{"id":1788,"date":"2017-05-15T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2018-01-01T20:44:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T20:44:47","slug":"eating-drinking-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/eating-drinking-auckland\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating & drinking in Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Highlighting Auckland’s\u00a0best bars and restaurants. In this post, I simplify the areas of Central Auckland and suggest a few of my favourite options.<\/p>\n

The best bars and restaurants are based around the Viaduct, Wynyard Quarters, Britomart and Ponsonby. The majority are at the\u00a0very bottom of Queen Street, stretching along the water. Ponsonby is a quick taxi ride or a cheap bus trip to\u00a0Ponsonby Road.<\/p>\n

I’ve included the Inner Link bus route<\/a> in the map to show how easy it is to get around.<\/p>\n

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Viaduct<\/h4>\n

The Viaduct is more of a night time destination, getting busy around 11pm. With a couple of Irish bars, and pickup bars. The two main\u00a0places people end up after midnight are\u00a0Danny Doolans\u00a0and Degrees.<\/p>\n

There’s\u00a0a great walk around\u00a0the Viaduct to Wynyard Quarters, along wooden boardwalks and next to the water.<\/p>\n

O’Hagans<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a relaxed Irish pub with sport and live music on the weekends. It closes earlier than other places around the Viaduct, so keep an eye on the time and move on.<\/p>\n

Danny Doolans<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is another Irish pub that can be great fun. It’s a rowdy crowd and you\u00a0won’t want to be sober with a lively\u00a0band and busy\u00a0dance area.<\/p>\n

Degree<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is next to Danny’s and\u00a0seems to gets the\u00a0European travellers. A crowd with a little more ego, but a great place to dance.<\/p>\n

Soul Bar<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has a little more breathing space than some of the others. A nice setting overlooking the water.<\/p>\n

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Photo of Viaduct by Kelly Al-Haddad<\/p><\/div>\n

Wynyard Quarters<\/h4>\n

Plenty of\u00a0cuisines to\u00a0pick from, with\u00a0Japanese, American, Indian, Thai, Turkish, Italian and more. This is where you’ll find the\u00a0Auckland Fish Market.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0place was built for the Rugby World Cup, and went quiet afterwards, but more restaurants have slowly been added and it is now a busy lunch spot during the working week, helped by\u00a0some large corporate companies based in the area.<\/p>\n

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