Auckland is the best place to explore the coffee culture in New Zealand. It is not crowded with commercial coffee giants or instant coffees but locally-grown coffee roasters and other brands with lots of passion for the coffee. You can start with Auckland for coffee tourism if it is on your itinerary. Or if you live in New Zealand and want to explore, you better start with Auckland’s coffee roasters and brands.
ARK Coffee Company
ARK Coffee Company was established in Auckland in 2012 by two coffee passionate sisters Naomi and Ulala. They started the company to offer quality coffee to the people of New Zealand. Along with a very hand-picked selection of coffee variants, they also sell coffee filters, measure cups, jugs and other lots of coffee accessories.
Visit them: 6/461-467 Lake Road, Takapuna
Kokako
Kokako coffee is certified organic and fairtrade coffee brands in New Zealand. You will find them located at the Grey Lynn post office where they offer different range of coffee in the cafes including espresso and filter both. They also offer home-brewing beans and even have subscription services.
Visit them: 537 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
Espresso Workshop
Espresso Workshop is the proud self-proclaimed “Coffee Nerds” where they were founded with a single goal to serve – that is to reveal the flavor potential of specialty coffee. Also, they highly promote single-origin beans. They are highly selective with their bean selection and execute it on the basis of flavor quality of beans.
Visit them: 11 Britomart Place
AllPress Coffee
You see those very famous brown and gold cups with ultimate significance to the brand. AllPress Coffee is no doubt Aucklands’ premier coffee roaster. It has all started as an inspired tour at the time of 80’s coffee boom when Michael Allpress designed the very first espresso coffee cart system, one of its own kind in New Zealand. And as they say, you know the rest is history. They now have been around 31 years in the business and expanded to Japan and the UK as well.
Visit them: 266 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Atomic Coffee Roasters
They have started on Ponsonby Road in the year 1992 and since then, they’ve become a brand consistently offering great coffee. As a specialty roaster, you can put your faith in the brand and enjoy their diverse selection of best coffee blends. Every bean in the atomic coffee is selected and handpicked for roasting to provide a specific characteristic to your cup of coffee.
Visit them: 420C New North Road, Auckland
Red Rabbit
Red Rabbit crafts sweet, clean, unique and seasonal espresso blends and varieties of single-origin filter coffees from their roastery and espresso bar. They handpick the truly best coffee from around the world. They have a huge Parnell headquarters where you can find the finest roast coffee in their bean retail store. Also, they have a cafe, coffee bar, and communal tables along with offering delicious snacks. It is the best place for new coffee aspirants and even connoisseurs to educate themselves.
Visit them: Shed 3, 7-10 Faraday Street
Eighthirty Coffee Roasters
Eighthirty is a gradually growing coffee brand in Auckland that serves perfectly roasted coffees. They have five stores based in Auckland and winning over the people of Auckland with their flagship coffee. Apart from coffee beans, they also sell coffee equipment, accessories, and brewing gears.
Visit them: 553 Karanaghape Rd, Newton, Auckland