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Best Cafés in Auckland (2026)

Auckland takes its coffee and breakfast seriously, and many cafés open early, which suits jet-lagged visitors. Dizengoff on Ponsonby Road opens from 6.15am on weekdays, and Kōkako's outpost in Commercial Bay starts serving at 6.45am. Kōkako has roasted organic, Fairtrade coffee since its beginnings as a cart in Aotea Square in 2001, while Allpress, which also began with a cart, runs a roastery café and gallery on Drake Street in Freemans Bay on weekdays.

For baking, Daily Bread's Britomart branch sells long-fermented sourdough and pastries from 7am every day, and Giapo on Gore Street combines gelato churned daily with an entirely gluten-free bakery, making it particularly useful for coeliac travellers. Ima Cuisine on Fort Street has served Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food in the city centre for more than 20 years, with breakfast and lunch on weekdays. Many cafés close in the mid-afternoon, so plan coffee stops for the morning, and note that several of the best-known spots are closed or keep shorter hours at weekends, so check the days before you set out.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Auckland

  1. Allpress Espresso Roastery Café Roastery café, Freemans BayThe Freemans Bay home of Allpress Espresso, a light-filled roastery café near Victoria Park Market with its own art studio, pastries and light lunches on weekdays.
  2. Daily Bread Britomart Sourdough bakery café, BritomartBritomart branch of the Auckland sourdough bakery, baking with a long-fermented starter and serving pastries, doughnuts and coffee from 7am every day.
  3. Kōkako Commercial Bay Organic coffee bar, Auckland CBDCity outpost of Kōkako, the Fairtrade organic coffee roaster founded in 2001 from a cart in Aotea Square, by the air bridge in Commercial Bay.

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4. Giapo

Gelato and gluten-free bakery$$Auckland CBD

Gore Street gelato maker and fully gluten-free bakery with Italian roots, churning gelato daily and making its own chocolate, cones, breads and focaccia on site.

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5. Dizengoff

Breakfast and brunch café$$Ponsonby

Long-popular Ponsonby Road café opening from 6.15am, known for carefully presented breakfast and lunch dishes made with quality ingredients and coffee to go.

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6. Ima Cuisine

Middle Eastern café and eatery$$Auckland CBD

Yael Shochat's Middle Eastern and Mediterranean café-restaurant on Fort Street, serving mezze-style plates built on salads, vegetables and legumes for over 20 years.

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