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Allpress Espresso Roastery Café
The 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.
At a glance
- Type
- Roastery café
- Area
- Freemans Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
- Price
- $$ · Mid-range
- Opening
- Open 5 days a week (closed Saturday, Sunday) · 07:00–14:30
- Official site
- allpressespresso.com
Good to know
- Coffee beans to buy
- Art studio space
- Light lunches
- Balcony seating
Why we recommend it
The Allpress roastery café on Drake Street in Freemans Bay is the centre of Allpress Espresso's operations and the best place in Auckland to try the company's coffee at its source. Allpress began with a small coffee cart in Victoria Park, and the Drake Street building near Victoria Park Market has grown into a roastery, café and gallery space rolled into one.
The café is designed in a minimalist style, with timber finishes and plenty of natural light. There is seating inside, more throughout the adjoining studio space and a few seats out front, while a balcony on the Adelaide Street side offers another spot to sit.
Coffee is the focus. The signature Allpress Espresso Blend is served at the counter, and you can sample and buy the full range of beans, including the rotating Coffee Galaxy selection and limited-run single-origin coffees. It is a good place to pick up beans to take home or give as a gift. A small kitchen tucked into the café serves sandwiches and light lunches, and fresh pastries are delivered daily.
Allpress has since expanded beyond this site, and Auckland's tourism site describes its café at Browns Mill as the natural next step from those cart beginnings. The Allpress Studio is the other reason to visit Drake Street. It is an open exhibition space for artists, designers and storytellers, showing work by established New Zealand artists as well as emerging talent. Exhibitions change regularly, so there is often something new to see with your coffee.
The café is open Monday to Friday from 7am to 2.30pm and is closed at weekends, so plan a weekday morning visit. Note that there are stairs at the front, which make wheelchair access difficult; the Adelaide Street side of the café has an opening onto the balcony.
The roastery suits coffee enthusiasts, design lovers and anyone working or staying near Freemans Bay and Victoria Park. It is easy to reach from the city centre and is close to Victoria Park Market. If you enjoy the coffee here, Allpress beans are a practical souvenir to carry home in your luggage.
Allpress Espresso Roastery Café FAQs
When is the Allpress roastery café open?
Monday to Friday from 7am to 2.30pm. It is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Where is it?
At 8 Drake Street, Freemans Bay, near Victoria Park Market.
Can you buy coffee beans?
Yes. You can sample and buy the full Allpress range, including limited-run single-origin coffees.
Is there food?
Yes. A small kitchen serves sandwiches and light lunches, and pastries are delivered daily.
What is the Allpress Studio?
An exhibition space for artists, designers and storytellers, with regularly changing shows.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Stairs at the front make access difficult, though the Adelaide Street side has an opening onto the balcony.
Where did Allpress begin?
With a small coffee cart in Victoria Park.
Is there outdoor seating?
Yes, a few seats out front and a balcony on the Adelaide Street side.