18 Auckland Bars and Restaurants That Are Perfect Date Material

Valentine's Day plans, sorted.
Concrete Playground
Published on February 10, 2016
List
Map
  • Bar

    Coley & Punch - CLOSED

    22 Princess Wharf, Auckland

    Rightly boasting some of the best cocktails in the city.

  • Restaurant

    Indochine Kitchen - CLOSED

    42 Fort Street, Auckland

    The ideal spot for a casual-yet-artsy date and curating some Instagram food porn.

  • Bar

    Stafford Rd Wine Bar

    141 Queen Street, Northcote Point

    Perfect date spot, with the chances of running into your ex being zero to none.

  • Bar

    Xuxu

    Galway Street, Britomart

    The fantastically elegant bar is a killer spot for an after-work or pre-dinner appointment, or just to satisfy a burgeoning dumpling itch.

  • Bar

    The Gypsy Tea Room

    455 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn

    The perfect local watering hole for that after-work tipple or regular rendezvous.

  • Bar

    Orleans - CLOSED

    48 Customs Street East, Auckland

    Not only a bar and restaurant but the sole Auckland restaurant offering a live jazz soundtrack while you dine.

  • Restaurant

    Miann

    57 Fort Street, Auckland

    The place to go for dessert in the city. Try everything in sight.

  • Bar

    Coco’s Cantina

    376 Karangahape Road, Auckland

    The perfect beginning to a night out with friends, or a sexy meet-up in one of the darker corners of this otherwise bustling bar and eatery.

  • Restaurant

    Woodpecker Hill - CLOSED

    196 Parnell Rd, Parnell

    An oriental smokehouse from the city’s bastions of East-meets-West.

  • Restaurant

    Ima

    57 Fort Street, Auckland

    Expect overwhelmingly generous and comforting Mediterranean food.

  • Bar

    Depot

    86 Federal Street, Auckland Central

    Boisterous, welcoming and completely natural, most definitely characteristics we have come to associate with the infallible Al Brown.

  • Bar

    Farina

    244 Ponsonby Road, Auckland

    Pared-back Italian dining at its best.

  • Restaurant

    Tanuki's Cave

    319b Queen Street, Auckland

    The lively Izakaya-style eating house promises to be an unexpected and inexpensive Japanese dining experience.

  • Bar

    Bedford Soda and Liquor

    4 Brown Street, Ponsonby

    It’s basically a sophisticated alcoholic American tuck shop

  • Restaurant

    Orphans Kitchen

    118 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

    It’s casual, unpretentious and the food is superb.

  • Bar

    Jack - CLOSED

    155 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

    Auckland’s ultimate date spot and best kept secret.

  • Restaurant

    Ostro - CLOSED

    Level 2, 52 Tyler St, Britomart

    Upscale yet unpretentious.

  • Restaurant

    Casita Miro

    3 Brown Rd, Waiheke Island

    A Waihetian treasure.

Tap and select Add to Home Screen to access Concrete Playground easily next time. x