Forget foam, emulsions and dry ice.

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Wynyard Quarter is Celebrating Its Fifth Birthday With a Day-Long Blowout

The loveable community space is all grown up.

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Win Tickets to the Launch of Pop-up Bar World Class House

Featuring a 'juice your own' Bloody Mary station.

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Introducing Meatstock, Auckland's New Music and Meat Festival

The wurst possible day for vegetarians.

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