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Coffee sack.

Allpress Ponsonby

266 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

Serving up coffee by the cup to busy business people, shoppers and wanderers every day of the week.

Apero Food and Wine

280 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD

Apero has quickly cemented itself as one of the coolest little wine bars in the city.

Detailed roof by cafe seating area.

Bestie

179/183 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD

A very good addition to Auckland’s ever-burgeoning café scene.

Items on a shelf.

Best Ugly Bagels

90 Wellesley Street West

Another culinary gem hidden in the labyrinthine City Works Depot.

Wooden table against wooden wall.

Bird on a Wire

136/146 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

The guys at Bird on a Wire crisp up some of the best beer battered chips around. An easy companion to one of their Dirty Bird burgers.

A couch in the shop.

Bloc

20 Normanby Road, Mount Eden

Bloc is many things. All under the one roof.

Customers enjoying smoothie bowls at Bowl and Arrow.

Bowl and Arrow

Outside Farro supermarket 228 Orakei Road, Remuera

Nestled in the Orakei Village Complex, Hannah Bryan and Leisha Rae are making their delicious smoothie bowls, juices and healthy baked treats at Bowl and Arrow.

Retro radio against plate wallpaper.

Bread and Butter Cafe and Bakery

34 Westmoreland Street West, Grey Lynn

As the big sister to Little Bread and Butter Bakery in Ponsonby Central, Bread and Butter Cafe and Bakery in Grey Lynn gives off a homely and warm ambience.

Bottles on a shelf.

Brothers Beer

90 Wellesley Street West

A fine establishment which handles the concocting of craft beer like Picasso handled a brush.

Flame car.

Brothers Juke Joint BBQ

5 Akiraho Street, Mount Eden

From the kings of the Auckland craft beer scene, Brothers Beer, comes its edible equivalent.

Row of burgers in the kitchen being made.

Burger Burger

4 Brown Street, Ponsonby

No upmarket food court would be complete without a buzzing burger bar, and Burger Burger is Ponsonby Central’s engine room til death do them part.

A man reading outside.

Caffetteria Allpress

8 Drake Street, Freemans Bay

Coffee is the most important item on the Caffetteria’s menu, and it is some of the freshest in town.

Brown bottles by a water station.

Chinoiserie

4 Owairaka Avenue, Mount Albert

Chinoiserie is a Taiwanese street food joint that has made quite the impact on the Auckland dining scene.

Wooden tables and chairs with red booth seating.

Coco's Cantina

376 Karangahape Road

Coco’s has been around as long as anyone can remember - the kind of restaurant that has become so cemented in its neighbourhood.

Fresh vegetables at Commonsense Organics.

Commonsense Organics

284 Dominion Road, Mount Eden

A boutique and thoughtful shopping experience, you can rest easy at Commonsense Organics knowing every item you purchase is helping either the land, the people, your insides or a mixture of all three.

Close up of an ice cream.

Crave

6 Morningside Drive, Morningside

A café/social enterprise that give all of their profits back to the community.

White pizza boxes.

Dantes Pizzeria

Ponsonby Centre, 136 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

An authentic Italian pizzeria with the freshest ingredients – right down to the mozzarella which strings its way throughout the melting pot of flavours each topping provides.

Colourful waffles on a white plate.

Dear Jervois

234 Jervois Road, Herne Bay

Dear Jervois hosts the who’s who of Herne Bay for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Food by cutlery.

Depot Eatery

86 Federal Street, Auckland CBD

Al Brown’s Depot has the foot traffic to keep their tables stocked, but not the clamor of the main drag so you can actually hear yourself think.

Coloured tea signs.

Dizengoff

256 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

A Ponsonby Road favourite that, despite many comings and goings on the hospitality strip, has proved a bit of a mainstay.

A coffee cup.

Eighthirty

553 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD

This little endeavour has carved out an enviable spot amongst Auckland’s booming coffee scene.

Espresso Workshop exterior.

Espresso Workshop (Britomart)

11 Britomart Place

A prime example of how focusing on one product and doing it well can be so successful, the Espresso Workshop covers all the bases when it comes to coffee taste, service, knowledge and experience.

Looking down into restaurant.

Everybody's

7 Fort Lane

An obvious choice for a good night out downtown.

Postcards on wall.

Federal Delicatessen

86 Federal Street

This place is off the chain good.

Front entrance sign to Freida.

Freida Margolis

440 Richmond Road

A fine establishment full of colour and character with a penchant for the drink.

Flowers and sugar as table setting.

Good Day

3/78 Coates Avenue, Orakei

A spot tucked in the block of shops on Coates Avenue has been fueling this community with caffeine for over a number of years.

A man carrying bagels.

Goodness Gracious Cafe

2A New North Road, Eden Terrace

They say that good things come in small packages and Goodness Gracious is no exception.

A rest room sign.

Homestead Cafe

Pah Homestead 72 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough

From the people who brought you Ceremony Cafe comes Homestead, a gallery-come-café servicing the ‘burbs with great coffee and food.

An aisle.

Huckleberry

403-407 Richmond Road

Riffing on the whole organic health craze sweeping Auckland, Harvest Wholefoods is a veteran of nourishment.

Pool tables inside.

Jimmy the Cook

1 Francis Street, Grey Lynn

Jimmy the Cook, without having tried to be, is now one of the hottest places for dinner in the city.

A woman drinking.

Kiss Kiss

1 Rocklands Avenue, Mount Eden

Pad Thai and fries? Bao bun and a cocktail? Whether you’re out for a flat dinner or looking for a place to hide behind your dark sunglasses on a Sunday lunch, Kiss Kiss has all the Thai treats you need.

Interior of Little Bird Unbakery.

Little Bird Kitchen

Ponsonby

100 percent plant based 100 percent whole foods 100 percent of the time.

Table and chairs inside.

Monsoon Poon

Lower Hobson Street, Auckland CBD

It's a tropical oasis.

A seating area.

Odettes

90 Wellesley Street West, Auckland CBD

Odettes has delivered another level of sophistication to the Auckland dining scene.

Wooden table against wall.

Orphans Kitchen

118 Ponsonby Road

Effortlessly cool and utterly lacking in pretension, Orphans Kitchen is one of the greatest contributions to the Ponsonby Road renaissance.

Exterior front sign of Ortolana.

Ortolana

33 Tyler Street, Auckland CBD

This inner-city Britomart offering is nothing short of brilliant.

Coffee.

Peel to Pip

619 New North Road, Kingsland, Morningside

A local favourite, catering to all ages.

Carrying plates of food.

Petit Bocal

177 Sandringham Road, Sandringham

A French-inspired cafe that manages to avoid all the cliches.

Pineapple door knocker.

Pineapple on Parnell

207 Parnell Road, Parnell

Prepare to be seduced by the old world charm behind the door at PoP.

The interior of Ponsonby Central.

Ponsonby Central

136-146 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

There are a tonne of fresh and hip eateries and cafés hidden within, that tantalise with their extensive menus.

Wooden walls with couch seating.

Portland Public House

463 New North Road, Kingsland

Portland Public House has been providing the good people of Kingsland with kai and entertainment since 2012.

Cups on display.

Queenies

24-26 Spring Street, Freemans Bay

Queenies boasts itself as a truly inviting spot for morning coffee and midday lunch.

The cafe interior.

Remedy Coffee

1 Wellesley Street West

A popular haunt of suits in the morning, tourists around lunchtime and general good folk at all times.

Purple slice.

Street Organics

1 Byron Avenue, Takapuna

Street Organics is the burgeonings of a whole foods community, passionate about organic, ethically sourced goods.

Blackboard sign on the exterior of the building.

The Book Exchange

10/8 Glendale Road, Glen Eden

The next time the Auckland drizzle gets too much for you, forget your troubles with a trip to the Book Exchange.

The entrance to the store.

The Caker

446 Karangahape Road, Newton

These baking queens have made a name for themselves as having the “the most delicious, beautiful cakes in Auckland”.

Food on a table.

The Kimchi Project

20 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD

Offering Korean-inspired breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner with a menu full of delicious surprises.

Close up of sauces.

The Lucky Taco

597 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland

The Lucky Taco have created a truly unique eating experience for New Zealanders.

Exterior of The Raw Kitchen.

The Raw Kitchen

90 Wellesley Street West, Auckland CBD

A lovely escape from the sometimes hectic concrete jungle.

The entrance.

The Return of Rad

397 Mount Eden Road

When did Rad ever leave Auckland? Who knows, but it is back to stay.

Clothing racks inside The Shelter.

The Shelter

The Shelter 78 Mackelvie Street, Ponsonby

There’s a new way of doing business here in Auckland, a collaborative shared space drill that seems to save on risk, worry and premature closures; friends and foes unite with the similar goal of success.

White flowers by the coffee machine.

Three Beans Coffee Roasters

City Works Depot, Shed 6A/90 Wellesley Street West, Auckland CBD

No great food depot would be complete without its own coffee roaster and this one on Wellesley is a perfect example of a Kiwi start up gone right.

Black rabbit on a white wall.

Tiger Burger

549 Great North Road, Grey Lynn

If Korean quirk and good ol’ western burgers once bumped into each other, they've most certainly made themselves at home here on Great N’ Road.

A small window sticker.

Well and Good

1011/267 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

Offering Aucklanders a healthy alternative that glows just as brightly as Best Ugly and Scratch Bakers at lunchtime.

Customers choosing what burger to eat.

Wise Boys

Takapuna

With a passion for plant-based, ethical food, and with the inspiration of some extremely wise girls, Wise Boys set out to make the first dedicated vegan fast food joint in New Zealand.

Dumplings on a table.

Xuxu Dumpling Bar

Galway Street & Commerce Street, Britomart

Well worth a visit for its impressive dumplings and cocktail lineup.

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