Amano ★ 4.7
Amano runs Italian-leaning seasonal cooking from a heritage brick warehouse on Tyler Street in Britomart, with a connected bakery next door in Auckland.
Signature: House-made pasta, Wood-fired sourdough, Whole fish
Restored Edwardian warehouse precinct on the harbour edge. Tyler and Galway Streets run Amano, Ortolana, Ebisu and Alma under century-old brick.
Amano runs Italian-leaning seasonal cooking from a heritage brick warehouse on Tyler Street in Britomart, with a connected bakery next door in Auckland.
Signature: House-made pasta, Wood-fired sourdough, Whole fish
Ortolana sits on the corner of Tyler Street in the Britomart pavilions in Auckland. Italian bistro by day and dinner; the name means market gardener.
Signature: Pappardelle with lamb ragu, Market fish, Chicken cotoletta
Ebisu pours sake at 116 Quay Street in Britomart, Auckland under a heritage facade. Classic Japanese and European technique across sushi and grilled plates.
Signature: New-style sushi, Sashimi, Wagyu yakiniku
Alma cooks Spanish small plates over fire on the Gore and Tyler corner in Britomart, Auckland. Andalusian tiles, Spanish wines, a deep sherry list.
Signature: Fire-cooked pulpo, Andalusian-style prawns, Suckling pig
Ortolana sits on the corner of Tyler Street in the Britomart pavilions in Auckland. Italian bistro by day and dinner; the name means market gardener.
Signature: Pappardelle with lamb ragu, Market fish, Chicken cotoletta
Amano Bakery is the all-day pastry sibling of the Amano restaurant on Tyler Street in Britomart, Auckland. Cardamom buns, sourdough, Allpress espresso.
Signature drink: Allpress flat white with cardamom bun
The Store sits in the Britomart Pavilions at 5a Gore Street, Auckland. All-day cafe with brunch plates, deli counter, specialty coffee in a warehouse.
Signature drink: Allpress espresso with seasonal plate
Amano Bakery is the all-day pastry sibling of the Amano restaurant on Tyler Street in Britomart, Auckland. Cardamom buns, sourdough, Allpress espresso.
Worth the queue: Cardamom bun
Daily Bread Britomart at 13 Galway Street, Auckland has the chain's biggest kitchen, with banquet seating, a la carte plates and venue hire.
Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf
Alma on the corner of Gore and Tyler in Britomart, Auckland pairs Spanish wines, sherry and vermouth with fire-cooked small plates from Andalusia.
Signature pour: Manzanilla sherry
Wine focus: Spanish wines, sherry and vermouth
Food: Andalusian fire-cooked small plates
Amano runs a long Italian-leaning wine list at 68 Tyler Street in Britomart, Auckland. Italian growers, New Zealand naturals, an open brick kitchen.
Signature pour: Italian by the glass
Wine focus: Italian wines, with deep New Zealand grower coverage
Food: Italian seasonal kitchen
Caretaker is a basement cocktail room beneath 40 Customs Street East in Britomart, Auckland. No drinks menu; bartenders mix to mood. Walk-in or text ahead.
Signature drink: Off-menu bespoke cocktails
Food: Snacks and small plates
Britomart Country Market runs Saturday mornings in the train station forecourt on Galway Street, Auckland. Fresh produce, pastry, flowers and Allpress coffee.
Ortolana on Tyler Street in Britomart, Auckland runs an Italian brunch menu from 7am. Poached eggs with cotechino, ricotta hotcakes, the morning corner room.
Order: Cotechino with poached eggs and burnt-butter polenta
Amano on Tyler Street in Britomart, Auckland runs Italian breakfast through dinner. Soft-boiled eggs, sourdough toast, prosciutto and Allpress coffee.
Order: Soft-boiled egg with prosciutto and sourdough
The Store on Gore Street in the Britomart Pavilions, Auckland runs all-day brunch out of a heritage warehouse. Smashed avocado, hotcakes, Allpress.
Order: Smashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs
Caretaker basement room beneath 40 Customs Street East in Britomart, Auckland runs cocktails until 1am Tuesday through Saturday. Late shift is the best.
Try: Off-menu cocktails and snacks
Caretaker beneath 40 Customs Street East in Britomart is Auckland's best basement speakeasy cocktail room. No drinks menu; the bartenders mix to mood.