The food experts behind Metro magazine have compiled their annual list of Auckland’s top restaurants, out of over a hundred contenders.
Food Editor Alice Harbourne, as well as magazine Editor Susannah Walker, spent months deliberating over the top fifty, who won their place for a combination of service, quality, atmosphere, design and character.
“We examine every aspect of the dining experience, from the host’s welcome, to the temperature of the food, to the waiter in the back of the restaurant quietly polishing glasses: taken together these elements, among many others, tell us a great deal about a restaurant,” says head judge Alice Harbourne.
“Each year, we approach the judging process with fresh eyes. Selection in a previous year is no guarantee of a place on this year’s list – every restaurant is considered on its merits and performance at the time.”
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Amano
Apero
Artwok
Augustus Bistro
Azabu
Baduzzi
Beirut
Café Hanoi
Casita Miro
Cassia
Cazador
Cibo
Clooney
Cocoro
Coco’s Cantina
Culprit
Depot
Ebisu
Euro
Federal Delicatessen
Gemmayze St
Gusto at the Grand
Ima
Kazuya
Masu
Merediths
Molten
MooChowChow
O’Connell St Bistro
Orphans Kitchen
Ortolana
Paris Butter
Pasta & Cuore
Pasture
Ponsonby Road Bistro
Rosie
Saan
Sidart
Siostra
Soul Bar & Bistro
Spacca
The Blue Breeze Inn
The Engine Room
The French Café
The Grill by Sean Connolly
The Grove
The Oyster Inn
The Shed, Te Motu
The Tasting Shed
Woodpecker Hill