The Most Popular Restaurants in Auckland for 2022
We've rounded up the most clicked on restaurants from 2022. You can use it as a guide to planning the rest of your meals before 2023 hits.
Some days, only an inner-city Japanese feast will do. Other days, your tastebuds won't accept anything other than bottomless dumplings. Luckily, whatever you're in the mood for — tacos, next-level fish 'n' chips and creative Indian fare, too — Auckland has something to keep your stomach satisfied.
We're a city of food lovers and dining-out fanatics, and this year has seen you, dear Concrete Playground readers, relentlessly reading reviews and searching for new places to try.
Our most-viewed restaurants of 2022 provide a snapshot of your recent faves and a roadmap of places to visit (either for the first time or the fifth). Use this list as a look back on some of your top eats — or as a guide to planning your first meal of 2023.
Top image: Alma, Britomart
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RestaurantGhost Street
27 Galway Street, Auckland
You'll find this new Chinese restaurant down two flights of stairs in the Britomart precinct.
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RestaurantOkumnandi
295 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
At the end of Ponsonby Road you'll find this spot serving modern South African cuisine.
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RestaurantOrigine
172 Quay Street, Auckland
The magnifique French jewel in Commercial Bay's crown is the brainchild of two of the country's hospitality powerhouses Ben Bayly and Chris Martin, along with their wives.
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Restaurantalma
130 Quay Street, Auckland
This new restaurant from the team behind Amano, Ortolana and The Store spotlights the food of southern Spain.
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RestaurantAda
454 Great North Road, Auckland
Walk through a former convent to find this Italian-inspired gem and be transported straight to Tuscany.
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RestaurantCassia
90 Federal Street, Auckland
After sustaining significant flood damage earlier this year, Cassia reopened with a brand new menu but the same unbelievably high standard of contemporary Indian cuisine.
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RestaurantTokki
87 Kitchener Road, Auckland
In the beachside suburb of Milford is a Korean eatery drawing hungry diners across the bridge.
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RestaurantParade
250 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
The project from the team behind Newmarket's Mutual Friends specialises in stuffed pretzels and smash burgers.
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RestaurantRoti Bros
Little Queen Street Lane, Commercial Bay, Auckand CBD
From a lockdown idea to a market stall, and now a brick-and-mortar store with a cult following.
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RestaurantSatya
17 Great North Road, Newton
With eyes most definitely bigger than our stomachs we cannot stay away from the spicy pull of the food of the sub-continent.
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RestaurantHello Beasty
95-97 Customs Street West
This Asian-inspired newcomer is the debut solo effort from award-winning chef Stuart Rogan.
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RestaurantPici
183 Karangahape Road, Auckland
With a small but perfectly formed menu, this intimate K' Road pasta joint has all the ingredients for a perfect evening.
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RestaurantINCA Ponsonby
9 Richmond Road, Auckland
The most recent addition to Ponsonby Central's brand-new laneway space is already shining with a menu of Peruvian-Japanese fusion and a killer cocktail list.
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RestaurantIchiban Japanese Restaurant
17 Albert Street, Auckland
It’s not unlikely to walk straight past Ichiban.
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