The best SWEET THINGS in Tāmaki Makaurau
Appearing as they often do at the end of a meal, or as an incidental snack, the sweet dishes of this city are easy to overlook.
Text by Charlotte Muru-Lanning Illustration by Maria Skog & Sam Wieck
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Restaurants
Here are the best 50 restaurants in Auckland, and the finalists for Metro's Restaurant of the Year. Presented by Stella Artois.
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- Albany 5
- Avondale 3
- Balmoral 2
- Birkenhead 2
- Blockhouse Bay 1
- Britomart 5
- Browns Bay 1
- Burswood 1
- Central city 53
- Devonport 2
- Eastern Beach 1
- Eden Terrace 9
- Ellerslie 1
- Epsom 1
- Freemans Bay 1
- Glen Eden 2
- Grafton 1
- Greenlane 1
- Grey Lynn 10
- Henderson 6
- Herne Bay 2
- Highland Park 1
- Hillcrest 1
- Hobsonville 1
- Howick 1
- Karangahape Rd Precinct 22
- Kingsland 3
- Mangere 1
- Manuwera 1
- Morningside 3
- Mt Albert 6
- Mt Eden 26
- Mt Roskill 6
- Mt Wellington 1
- New Lynn 3
- New Windsor 1
- Newmarket 10
- Newton 3
- North Shore 8
- Northcote 2
- Northcote Point 1
- Onehunga 5
- Ōrākei 2
- Ōtara 1
- Ōtāhuhu 3
- Panmure 3
- Parnell 6
- Penrose 1
- Ponsonby 19
- Pt Chevalier 1
- Remuera 1
- Riverhead 1
- Rosedale 1
- Sandringham 5
- St Heliers 1
- Takapuna 4
- Te Atatū Peninsula 1
- Waiheke 7
- Waterfront 3
- Westhaven 1
- Westmere 2
- Wynyard Quarter 1
- A la carte 55
- Afghani 1
- All-day eatery 3
- Allpress coffee 12
- Altezano Brothers coffee 1
- Ark coffee 1
- Asian Fusion 2
- Atomic coffee 4
- Bakery 9
- Bar 32
- Be Specialty coffee 4
- Breakfast 10
- Brew Bar 4
- Burgers 4
- Cabinet food 56
- Cakes 3
- Camper coffee 1
- Casual 45
- Charcuterie 1
- Cheap Eats 76
- Cheese 2
- Chinese 22
- Chongqing 1
- Coffee Supreme 10
- Cook Island 1
- Courtyard 1
- Degustation 3
- Degustation dining 4
- Deli 3
- Desserts 1
- Dim Sum 1
- Dine-in menu 39
- Dine-menu 1
- Dinner 5
- Eightthirty coffee 5
- Espresso Workshop coffee 1
- Ethiopian 2
- Filipino 5
- Fine dining 7
- Fixed-price meals 1
- Flight coffee 6
- French 4
- Game meat 1
- Good for dogs 5
- Good for kids 31
- Good seating outside 7
- Guilin 2
- Gujarati 1
- Handpicked coffee 1
- Himalayan 2
- Hong Kong 1
- Indian 9
- Indonesian 2
- Italian 8
- Jamaican 1
- Japanese 15
- Jiangsu 1
- Kaimoana 1
- Korean 13
- Kōkako coffee 6
- L'affare coffee 2
- Lanzhou 2
- Lebanese 2
- Licensed 5
- Malaysian 12
- Malaysian-Indian 2
- Mediterranean 3
- Mexican 3
- Middle Eastern 2
- Nashville 1
- Neighbourhood 6
- Neo-bistro 1
- Nikkei 1
- Odettes blend 1
- Open Late 2
- Open Mondays 17
- Opens Mondays 1
- Outdoor dining 28
- Ozone Coffee 2
- Pacific 2
- Pacific Island 1
- Pastries only 2
- Peoples coffee 2
- Peruvian 1
- Pies 2
- Private dining area 1
- Private room 20
- Ramen 6
- Raw 1
- Red Rabbit coffee 1
- Rich coffee 1
- Rocket coffee 3
- Rotating guest filter brews 2
- Sandwiches 5
- Sashimi 1
- Set menu 22
- Shaanxi 1
- Shanghainese 3
- Shared-plate options 58
- Sichuan 6
- Sicilian 1
- Smart 18
- Society coffee 1
- South Indian 1
- Southeast Asian 1
- Spanish 2
- Specialty coffee 6
- Sri Lankan 1
- Sunday lunch 2
- Taiwanese 1
- Takes large bookings 13
- Takes large groups 38
- Thai 6
- Turkish 1
- Udon 1
- Under25 67
- Uyghur 1
- Vegan 2
- Vegan friendly 12
- Vegan menu available 1
- Vegetarian 7
- Vietnamese 9
- Vineyard 2
- Vivace coffee 1
- Wheelchair accessible 37
- Wi-Fi 9
- Wifi 4
- Wine bar 7
- Yum cha 2
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