In the shadows of Mt Eden will you find some of the best Auckland restaurants, offering everything from a quick pre-rugby game dinner to some of the best, all-out fine dining experiences. The Eden Park vicinity has some of the best foodie gems around Auckland, but you've got to sift through the not-so-good to get to the great. Well, we here at View Auckland have done the legwork for you! Keep an eye out for the restaurants on our recommended Eden Park restaurants list and you wouldn't have a single negative culinary experience on a game night out in Eden Park, Auckland.
Open all year round, Chinese BYO favourite, Canton Cafe has become somewhat of an Auckland legend that is renowned for its consistently flavourful Chinese food - unsurprising, considering how its head chef works the wok all 365 days of the year. If that isn't commitment to food, we don't know what is! It's a great, varied and - trust us - a fail-proof choice for those who are out to have an alternative to the usual pub grub you would find around Eden Park.
477 New North Road,
Auckland,
1021
El Camino Mexican Bar & Cafe is the ultimate in Mexican cuisine in Auckland, which makes all you Eden Park punters very, very lucky to have this local right at your doorstep. An Eden Park dining experience would hardly get any better than this - the Mexican food at this Eden Park restaurant redeems all the bad reputation the cuisine had garnered for tough, oily meals cooked up with lousy produce. The ingredients are undeniably fresh and are treated with enough respect for its quality to shine through. Word of caution, though; this Eden Park restaurant is forever packed with a sea of people, so it might be wise to drop by early or even do a quick takeout before going off for a rugby game, say.
480 New North Road,
Auckland,
Pies - the quintessential and humble Kiwi nosh. Nothing like invoking a spirit of nationalism (or simply experiencing a New Zealand classic, for all you international readers out there) without at least one of these in the equation! This Eden Park cafe receives love from us at View Auckland precisely because of this. Sure, pies at this Eden Park cafe are a tad pricier than the run-of-the-mill pie, but $7.50 for a piece of heaven isn't too much to ask - you'll agree with us when you've tried one of their signature flaky pies.
507 New North Road,
Auckland,
Mekong Neua Thai Restaurant is yet another Eden Park institution that is well-loved for serving up what many Eden Park and Auckland locals claim to be the best Laotian and North Eastern Thai food - the BYO policies merely come as a bonus, of course. The sour-spicy elements in Mekong Neua's food will complement anything from fruity wines to bold lagers, making this the perfect pre-dinner spot before that important game takes place at the Eden Park Stadium!
483 New North Road,
Auckland,
1021
Eden Park residents couldn't have scored a better fine dining local to have in the Eden Park suburb than Merediths Restaurant, we say! Michael Meredith, alumni of the equally prestigious The French Cafe had chosen a strategic location close to Eden Park, Auckland to house his restaurant venture, plating up some of the most imaginative and unusual, yet confoundingly delectable food you'll find not only around Eden Park, but in Auckland as well. Merediths is in the pinnacle of Auckland fine dining, so while it isn't exactly everyday dining material, a night out at this Eden Park restaurant is perfect for an inter or post-game celebration dinner during this Rugby World Cup 2011 season.
365 Dominion Road,
Auckland,
While we all love ourselves some tasty Japanese food, it isn't uncommon for Japanese restaurants in Auckland to be more traditional or old-fashioned in nature. For all those seeking out a different and more urban dining experience without compromising authenticity around Eden Park, there's Morningside's Sake Bar 601. Chef and owner Hiroshi Miyata lives cooking, as is evident from the way he treats the food that he gives life to, even hand-picking the seafood and produce served in the restaurant at the markets every morning.
Although the traditional Japanese dishes at this Eden Park restaurant is impeccable, don't shove aside altogether its Western-influenced menu. We assure you that he does some amazing things with the dishes from that end of the menu, too. Coupled with maitre d' Gen Ogata's polished service and the carefully curated list of Japanese sake and spirits available, the warm, personal East meets West approach of this Eden Park restaurant is something you wouldn't find else where around Eden Park, or even Auckland.
601 New North Road,
Auckland,
Owner and executive chef at Two Fifteen Bistro & Wine Bar, Jeremy Schmid retreats from the international culinary arena to settle down close to Eden Park, Auckland to open a restaurant that heralds the stripped back simplicity in back-to-basics foods and the importance of letting the best product and ingredients shine. The food at Two Fifteen Bistro & Wine Bar features basal and familiar dishes, but you'll have a hard time finding another Eden Park restaurant that does what Jeremy does any better. The string of awards that this Eden Park restaurant reels in year after year have got to say something about Jeremy's food.
215 Dominion Road,
Auckland,