Hidden gems: Restaurants in Waitakere

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Waitakere. This list contains 23 places from Restaurant category.

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Chigop 치곱
Korean restaurant
👍👍 So surprised to find a place like this in West Auckland! This is not your ordinary korean bbq place. They still offer the pork belly (samgyeopsal), soup base dish and fried chicken on their menu. But 치곱Chi Gop is a must visit for the adventurous palate for beef and pork entrails/innards. It is so...
5.00 (48 reviews) (~7.43 km from centre)
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Biryaniwala - Henderson
Indian restaurant
5.00 (14 reviews) (~7.73 km from centre)
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Pita Pit Westcity
Restaurant
Diners create their own sandwiches at this health-oriented counter-serve chain.
$ $$$
5.00 (7 reviews) (~7.71 km from centre)
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Munch Korean Fried Chicken
Chicken restaurant
👍👍 Thrilled with my fourth visit this week! The chicken is consistently fresh and juicy, with the perfect oil temperature preserving the delicious juices. Staff is super friendly. Highly recommend this spot for a mouthwatering experience!
4.90 (115 reviews) (~6.81 km from centre)
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Warung Kerol (Indonesian Home-Based Food Business)
Indonesian restaurant
👍👍 Hands down to the most authentic Indonesian food in Auckland. The flavour, spiciness, everything is just on point. *Chefkiss* Not only the food is bomb, the owner, Carolina, is superbb friendly as everrrr. If yall havent tried WarungKerol, you are missingggg out for sure!
4.90 (30 reviews) (~4.59 km from centre)
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BLEND NZ
Art cafe
👍 First time trying an açai bowl and was impressed. The fruits tasted fresh and everything blended well together. The biscoff overnight oats were also delicious. Keen to try their other flavours. The portions may seem small but were filling.
4.90 (21 reviews) (~8.91 km from centre)
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Olive Massey
Indian restaurant
👍👍 One of the best restaurant of around massey area. the butter chicken, lamb roganjosh, goat curry and kadai chicken, chilli chowmein and momos were amazing. I spend great time in there. Highly recommend.oh one thing there is also available any curry+ rice +Naan Brade just 14.99 😱
4.80 (89 reviews) (~4.6 km from centre)
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Byte Burger
Fast food restaurant
👍👍 Super awesome food and services. Food is freshly made they don't use anything frozen.
4.80 (79 reviews) (~6.81 km from centre)
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Picollo Pizza And Pasta
Fast food restaurant
👍👍 Our local pizza🍕shop and they make the best thin based pizzas! We can't get enough and usually our 'go to takeaway' for a Friday night when neither of us want to cook. We highly recommend and you have to try it to believe it...you won't be disappointed👌💯
4.80 (69 reviews) (~2.65 km from centre)
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Texas Taco Trailer
American restaurant
👍👍 Converted in one bite! The beef taco was brimming with brisket and tasty af. Its quite a nice setting too. You chill in the grass by the river and devour tacos. Theres quite an actice wetland across the river too. Highly recommend just ordering the menu and grabbing some of her cookies to go
4.80 (30 reviews) (~7.63 km from centre)
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Pakistani Food Auckland
Takeout restaurant
👍👍 Delicious Nihari , highly recommend good prices and service 👍🏻
4.70 (15 reviews) (~4.23 km from centre)
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Pizza Landing
Restaurant
👍👍 Just ordered through door dash and omg.... Amazing burger and the Portuguese tart is hands down one of the best sweets I've had in New Zealand, buttery flakey pastry, creamy custard, not to sweet. An absolute must try !!!!
4.60 (146 reviews) (~8.74 km from centre)
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Ko & Ki Sushi
Restaurant
👍👍 Top quality sushi and donburi, nice people running it. Good prices.
$ $$$
4.60 (88 reviews) (~7.53 km from centre)
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The Lunchbox Lunchbar
Lunch restaurant
👍👍 Food is fresh and delicious!! Great variety and service with a smile, good value for money', keep up the good work'
$$ $$
4.60 (64 reviews) (~7.34 km from centre)
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Fantasy Korean BBQ Henderson
Buffet restaurant
👍👍 Fresh meats, vegetables, and fruits come with delicious desserts. Fantastic BBQ restaurant for couples, friends and families. Kid friendly, fashion design, yummy taste and a great experience!!
4.60 (61 reviews) (~6.73 km from centre)
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Manna Korean Cusine
Restaurant
👍 Nice little restaurant with friendly staff and good food. Would be nice to see another noodle option on the menu.
4.60 (60 reviews) (~7.44 km from centre)
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Euro Pizza & Takeaway
Pizza takeaway
😐 Regular here for Fish and chips. Consistently good quality and portions. But ordered a chicken burger and was pretty disappointing for the price. Just small amount of chicken and lettuce. Bit of a let down
$ $$$
4.50 (146 reviews) (~8.56 km from centre)
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Bountiful Earth
Cafe
👍👍 Best. Burger. Ever. The wholewheat bun was perfect. The freakin cheese in my cheese burger was FRIED! Fried to perfection... crispy on the edges and soft in the middle. The meat was so good and flavourful all by itself. High quality and a very reasonable price. Loved it. Highly recommend.
$$ $$
4.50 (142 reviews) (~2.64 km from centre)
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Thai Flavour
Thai restaurant
👍👍 Absolutely love their food so full of flavour. They have some really interesting different dishes to try here.
$ $$$
4.50 (126 reviews) (~8.75 km from centre)
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SA-ON
Thai restaurant
👍👍 There is the best authentic Thai/E-san food in the city and my favorite restaurant as well. I can not count how many times I have been here but all I want you to know is the taste of food is so real and Zaab! The chef is really caring about the quality of the dishes and the happiness of the custome...
4.50 (124 reviews) (~7.43 km from centre)
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