Caretaker
- ★ 4.7
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Britomart
Drink Off-menu bespoke cocktails
Caretaker is a basement cocktail room beneath 40 Customs Street East in Britomart, Auckland. No drinks menu; bartenders mix to mood. Walk-in or text ahead.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Auckland for grown-ups.
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Bar Albert
- ★ 4.4
- Rooftop cocktail bar
- $$$
- Auckland CBD
Drink Skyline negroni
Bar Albert sits 38 floors above Wyndham Street in Auckland CBD with rooftop city views. Cocktails over the harbour and Sky Tower line of sight.
The Churchill
- ★ 4.4
- Gin bar
- $$$
- Auckland CBD
Drink Curated gin and tonic
The Churchill is a rooftop gin bar at 110 Mayoral Drive in Auckland CBD. A long gin list, modern snacks and a quieter alternative to the Britomart strip.
Eat your way around Ponsonby
2 of the bars on this list are in Ponsonby. So are these tours and tastings.
Atelier
- ★ 4.2
- Cocktail bar
- $$
- Karangahape Road
Drink Seasonal cocktail menu
Atelier at 292 Karangahape Road is one of the K Road strip's newer cocktail rooms in Auckland. Airy room, after-work cocktails, first-date energy.
Sly
- ★ 4.5
- Speakeasy
- $$$
- Karangahape Road
Drink Cocktail and hot dog pairing
Sly is a hidden K Road speakeasy at 354A Karangahape Road in Auckland with cocktails, hot dogs and a tight 20-seat room behind an unmarked door.
GG x Flamingo
- ★ 4.1
- Tiki bar
- $$
- Karangahape Road
Drink Tropical tiki cocktail
GG x Flamingo at 271 Karangahape Road in Auckland is a tropical tiki room on the K Road strip. Tiki cocktails, kitsch decor, late Friday-Saturday hours.
Hoppers Garden Bar
- ★ 4.0
- Garden bar
- $$
- Ponsonby
Drink Garden gin highball
Hoppers Garden Bar at 134 Ponsonby Road in Auckland is a backyard garden bar with cocktails, beer and the city's most consistent weekend afternoon trade.
Clipper
- ★ 4.3
- Cocktail bar
- $$
- Ponsonby
Drink Bright seasonal cocktail
Clipper at 175 Ponsonby Road in Auckland is a small-room cocktail bar on the Ponsonby strip. Bright bold cocktails, late-night DJ rotations on weekends.
Palmer
- ★ 4.3
- Rooftop bar and restaurant
- $$$
- Auckland CBD
Drink Rooftop spritz
Palmer at 1 Albert Street is a rooftop cocktail bar and restaurant in Auckland CBD. Polished room, harbour views, the city skyline at sunset.
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