TESS NICHOL has been on and off dating apps for 10 years. In that time she has been on countless first dates, a vanishingly small number of second dates, and fallen in love twice with men she met somewhere else entirely. This is her guide to the best place for a first date in Auckland.
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Cafe
- Eats under $25
- Albany
- Avondale
- Balmoral
1 - Birkenhead
- Blockhouse Bay
- Britomart
2 - Browns Bay
- Burswood
- Central city
11 - Devonport
2 - Eastern Beach
- Eden Terrace
1 - Ellerslie
- Epsom
- Freemans Bay
- Glen Eden
- Grafton
- Greenlane
- Grey Lynn
3 - Henderson
- Herne Bay
1 - Highland Park
- Hillcrest
- Hobsonville
- Howick
- Karangahape Rd Precinct
14 - Kingsland
2 - Mangere
- Manuwera
- Morningside
2 - Mt Albert
1 - Mt Eden
1 - Mt Roskill
- Mt Wellington
- New Lynn
- New Windsor
- Newmarket
- Newton
1 - North Shore
- Northcote
1 - Northcote Point
- Onehunga
- Ōrākei
- Ōtara
- Ōtāhuhu
- Panmure
- Parnell
1 - Penrose
- Ponsonby
7 - Pt Chevalier
- Remuera
- Riverhead
1 - Rosedale
- Sandringham
1 - Somerville
- St Heliers
- Takapuna
- Te Atatū Peninsula
- Waiheke
1 - Wairau Valley
- Waterfront
- Westhaven
1 - Westmere
- Wynyard Quarter
- A la carte
5 - All-day eatery
1 - Allpress coffee
1 - Bakery
1 - Bar
13 - Breakfast
1 - Cabinet food
1 - Casual
12 - Chinese
1 - Degustation dining
1 - Filipino
1 - French
2 - Game meat
1 - Good for kids
4 - Good seating outside
1 - Italian
3 - Japanese
2 - Licensed
1 - Neighbourhood
1 - Neo-bistro
1 - Nikkei
1 - Open Mondays
2 - Outdoor dining
4 - Peruvian
1 - Private room
3 - Set menu
5 - Shared-plate options
14 - Smart
2 - Spanish
1 - Sunday lunch
1 - Takes large bookings
5 - Takes large groups
3 - Wheelchair accessible
4 - Wifi
1 - Wine bar
6 - Yum cha
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