Top rated Lunch restaurants in Auckland, New Zealand to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Lunch restaurants in Auckland

Experience the best that Auckland has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 28 places from Lunch restaurant category.

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Khu Khu Eatery - Ponsonby Branch

Restaurant

👍👍 It's almost incredible. Best Thai food I ever had in my life. Delicious sweet sour chicken, fantastic starters and awesome vegan duck. Don't miss this spot when you're in Auckland. Best food experience forever 😋 Wonderful staff and great cocktails too. Will be definitely our favorite restaurant fr...

4.80 (400 reviews) (~0.46 km from centre)

Bagel Love Wellesley St W

Bagel shop

👍👍 Perfect little joint especially for post-workout feeds. Always reliable and generously filled bagels. Tried the Wellesley last time and most recently the Lover which were both fresh and perfectly toasted. Been also buying their plain sesame bagels for the home and I don’t think I’ll return to store...

$$ $$

4.80 (211 reviews) (~0.82 km from centre)

Sol’s Place

Cafe

👍👍 Awesome Caffee in the heart of Ponsonby. As you enter you get the feeling of relaxation and real coffee culture. The food is spectacular and service always really helpful. If you are looking for a place to meet with friends, do your online work or just chill, Sol's can offer it all. Thank you for...

$$ $$

4.70 (527 reviews) (~0.43 km from centre)

Toss

Salad shop

👍👍 This salad shop is a modern gem. The decor and over all design is the perfect picture to a modern Auckland swanky food boutique. The food is priced on par with other lunch establishments, and there is surprising variety for a place that just sells salads; I expected the menu to be aimed at vegans, b...

4.70 (64 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)

Lifewise Merge Cafe

Cafe

Not-for-profit weekday cafe serving a range of light fare & supporting efforts to help the homeless.

$ $$$

4.60 (164 reviews) (~0.63 km from centre)

Go Goa Eatery - Clarry's

Cafe

👍👍 It was an amazing experience. The food, atmosphere and service were all impeccable. Haven't found anything like it on the shore. Really made me feel at home tbh.

4.60 (56 reviews) (~4.86 km from centre)

Archie's Restaurant & Pizzeria

Italian restaurant

Relaxed Italian eatery featuring wood-fired pizzas, plus a take-out menu & a terrace.

$$ $$

4.50 (1.9K reviews) (~2.77 km from centre)

MELBA Vulcan

Cafe

👍👍 We arrived around 11am on Sunday for brunch. It was clearly a busy, popular spot. The outside tables were full so we went inside and were able to grab a table for three. The staff gave us some menus and we made our selections. Lots of good stuff on the menu so it was a struggle to pick! My daughter...

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4.50 (660 reviews) (~1.59 km from centre)

Bestie Cafe

Cafe

👍 Beautiful conservatory - the surroundings are unique and romantic. The tables appear to be shared by all the eateries which is cool. The staff at bestie are fantastic- so helpful and kind. The cafe is very clean and bright and the coffee is good, though not a classic Italian bitter, more sour. The o...

$$ $$

4.40 (689 reviews) (~0.91 km from centre)

46 & York

Bar

👍👍 46 and York is an awesome place to meet friends for drinks and a bite to eat. They have heaps of unique cocktails and a range of beers/ciders on tap. The food is great and ranges from bites to share (chicken sliders are my all time fave) to yummy meals. There's a lot of parking directly outside whic...

$$$ $

4.40 (346 reviews) (~2.44 km from centre)

Ima Cuisine

Middle Eastern restaurant

Informal, intimate cafe specializing in traditional Middle Eastern & North African dishes.

$$ $$

4.30 (902 reviews) (~1.78 km from centre)

Dear Jervois

Cafe

👍👍 Top tier cafe! Our go to work spot. Great friendly staff, the blonde guy is great super friendly and always accommodating and one of the new girls does super cool coffee art. Brought my Grandparents here and they loved the art she did for them - made their day. Great food - banana bread is amazing a...

$$ $$

4.30 (782 reviews) (~1.74 km from centre)

Ravenhill Cafe & Restaurant

Cafe

👍👍 I visited this place a couple of months ago for brunch. We tried big brekkie, potato rosti and omelette. They were all fabulous and the portion was big. The price is reasonable for the portion compared to the other places. There was also a friendly dog! My partner and I plan to visit here for brunch...

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4.30 (476 reviews) (~4.42 km from centre)

Twenty Three Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 Beautiful flat white had this morning at Twenty Three. Overlooking the traffic on a busy Monday. Great service and a smile and a gorgeous sunny setting made my morning. Thanks for coffee! Sterling Arnet Kakapo Business Sales

$$ $$

4.30 (204 reviews) (~1.59 km from centre)

Heaven Scent Bistro

Bistro

👍👍 A beautiful spot for a meeting we recently had in the CBD. My flat white was the perfect temperature and flavour, big fan of the pies here as well. A beautiful space with all the white walls and exposed brick. James Ashwin Kakapo Business Sales

$$ $$

4.30 (188 reviews) (~1.41 km from centre)

Teed Street Larder

Cafe

Bright, contemporary cafe serving brunch & New Zealand mains, plus coffee, beer & wine.

$$ $$

4.20 (692 reviews) (~2.87 km from centre)

DeBretts Kitchen

Restaurant

Chic bistro & bar featuring modern NZ fare in the airy, art-filled atrium of Hotel DeBrett.

$$ $$

4.20 (348 reviews) (~1.62 km from centre)

Scarlett Slimms and Lucky

Gastropub

👍👍 Tokyo chicken was delish and the sliders were HUGE (that’s one and you get 3 of them!) My husband’s hamburger was delicious and the cocktails were very yummy.

$$ $$

4.10 (484 reviews) (~3.37 km from centre)

Domino's Pizza Kingsland

Fast food restaurant

Delivery/carryout chain offering a wide range of pizzas & a variety of other dishes & sides.

$ $$$

4.10 (227 reviews) (~2.21 km from centre)

BODA

Asian fusion restaurant

👍👍 Great view with great service. It’s a bit hot inside but they got few standing fans on so it’s ok. We sit in the booth which is very nice and comfy. I had the eye fillet and asked for medium rare but unfortunately it’s more like medium But well still very nice and the most impressive part is actuall...

4.10 (80 reviews) (~1.77 km from centre)

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Top rated Lunch restaurants in Auckland, New Zealand