The only work you should be doing on Labour Day is lifting a glass or fork to your mouth, and that’s a fact. To help you along with your long weekend eating (and drinking!) needs, we’ve taken the literal labour out of your day and scoped the very best places in Tāmaki Makaurau.
From hearty brunches to cheeky tipples and everything in between, here are the best places to wine and dine in Auckland this Labour Day.
Auckland Cafes Open On Labour Day
Daily Bread, Belmont, Britomart, Newmarket, Point Chevalier & Ponsonby | 7am-3pm (with the exception of Newmarket, 8am-3pm)
Everyday Coffee, Sandringham | 8am-1pm
Deli di Bossi, Auckland CBD | 8am-3pm
Ampersand Eatery, Orakei | 8am-4pm
Dulcie, Devonport | 8am-3pm (kitchen closes 2:30pm)
The Breakfast Club, Point Chevalier | 7:30am-3pm (kitchen closes 2:30pm)
Fabric, Hobsonville | 7:30am-3pm
KIND, Morningside | 8am-4pm
Lola Cafe, Mount Wellington | 7am-2:30pm
Sugar at Chelsea Bay, Birkenhead | 8am-4pm
Williams Eatery, Wynyard Quarter | 8am-2:30pm
Patch Cafe, Hillcrest | 7:30am-3:30pm
Catroux, Westmere | 8am-2:30pm
Slowlane, Greenlane | 7:30am-3pm (kitchen closes 2:30pm)
Crave Cafe, Morningside | 8am-4pm
Flour Mill, Epsom | 7am-2:30pm
Fields Cafe, Albany | 8am-3pm
Woolfy's, Highbrook | 6:45am-3:30pm
Dear Jervois, Herne Bay | 7am-3pm
Auckland Bars, Pubs & Restaurants Open On Labour Day
Commercial Bay | All venues (including Harbour Eats) operating on regular Monday hours—see their website for individual opening times
Ponsonby Central | All venues operating on regular Monday hours—see their website for individual opening times
Amano, Britomart | 8am-late
Bar Magda, Newton | 5pm-10pm
Little Creatures, Hobsonville | 12pm-5pm
Bivacco, Viaduct | 11am-late
Brew'd Hawt, Manukau | 12pm-9pm
Paname Social, Auckland CBD | 7am-3pm
Ebisu, Britomart | 5pm-late
Jervois Steak House, Herne Bay | 5:30pm-late
Esther, Viaduct | 5:30pm-10pm
Hotel Ponsonby, Ponsonby | 12pm-late
Satya, Ponsonby & Sandringham | 12pm-1:30pm/6pm-9:30pm | 12pm-10pm
The Parasol & Swing Company, Viaduct | 12pm-1am
Hallertau, Clevedon & Riverhead | 12pm-6pm
Azabu, Mission Bay & Ponsonby| 12pm-late | 5pm-late
Dr Rudi's, Viaduct | 11am-late
Lilian, Grey Lynn | 6pm-11pm
Fantail & Turtle, Smales Farm | 8am-11pm (kitchen closes 9pm)
Saint Alice, Viaduct | 11:30am-late
Cafe Hanoi, Britomart | 5pm-late
Annabel's Wine Bar, Ponsonby | 8am-9pm
Rooftop at QT, Viaduct | 12pm-late
Prego, Ponsonby | 12pm-10pm
Fat Puku's Smashed Burgers, Auckland CBD | 5:30pm-9pm
Soul Bar And Bistro, Viaduct | 11am-late
Satya Chai Lounge, Sandringham | 12pm-10pm
Image credit: Hotel Ponsonby, The Breakfast Club, The Parasol & Swing Company.