https://https://au.trip.com/toplist/tripbest/recommend/auckland/best-local-restaurants/100900008121
Local Restaurants
Top 50 Local Restaurants in Auckland [2025]
Show All Photos
Oyster and Chop
4.5
/5
13 reviews
Seafood
From JPY 9598
600m from downtown
Address: Market Place, Viaduct, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Enjoy captivating sailboat and sea views | A great choice for plump oysters
Verified user reviews
The main dishes are oysters and steak. The steak is a little bit dry, even though they use New Zealand beef, this method makes the steak a bit tough. The oysters taste pretty good and very fresh.
The oysters are very fresh, natural is preferred, wagyu is average, grill taste is stronger. The environment is very good, next to the pier, the service is also very nice.
Show All Photos
Tony's Steakhouse
5.0
/5
6 reviews
Western-style
From JPY 6544
208m from downtown
Address: 27 Wellesley Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Featured in 2025 Global 100 – Local Restaurants
Highlights:
Auckland's scallops and mussels are incredibly delicious
62-year-old time-honored restaurant
Verified user reviews
Tony's Steakhouse is a very popular western restaurant in the local area. I personally like it very much. It is also a restaurant with relatively high rankings. I personally like it very much.
The food is very delicious and the quantity is large. The atmosphere in the store is very good. Every staff member is very enthusiastic and smiling.
Show All Photos
Circus Circus
4.6
/5
9 reviews
Coffee Shops
From JPY 2181
3.8 km from downtown
Address: 447 Mount Eden Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New Zealand
Highlights:
The mushroom toast is amazing
Popular 30-year-old coffee shop
Verified user reviews
This restaurant called Circus Circus is a western restaurant that is included in the Ctrip Food Forest list of restaurants. I had a particularly satisfying brunch here.
As an internet-famous coffee shop, Circus Circus’s food quality and coffee taste are very stable, especially their Big Top Breakfast and Beef N Cheese Burger, which are generous in portion and offer great value for money!
No.
4
Show All Photos
The Occidental Belgian Beer Huis
4.2
/5
38 reviews
Western-style
From JPY 4799
312m from downtown
Address: 6/8 Vulcan Lane, Auckland City, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
No.8 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Auckland
Highlights:
A historic restaurant with distinctive seafood flavors
Verified user reviews
Fried squid, the squid is not wrapped with rice or meat, but with cucumbers, carrots, etc., which makes it taste better. Fragrant and crispy squid rings! One person can eat a large plate~
It's always a pleasure to go to Mussels on Monday. The food is great, the prices are very reasonable and you can choose the mussels you want (very good). They also have a large selection of beers. Don't forget to make a reservation. The restaurant is busy most of the time (very busy).
No.
5
Show All Photos
Swashbucklers Restaurant & Bar
4.8
/5
6 reviews
Seafood
From JPY 4624
1.1 km from downtown
Address: 23B Westhaven Drive, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Highlights:
Fresh and succulent seafood dishes
Enjoy panoramic harbor views
Verified user reviews
The environment is elegant. It is so pleasant to sit by the pier, enjoy delicious food and admire the beautiful sea view!
The seafood soup here is the most hearty I have ever had, full of fish and shrimp, absolutely satisfying!
No.
6
Show All Photos
St Heliers Bay Cafe & Bistro
4.6
/5
17 reviews
Western-style
From JPY 5410
8.3 km from downtown
Address: 387 Tamaki Drive | St Heliers, Auckland 1071, New Zealand
No.6 of Restaurants for Views & Experiences in Auckland
Highlights:
Exquisite and aromatic coffee
Enjoy the charming sea view by the window
Verified user reviews
St Heliers Bay Cafe & Bistro, we came into this cafe when we were tired of shopping in the afternoon. The environment of this cafe is really quite elegant.
It's a coffee shop by the sea. Sitting by the window, you can have a clear view of the sea. The simple meals are pretty good, all in Italian style. The coffee tastes just so-so, with a little too much water.
No.
7
Show All Photos
Sugar Café
4.8
/5
8 reviews
Coffee Shops
From JPY 3490
North Shore | 4.6 km from downtown
Address: 100 Colonial Road, Chatswood, Auckland 0626, New Zealand
Highlights:
A trendy local cafe with mouth-watering, freshly baked goods
Verified user reviews
The dessert display cabinet at Sugar Cafe is mouth-watering. Although the variety is not particularly amazing, the overall taste is good and suitable for gatherings with friends.
The environment is very suitable for family gatherings. There is a children's playground at the door. It is very convenient to bring children to play and dine on weekends. It is a great place!
No.
8
Show All Photos
Halal Fish& Chips , Nana's Fish House
4.7
/5
6 reviews
Fast Food
From JPY 1745
7 km from downtown
Address: 36 Stoddard Road, Wesley, Auckland 1041, New Zealand
Highlights:
This highly praised halal fast food restaurant is famous for its signature crispy fried fish - a must-try dish
Verified user reviews
Fried fish and onion rings are my favorites, very fragrant and tempting, I will come again
I come here every weekend and I can't get enough of the crispiness of the fries!
No.
9
Show All Photos
Mission Bay Cafe
4.7
/5
7 reviews
Coffee Shops
From JPY 6195
6.1 km from downtown
Address: 85 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay, Auckland 1071, New Zealand
Highlights:
The seafood chowder is incredibly delicious
Breathtaking scenery of the bay
Verified user reviews
You can see the sea view. I came in to eat something on the spur of the moment. It feels very good.
Although the decor is a bit old-fashioned, the food here is generous in portion and tasty, with great value for money, making it suitable for family gatherings!
No.
10
Show All Photos
21 Days Bar & Brasserie
5.0
/5
7 reviews
Western-style
From JPY 8639
14.8 km from downtown
Address: 37 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland 0630, New Zealand
Highlights:
A New Zealand restaurant and bar specializing in steak, known for its fresh ingredients
Verified user reviews
The restaurant's dry-aged steak is very delicious. After 21 days of aging, the meat is even more delicious, and everyone who has eaten it is full of praise!
The lunch set here is very cost-effective, and the combination of 2-3 dishes is very cost-effective, suitable for diners who want to try a variety of dishes!
1
2
3
