12 casual dining worth the trip across New Zealand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All New Zealand guides.
Depot Eatery ★ 4.7 · Auckland
auckland-cbd · 86 Federal Street, Auckland CBD 1010
Depot is Al Brown's no-reservations Federal Street eatery under the Sky Tower in Auckland CBD. Charcoal grill, raw bar, communal high-top seating.
Ortolana ★ 4.6 · Auckland
britomart · 33 Tyler Street, Auckland CBD 1010
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.
Hugo's Bistro ★ 4.6 · Auckland
auckland-cbd · 67 Shortland Street, Auckland CBD 1010
Hugo's Bistro on Shortland Street in Auckland CBD runs all-day European cooking from the charcoal grill. One Cuisine Good Food hat 2024 to 2025; Metro Top 50.
Azabu Ponsonby ★ 4.5 · Auckland
ponsonby · 26 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1011
Azabu runs Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) cooking from a corner at 26 Ponsonby Road on the Grey Lynn edge of Auckland. Sashimi tostadas, pisco cocktails.
Pici ★ 4.5 · Auckland
karangahape-road · Shop 22, St Kevins Arcade, 183 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD 1010
Pici hand-rolls pasta in Shop 22 of St Kevins Arcade on Karangahape Road in Auckland. Tuscan-style cooking, natural wines, a queue-only counter.
Apero ★ 4.5 · Auckland
karangahape-road · 280 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD 1010
Apero is a narrow bistro at 280 Karangahape Road in Auckland with rustic European sharing food and a tight natural wine list. Cuisine Good Food one-hat list.
Gemmayze Street ★ 4.4 · Auckland
karangahape-road · Shop 16, St Kevins Arcade, 183 Karangahape Road, Auckland CBD 1010
Gemmayze Street has run Lebanese cooking from Shop 16 of St Kevins Arcade off Karangahape Road, Auckland since 2016. Mezze, charcoal grill, family recipes.
Ada ★ 4.3 · Auckland
grey-lynn · 454 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
Ada runs Italian-inspired sharing plates from a former convent at 454 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland. Pasta, wood-fired bread, stocked cellar.
Hello Beasty ★ 4.2 · Auckland
auckland-cbd · 95-97 Customs Street West, Auckland CBD 1010
Hello Beasty mixes Japanese, Korean and Chinese influences on Customs Street West in Auckland CBD. The city's most-booked Asian fusion room.
Azabu Mission Bay ★ 4.2 · Auckland
mission-bay · 44 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay, Auckland 1071
Azabu Mission Bay is the eastern-bays sibling of the Ponsonby room, with Nikkei Japanese-Peruvian cooking at 44 Tamaki Drive on the Auckland waterfront.
Non Solo Pizza ★ 4.0 · Auckland
parnell · 259 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052
Non Solo Pizza is a long-running Parnell Road Italian room in Auckland. Wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta, garden bar; opened in the 1990s, still busy.
East ★ 4.0 · Auckland
auckland-cbd · Ground floor, Sudima Hotel, 63-67 Nelson Street, Auckland CBD 1010
East is a fully vegetarian modern Asian room on the ground floor of the Sudima Hotel at 63-67 Nelson Street, Auckland CBD. Sunday vegan yum cha service.