Market Stalls
- Illuminatea - layered bubble tea and snacks at the Auckland Night Markets
- [Added 12 March 2018: Bagel Burgers - food truck selling burgers made with bagels]
City Eats
- Spice Alley - "hawker-style cuisine" at SKYCITY from head chef Panthep ‘Pan’ Sae Sue
- Health Nut Kitchen - vegetarian eatery on Chancery Street from owners Brogan and Luke
- Sophia - Korean food on O'Connell Street, where Touquet used to be
- Hon Izakaya - Japanese food including oden on Courthouse Lane
- Bao Baby Bao - Asian fusion at Elliott Stables
- Mad Samurai - Japanese shared plates and NZ farmed wagyu beef dishes in Snickel Lane
- Hatchburger - burgers and salads at Wynyard Quarter
- [Added 2 April 2018: Bahay Kubo - Filipino takeaway on Mayoral Drive]
- [Added 5 May 2018: Le Petit Chef - French bistro where Il Buco used to be in Vulcan Lane, opposite Le Chef ]
Food on the Fringe
- Monzu - Neapolitan restaurant from Gaetano Spinosa (O'Sarracino, Spacca), in Mount Eden where Meredith's used to be
- Bacio - Herne Bay cafe from Logan Harris and Dee Grant, where Burger Lab used to be
- The Butcher's Son - vegan eatery in Herne Bay, with meat-centric dishes sans meat from Head Chef Angus McLean and Senior Sous Chef Amy Lynn
- The Candy Shop - Newmarket all-day eatery in Osbourne Lane from David Lee (Major Sprout), Woo Hyung Lee (Camper Coffee) and Tom Hong (Geeks on Sainsbury)
- Rocket Kitchen - Mount Eden store has opened with seating and a fresh new look after closing their Ponsonby store
- KIIN - "Thai Underground Kitchen" in Mount Eden
- The Grid 笼格 上海小笼面馆 - Shanghainese food in Mount Eden
- Magic Cup - bubble tea shop in Newmarket
Suburban Openings - Western
- Daily Bread - bakery, deli and cafe in Point Chevalier inside a refurbished old bank, with cow's milk on tap and beehives on the roof, from 22nd generation German baker and 2017 NZ best baker Patrick Welzenbach as well as Tom Hishon and Josh Helm of Orphans Kitchen
- Missmoo's Kitchen - cafe in Saint Heliers with homestyle baking
- La Fogata - Latin American food, dance lessons and snooker in Royal Oak in the renewed Snooker World
Suburban Openings - Asian
- Taste in Memory 弄堂记忋 - Chinese restaurant in Mount Albert reminiscent of the hutongs of Shanghai with xiao long bao in demand
- Shanghai Restaurant 小南國 - more Shanghai food in Balmoral
- Chi Chi Kitchen - Vietnamese restaurant in Onehunga, where ViKi Cafe used to be
- Food Inn - Indian restaurant in Sandringham has opened another part of the business a couple of doors down
- Jango Mumbai Street Food - new branches of the Indian snack seller are now at Sylvia Park and Lynn Mall
- Garlic Onion - Indian cuisine on Mt Albert Road
New Up North
- Major Tom - completely solar-powered cafe in Albany from Francesca Mazza and Aaron Carson (formerly of Epsom’s Hello Friends and Allies, Little Sister in Henderson and owners of popular Parnell cafe Winona Forever) which continues the 90s icon references
- Centro - Takapuna cafe with fried chicken waffle and colourful drinks [added 22 February 2018: with wood recycled from Korean temples]
- Bernie's Bar & Eatery - community-centric cafe in Birkdale from locals Liz Gray and Dominic Hare
Coming
Local Love- Williams Eatery from Charles and Patrick Williams (Ceremony) will have a sustainability focus and is now scheduled to open at Wynyard Quarter in March
- Ika Bowl - Polynesian poké bar at Snickel Lane
- Yeah Bowl - new branch of the poké shop coming soon to Britomart station
- Poke House - more raw fish salads coming to Victoria Park
Cakes & Donuts
- Yuan Taste 淡水古早味蛋糕 - "Taiwanese traditional cake" at Mid City
- Krispy Kreme - NZ's first branch is opening in Manukau (28 February)
- The Donut Kitchen - stall in Atrium on Elliott selling fresh donuts inspired by a 150-year-old European recipe
Asian Eats
- Wu & You - Asian fusion restaurant/cocktail bar in Mount Eden
- The Lucky Chinese Food 好福记中餐厅 - Chinese eatery in Mount Eden
- Meet 宴遇 - "creative Chinese restaurant" in Mount Eden
Future Plans
- Park Central Foodcourt and Gastro Square by St Patrick's Square
- cafe/delis in Sale Street and Three Kings, and at the Chelsea Sugar refinery
Closed
- Mount Eden Filipino fusion restaurant A'meza has "closed its doors with hopes to open new ones"
- Kingsland Vietnamese eatery MS Coffee has apparently closed due to personal reasons
Other
- Urban Street Fest has set up the Auckland Food Truck Collective to help you stay on top of street food events
- Lewis Road Creamery has launched a new product in the shape of breakfast drinks
- Mooi Honey has a kickstarter campaign to sell manuka honey at an affordable price
- Soul Bar has been sold to Nourish Group
- Grocer's Market seems to be running into trouble like Nosh before it
- Huckleberry has closed its Esplanade Road and Belmont stores, with a promise of better things to come
- [Added 4 February 2108: GoodFor Wholefoods Refillery has opened a second store in Parnell where their distribution centre is]
Events
Other than the events in my previous post (such as Japan Day):
- Chinese Food Street for Chinese New Year 2018 (Friday nights in February and 2 March) - 20 Chinese food stalls at SKYCITY
- Buko in Wonderland (Wednesday 14 February) - Valentine's Day dessert degustation at Alberton from Filipino chef William Mordido
- One Night in Moscow (Thursday 15 February) - three-course dinner at the Vodka Room including caviar, smoked salmon and Uzbek spiced lamb
- Lantern Festival (1 - 4 March) - New Zealand's largest cultural festival to welcome in the Year of the Dog in the Auckland Domain
- Auckland Better Food Fair (Saturday 7 April) - market style event at the ASB Showgrounds selling Organics, Paleo, Vegan, Gluten Free, Raw & similar
- Le Renault French Festival (8 - 10 June) - three days of champagne, cheese and croissants at Shed 10 and The Cloud, including 70 stalls at Le French Village
