TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

"I came here on a weekday noon to have a lunch with my friend. It was pretty packed already but we were accommodated fast and were given a table near..."

Victoria Consuelo De Guzman

"Rating 3.5 Cantonese style yum cha. For a weekday lunch there were still a good selection, and quite a few tables of customers. The service was..."

Manz

"Had a lovely lunch here. It wasn’t too busy but was picking up as we left. Typical service of yum cha but the food was good and the servers were..."

Bex Ellis

"Big fan of Grand Harbour. We’ve come here as a family ever since I was young, and it’s been a staple. Portions are on the smaller side, but..."

Brandon Huang

"I remember coming to this place a lot with my family when I was little for dinner. We decided to come here for fathers day for yumcha. The place..."

Louise

"Quite fancy, quality of food is high but does lack slightly in portion size compared to the price. Otherwise great place to being guests as you can..."

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"Along with grand park, definitely one of the better yum cha places around town. Prices are a little on the more expensive side. The salt and pepper..."

Sorry_vonguenumber

"Grand harbour is a white business mans paradise.... the yum Cha here is pretty good - one of the best in Auckland, but man is it..."

Chan Can Eat

"Best yumcha in cbd, restaurant is really spacious and can get busy during lunch time. Lots of options and they were all fresh and yummy; staffs were..."

MCP

"Food: 4.5/5Service: 4/5Overall: 4.3/5Came for work dinner and we had the set dinner A for 10 people or above. The chicken corn..."

The Poor Foodie

"My favorite place to go to when I crave for Chinese cuisine. Staff were very polite and serve me well (even if I go here by myself). The peking duck..."

Carlo Manio

"Best place for yum cha in the city. Food is fresh and comes out regularly and fast. Not too long waiting for a table. The Chinese broccoli is..."

Dumba

"Come here regularly as the food are always good and reasonable priced. Nice location, easy to find parking during weekend. Will keep cooming back...."

Becky Kuang

"Nice place near the waterfront with welcoming environment. Food was a bit pricey but was high quality. Service is fast and the staff are friendly...."

Jeroen Wang

"This place is usually packed for birthday parties and the food is good but a bit pricey. On the night we went in for our family dinner it was a..."

Jen Lee ( Zomato Gold Using JENL 8447 For 20% Discount)

"Only decent yumcha in the city. Fresh, hot dim sum. The service was excellent, they all spoke English which made ordering for my colleagues easier...."

Food2belly

"it's the best yum cha restaurant. Service always friendly and polite, not as other poor service yum cha places. And there foods are always hot and..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Go here quite alot, been to the other yamcha outlets around the city including the New Market ones.Good thing here is we can always get in..."

R & A

"Came here for Yum Cha a couple of days ago... staff is super friendly and the dishes are definitely pretty authentic and damn tasty! Def..."

Grace

"Jus had dinner at this place and it was really good. Great food and a very welcoming place. The staff were really helpful. Will definitely recommend..."

Jesnina

"A classy chinese restaurant closely resembling ones in China.Service: 9/10We were immediately seated since we had made a booking. The..."

Grace Huang

"This was my first Yum Cha experience and this place is amazing. No doubt why it is always packed with customers and would definitely recommend to pre..."

Nashi Dasgupta

"Had eaten in this restaurant few times. Best Chinese food and yum cha. Quite expensive but you get best quality for what you pay. Weekend will..."

Amelia Tanawi Kesumawidjaja

"Really love this place for yumcha. It is well worth the price - being a bit more expensive than other places. Their staff are super attentive even..."

Donna

"I have to say this restaurant is the most favorite spot we have experienced recently. There are various dishes you can taste such as must-try steamed..."

Yafenxu123

"This is one of the best chinese restaurant in Auckland. I went for lunch with my friends, I found foods were delicious and best service. Highly..."

Jula Sihapanya

"Best yum cha in CBD, its a little pricer than your other yum cha establishments but you definitely get better quality here. I came here on a Thursday..."

Medium_Rare

"My best Chinese experience in new Zealand...My friend suggested and went for lunch on a Friday afternoon... Amazing vegetarians dumplings and..."

JPK

"We booked a table for six people for yum char one Sunday for 10.30 am. We were told that we had one hour as the restaurant gets very busy and has..."

Austin

"One of the better Yum Cha places in Auckland. Price is high but i do believe its worth it. Service is better then most Yum Cha places, i do consider..."

S2Psycho

"Food and service spot on ! Service was so quick, waitresses very efficient and understood English and translated each dish so we knew what was inside..."

Nina

"Did some research on Zomato, found several yum Cha place, try to pre book in the morning only this one answered, lol so went.Food is okay, but..."

Ng Shyue Chynn

"Good food good location there is no other better place to eat. Although a bit expensive but worth it. Amazing people that work there, having a walk..."

James.bangi

"This place is in my top 3 yum char places in Auckland. They are always busy but totally worth the wait. Food is always tasty and nice. Although, some..."

888bing888

"Wide variety of dishes with helpful staff who promptly fill up your teapot when it's empty. Good quality food that's not super greasy as I've found..."

Heidi Chapman

"Can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place yet. I go here for yum cha every few weeks. I don’t go anywhere else pretty much. We get the..."

Dxlche

"Took my parents here 2 weeks ago to have lunch with my boyfriend. Since we are Chinese we knew how to eat good dimsum and Chinese food. I already..."

Ellynn

"Their yum cha has got to be the best in Auckland. They have a huge selection of food and are frequently passing by with different options on their..."

Anna

"The best yum char place I've been to. Perfect location and an even better environment. The amount of yum cha dishes here is insane! There is so..."

Neelam Chandra

"There's a first time for everything. So I hesitantly set foot inside with a veteran friend, and was led to a seat. As I took in the surrounding, the..."

Jay

"Good traditional Chinese restaurant with big robust delicious dishes. Had egg plant hot pot, beans with minced pork and chicken with macadamia nuts...."

Chris

"Being from China, it's kind of hard to find a quality yumcha restaurant. I think Grand Harbour is pretty much the best place in terms of quality and..."

Joanna 🌷🍵

"Good authentic Chinese food👍🏻 they have yum Chan during lunch time and good variety of choices to suit most dietary requirements. There is a..."

CrazyCatLady_EmmaC

"Rated one of Auckland's best Yum Cha places and now I definitely know why - they have such a wide variety of yum Cha dishes, and the trolleys come..."

Annie Zhou

"Perfect ambience for yumchar time. Place was pretty high class, yummy food, busy environment and friendly staffs! Egg tart was so flaky and its..."

Mindylow_

"Hands- down the best yum Cha in Auckland! I have been coming here for years and years, have tried other yum Cha in Auckland but always resort back to..."

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"Both Yon and I are a huge huge fans of yumcha. We have been to most yumcha places in Auckland and Grand Harbour is top three of our favourite. We..."

Jessica Halim

"One of the best Siew Mai in Auckland IMHO. For yumcha, go early otherwise there's a wait. However the wait time is usually less for us, since I..."

Charmaine

"As usual nice and busy, service has changed a bit, we were asked to only stay for one hour as the place is busy, as we were 10+ I think they missed..."

Cesar Luis

"Superb food. One of the best chinese restaurant in Auckland. Tasty, wide variety and they're famous for their seafood. Highly recommended if you are..."

Shan Ng

"My favorite yum cha! You can kinda get carried away with the food and then you go up to the till and it's hundreds of dollars! But here they tell you..."

Arkisunday

"Hands down one of the top Yum Cha places in Auckland . The location and ambience is 5/5. Always packed with people, make sure to book in advance as..."

S&G Take Auckland

"My flavour Chinese Restaurant for Yum char, so many variety to choose from and the food just so delicious the service is good as well. The best thing..."

Aldous Wong

"Have been to this yum cha restaurant a few times over the years. Food is consistently good with a great selection of delicious steamed dumplings and..."

Eatwithmyfoodsafari

"So I was really hangover today and all I could think about was dumplings. Never tried this place before first time! And all I can say is Wow! Prawn..."

Irina Milana

"Best Yumcha in Auckland. Hands down!This place is SO busy and in the weekends you only get about an hour to dine. But the food comes out..."

Winnie Luo

"First time at this place lastweek sunday. They have a big menu with alot of choices. My favorite was the mixed meat platter & combination fried rice!..."

BIG TYMER 2020

"Really good quality yum char, only slightly too salty & oily but everything was fresh and came quickly. Food is slightly pricey and if you come on..."

Imperius Malekith

"Haven't been for ages but knew that it would be busy even for a late lunch on Saturday. We waited about 15min to be seated. The food variety was no..."

Candii Cao

"Best yum cha I've had in a long time, came here about an hour before it was over and unfortunately they were only serving a limited range at the..."

Ryan Wong

"Whenever I visited here, there was so crowded and long waiting time. When I arrived and earlier, I could be introduced many different food. However I..."

Lisa Kim

"This is one of my favourite yum cha places however it is recommended that you almost always have a booking made otherwise it's a long wait. The yum..."

Claudia

"I'm Chinese, so I have pretty high standards for yumcha. Typical range and variety will not faze me, because in my mind, that's just standard yumcha..."

Michelle Li

"Grand Harbour simply has really yummy yum Cha. Almost tucked away as its behind the viaduct - those that know how good it is keep it busy without..."

Stephy_NakiGirl

"Good food, clean restaurant, and enjoyed it all at a reasonable price. two of us full for $60 with a good selection of dumplings, prawns, squid, shu..."

Steve Hall

"One of the best mainstream Chinese restaurants in New Zealand. Extensive menu and good sized portions. Went early on a Wednesday evening so no..."

Raspberry Beret

"The second best Yum Cha place in Auckland😏. Central location ✔️Very clean✔️. Finally got a chance to try their dinner menu. The roast duck..."

JJJiiiiAn

"We went last weekend. Service very slow and unresponsive but food up to the usual high standard. Remains one of the best yum char spits in town...."

Adam Dubignon

"Heard it's one of the best places for yumcha so paid a visit ! Located a bit off central queen Street but easy to findStaff were very attentive..."

Thegreeats

"I'm having the good food here. Only thing with the tables is it was very close together and the old white man become offended when I am talking to my..."

Sashwank Patel

"Best yum cha that I have been in. Food is great, service is average, too many people and bit hard to get a table unless you book a day or 2 before...."

Toru Tres

"One of the best yamcha/dimsum spot in Auckland. Food quality are not much difference between them and Sun world in New market. However, Portuguese..."

Jeremiah Cxq

"This is definitely one of the top yum cha places in Auckland. The Portuguese egg tarts and watermelon juice are a MUST. The pork buns was also very..."

Ruth Gong

"My family of 10 came here to celebrate a family birthday. We visited on a Tuesday night and were seated quickly - I was happy as the queue at Grand..."

Anna Hinehou

"The one time I have been here for a work function, it was good. The staff were nice but the food was even better! I was here for a dinner and the..."

Tbroadley

"A good place to eat, but the dishes aren't cheap at all. Places like these tend to be for special occasions. They do good Chinese food and they do it..."

Ed

"One of the best Yum Cha places I've been to! The restaurant is huge but it's always busy in the weekends. We had to wait awhile for our table and..."

Razelle Icaro

"Yep! Best Yum Cha in Auckland & not expensive! ..."

World In A Bite

"Best yum cha restaurant in Auckland. Clean, quick service. Well cooked dishes. Tastes extremely authentic. My favourite would have to be the shu..."

Elle

"It's my favorite Yum Char Restaurant! Great food and always busy with long queue on weekends. They have a good variety of Dim Sum and love that they..."

Judie Zoe Ang

"Came here for a family dinner. There was about 10 of us. Meals where huge tasty and service was ohhk. I'm not a lean Chinese eater but was a special..."

Chloe-Mae

"Went for lunch on a working day. Asian cuisine is my favourite so I thought will give it a go as its near to my work. So, didn't check out the menu..."

Aucklandfoodlover

"This is place is always busy... and bit pricey compared to other Yum char places.The food tastes is average I perfer other Yum char places in..."

FoodLoco

"Always my go to yumcha and I go a lot. Best in Auckland always reliable that will taste great. Heading there again today and can't wait. Always..."

Ellaura O'Brien

"Very busy and food came around almost instantly once we sat down. Enjoyed almost everything I ate, only complain was I found it hard to understand..."

Lucy Doran

"My favourite yum char in Auckland. The steamed buns are particularly good and the egg tart. You often have to wait as it is popular but they are very..."

Fylde

"ERMAHGERD. Best yumcha I have ever had. If I could immerse myself fully in all of their food, I would. Really friendly staff and obviously amazing..."

Maria Foy

"Best yumcha ive tasted so far in New Zealand ! Everything was so good and they have a good range of variety such as clams and crabs which was..."

Audrey

"Yum Char here is delicious. All we had was dumplings and some spring rolls. Was waiting for the vegetables to come around but it never did,..."

SSBoots

"Good for a corporate lunch if you work in the downtown/viaduct/CBD area. Favourites are the fried squid, prawn har gow and glazed buns (can be filled..."

Stango

"Ive only had the Yum Char here but the overall experience each time was good. It is undoubtedly one of the few good Yum char places in Auckland...."

FOODFANATICJIMMY

"Had lunch today with three work mates and had a really nice time. Although this is not the best Yum Cha I have been to, it is still one of the better..."

LucyGoosey

"Great place to come with a large group for dinner as you can order lots of dishes to share around on the table. We enjoyed all the food that we..."

Donna&Shane

"Visited here recently with some work friends. The food we had was tasty but it was hard to see what each thing was when they brought the selections..."

Juanine

"Have been going here off an on for some years now. The last couple of times we came away disappointed. The service was slow had to ask 5 times to get..."

Steve Cleland

"A large selection of dishes however given the size of the restaurant it can take awhile for food to reach your table and often by the time it does..."

Rojas

"Great yum cha selection and a large restaurant. Great for lunch with friends, where you can share and try more and more dishes. Service is..."

Amit Tripuraneni

"Dinner review as oppose to yum cha lunch as I was still left craving a good dose of salted fish chicken and tofu. Following the bad experience at..."

BeeQueUU

"Always been told this is one of the best in Auckland and having already been here multiple times we still found the yum cha food selection to be..."

Frank

"The BEST yum char in town hands down. Get there early enough to enjoy all their delicacies fresh out of the kitchen. Love their wide variety of dim..."

Natalie Ler (d'liteful Cravings)

"Fantastic yum cha. Their service is top notch with friendly and inviting staff and the food is consistently good. The mango pancakes are a..."

Sasha Lennan

"I went to Grand Harbour Yum Cha for my birthday and had a wonderful experience. The food was very hot and there was good selection. I particularly..."

Chrissy Low

"In my opinion Grand Harbour sells the best yum char in Auckland, and when we recently (October 2014) went for lunch with friends over from Brisbane..."

Alison Collins

"I went here on a Friday lunch time for Yum Cha about two weeks ago for my anniversary with my partner. After having read very mixed reviews I was a..."

Rebekah Linton

"I love Grand Harbour yum cha. Until recently I worked just around the corner from Grand Harbour and whenever my colleagues and I were going out for..."

Janeen B

"Have been going to Grand Harbour for 8 years now and have never been dissapointed. I highly recommend this place for Sunday yum char. Their dumplings..."

James

"This restaurant is a fantastic place to have dinner with big groups. The area is very spacious to say the least, with amazing facility and equipment...."

Darren Collins

"Another fabulous experience at Grand Harbour. If you want yum cha this is the restaurant of choice in Auckland. Service is quick and the..."

Maree Guenole

"I went to Grand Harbour a week or so ago with a small group of friends. The staff were really nice (which I find is rare with Yum Cha restaurants)..."

Amy-Lee Wickliffe

"Best place for a long lazy Sunday arvo lunch! Wish I could come back more often, parking is a slight hassle though, and wine a little overpriced,..."

Kirby Maxwell

"Ever since I was a teenager I have loved coming here the chilli dipping sauce is amazing and ive never had better dumplings anywhere else best yum..."

Michaela Lynne

"Come here about once a month. Being seated is less than 5 minutes for a table of 2, and considering it is usually the weekend when we go, it's..."

Fi Smillie

"Absolutely delicious! I love Grand Harbour, have been there a few times and hoping to go at the end of October again for my birthday. The food is..."

Jacqui Fisher

"Slightly over rated and expensive dim sum restaurant in Auckland CBD. Even though we had a short wait while they cleaned up a table, the service..."

Rosemary Young

"Probably the most well balanced chinese restraunt in Auckland that has great service, as well as a comprehensive menu. This is the best..."

DefinitelyMayb

"Excellent Food, Great choice of the menue. Service is good too. wait time is long but its worth it and worth the money. Love to go..."

Janita Devi

"I have been to Yum Cha / Dim Sum about 4 times now and really enjoy it. I have had large groups of 20 and small groups of about 6. Each time we..."

Elizabeth McQuade

"I have been to this place for Yum Cha more times than I can count. It is a favourite of mine and my partner's and now also my parents since we..."

KitKat

"Having grown up in a country where ‘dim sum’ (small plates of Chinese delicacies to be shared by all) was a tradition on weekend mornings, I..."

Kiwi Foodie

"Went there for yumcha, I was very impressed with the waitstaff's professionalism and helpfulness. The service was prompt and courtious. The food..."

CK Leo

"I love Grand Harbour. It is my favourite place to go for yum cha and believe me I have been to them all!I have been going to Grand Harbour..."

Niki Singh

"Don't understand the past few reviews; the service is okay. Not excellent, but okay. If you are expecting fine dining service, you will be..."

Josephine Lim

"I've been here a few times now for Yum Char lunch and will definitely be back for more. Despite the busy and sometimes loud atmosphere the staff are..."

Amy Tanabe

"Best Yum Cha in New Zealand. I eat yum cha 5 days a week. Other yum cha restaurants have second tier food and crap service. This..."

Tony Ma

"nice food, and friendly..."

Will Swan

"Took my wife into the city for one of our rare visits and found the best Chinese restaurant in the country. Unbelievable service, great atmosphere..."

Alan Meadows

"Was here yesterday and had the best yum cha in the 5 years we have been going. Every Sunday we at least think of going in not go. Sticky Rice, BBQ..."

James Rigden

"There's a reason why Grand Harbour has survived over the many years , the food speaks for itself the most authentic and real experience of Chinese..."

Vinci

"Had a delicious birthday lunch here. Helpful staff not pushy, happy to explain different dishes. Most of our group had never experienced Yum Cha and..."

Jonathan Leger

"Went here for dinner last night with family. Loved it. Staff attentive, helpful and knowledgable about wines. Loved the Peking duck and lemon..."

LouiseS

"My family have tried verious YamChar in Auckland and this is the best. They have variety of Dumplings which are all good. I especially like the..."

Mami Miyamoto

"This is one of my favourite dim sum places. Would highly..."

Winston

"love the food so much, beef, seafood, and shows, but .... why you doing buy 1 get 1 free in Botany branch, but not city? if do b 1 g 1 speciol, i ll..."

Sarah X

"We go on a regular basis for dinner. It is a great place to enjoy a meal with friends. The food is always good and service is fairly quick even when..."

Mary

"Excellent Yum Char.The service was good and I also got takeout (Fried Beef Noodles) and it was..."

A221

"Have had yum char hear on numerous occasions. Great food, decent enough service, and a toddler friendly atmosphere. The roast duck is the best i've..."

Marie Lauderdale

"Visited this twice with family, have two pre-schoolers and they loved the chicken wings and rice/ice cream stuff. Myself the squid and pork buns......"

Chantelle Bailey

"Great food in central Auckland. Nice atmosphere and great..."

Andy Edmunds

"My favourite Chinese restaurant. Food wonderful and always good to watch huge tables of people celebrating birthdays etc. Kids love watching the..."

Fiona Moore

"WE HAD A FAMILY DINNER HERE, ABOUT 8 PEOPLE.. THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND ON TIME... MY FAMILY ALSO LOVED THERE CORN SOUP 🍲... LOTS OF SPACE INSIDE..."

EASYMONEY DAGGER

"The ultimate Yum cha venue in Auckland for over past 15 years during lunch hour. Only issue is some serving staff do not speak English well, so it is..."

Vinay Kumar

"Grand harbour is an old favourite. The chicken feet here is probably the best around. Siumai is the best in Auckland. Don't get the sweet and sour..."

Darren Ren

"Great Chinese food restaurant you can found in Auckland city centre. Good taste and value for..."

佘紹豪

"We’ve always loved dining here. We keep coming back for their food. Service can be sluggish though if it’s a full house. Overall, it’s all..."

Winnie Rivera

"Not my favourite but it's good enough. Location is exceptional so after a big meal you are welcome to walk along the pier. Yam Char, not the best..."

Eric Chou奧克蘭寶哥

"I've had a fantastic time here. We came as a family of 4. 2 adults, 2 kids. The staff was very welcoming and the selection of food was great! Spinach..."

Elena Khrustalyova

"The food was great but they to up the service alittle the staff were great but our table was 11 people and they forgot to take the order when we..."

Knghtlight

"The dimsum has a great quality taste to it and it can be expensive. Great place for dimsum in cbd area close to harbourfront and qt hotel. Well the..."

Endy Widjaja

"Come here if you are looking for a Chinese restaurant with good Peking duck in Auckland CBD. The dishes here we're kinda hit or miss. Some dishes..."

Johnny Pham

"A classic yum char. Traditional cantonese with out travelling to asia. One of my favourite..."

Thomas Doo

"Amazing food and great customer service. Was staying at a hotel at the viaduct and felt like some good gourmet chinese food late night, this place..."

Dihina Finau

"Great, authentic HK dim sum!! Food was served hot and fresh. Best time to visit is weekend despite big crowd. Weekdays will see smaller crowd but not..."

Vincent Wong

"Yumcha not usually my thing but we went for a farewell lunch. Food was nice, I'm not a seafood fan but the other dishes on the table were delicious...."