Head to this airy 40-seat spot on Dominion Road for seasonal specials like fried whole snapper in house-made chilli sauce and mango sticky rice, and signatures like the jumbo krapao and som tum platter.

Having started life as a set-menu restaurant on Symonds Street, Plabita Florence’s 30-seater is now on Dominion Road. The focus is still on creative dishes with a low-waste, vegetarian ethos – and it’s evolved to à la carte ordering with a breakfast menu, too.

Game and wild-caught food are the stars at Dariush Lolaiy and Rebecca Smidt's outwardly unassuming restaurant a fair way down Dominion Road. Sit in the taxidermy-lined dining room or out in the lovely rear courtyard, and dine on the likes of wild venison, grilled quail or charred organic aubergine.

Juicy yakitori, excellent sharing plates, a low-intervention wine list and minimalist decor; there's a lot to love about this Dominion Road 25-seater.

From the team behind popular pasta restaurant Pici, find this neighbourhood pizza and wine spot on Auckland's Dominion Road.

Le Cordon Bleu-trained baker Wendy Lau combines the flavours of Southeast Asia with French techniques at her petite Dominion Road shop.

This ivy-covered bakery is from the team behind Benedict's cafe nearby. Go for traditional European pastries and viennoiserie, especially those combined with Chinese and Japanese flavours – such as matcha red bean danishes and black sesame croissants.