The Best Things to Do This Auckland Restaurant Month

Feast heartily through 31 days of bicycle dinners, truffle feasts and Maori fine dining.

Olivia Round
Published on July 27, 2017

The time is nigh to put your diet on hold and dust off those stretchy pants. The seventh outing of Restaurant Month returns to Auckland's city centre from August 1-31 with over 100 special menus, 25 intriguing dining events, a host of visiting international chefs, and a whole lot more reasons to simply leave the house and eat. At this year's month-long food celebration you can expect a progressive dinner by bicycle, a giant street food gathering, a truffle-infused feast and Maori fine dining.

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Event
Dinner By Bike

Tue, 1 Aug 2017, Tue, 15 Aug 2017 and Tue, 22 Aug 2017
City Works Depot, Auckland

A free-wheeling feast.

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#Foodography Dinner

Sat, 19 Aug, 2017
The New Zealand School of Food and Wine

Gramming your food is 100 percent acceptable.

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A Taste of Tippling Club

Wed, 2 Aug 2017
O'Connell Street, CBD

A taste of Singapore without the pricey airline ticket.

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Famous Movie Foods Night

Sat, 5 Aug, 2017
Scarecrow, Auckland

Sample dishes inspired by Forest Gump, Bridget Jones Diary and Harry Potter.

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Onam Vegetarian Festival

Elliot Stables, Auckland

No soul will go hungry at this 17-dish degustation.

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Princes Wharf Progressive Dinner

Wed, 30 Aug, 2017
Euro, Auckland

A five-course tiki tour.

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Le French Festival

Sat, 26 Aug, 2017
Shed 10, Queens Wharf, Auckland

The ultimate celebration of French culture.

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The Fantastic Taste of Mexico

Tue, 8 Aug, 2017
Besos Latinos, Auckland

Real deal Latin American cuisine and a healthy dose of tequila.

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Theatre of Life

Sun, 20 Aug, 2017
Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland

This compelling doco will leave you feeling uplifted and hungry.

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Truffle Shuffle

Sat, 5 Aug, 2017
The Grill, Auckland

Treat your tastebuds to one of the finer things in life.

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Vivace Italian Long Lunch

Sat, 12 Aug, 2017
Vivace, Auckland

Return of the ever popular Tuscan grill.

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A Taste of Maori Fine Dining

Wed, 30 Aug, 2017
SKYCITY Auckland, Auckland

Six-courses of cultural cuisine up the Sky Tower.

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Street Eats 2017

Sat, 19 Aug, 2017
Queens Wharf, Queens Wharf

Food from the street.

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Chef Dining Series

Multiple single dates
Auckland Various, Auckland

Meat-centric dude food, Maori fine dining and a taste of China.

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