Formal
Tala

What started out as a pop-up restaurant at Karangahape Road’s Bar Magda in 2022 saw subsequent success for TALA, which has now permanently relocated to Parnell Road.
Onslow

Onslow on Princes Street gets the balance between polish and warmth exactly right.
Gilt Brasserie

Gilt in Chancery Chambers is an inner-city brasserie with a lively, come-as-you-are kind of energy to it.
Forest

Forest may be one of Auckland’s only semi-formal vegetarian restaurants, but owner and chef Plabita Florence hopes it is so much more than that.
Cocoro

Japanese cuisine comprises a whole lot more than just sushi rolls and tempura, and more fish types than simply salmon and tuna.
Pineapple on Parnell

Prepare to be seduced by the old world charm behind the door at Pineapple.