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Popa's Pretzels
89/100 (424 ratings)
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"I never eaten a pretzel or pretzels b4 but the one I had here is not your usual out of the bag snack, but a large apple turnover like pie in a shape..."
Diner8Here
"I had their Mince and cheese manakish and it was stunning. Flavorful meat, perfectly cooked and the bread was fresh too. Added jalapenos and that..."
Amit Tripuraneni
"Probably ONE OF THE BEST PRETZELS Iā€™ve had in long, long time! Tried their popular Chocolate and Walnut Pretzel. Itā€™s one of those..."
Jade Lim
"Delicious! Great location. Cute little shop. They had an issue with their ATM, so we had to pay cash. I ordered the cream cheese pretzel and that..."
It's Me
"Ordered a cinnamon dusted pretzel $4.5 Waited for less than 5mins which I thought was super fast considering they make it to order and god it..."
SpoonMe
"Really tasty!! Thry do an amazing salted caramel pretzel and also have savoury options!! The only bad thing about this place is that they close too..."
Alex Lenton
"Get a fresh pretzel where possible, a premade one is just not as good. I haven't seen them premake in a while so perhaps they've stopped.The..."
Rao
"this place is delicious. Fast, fresh (you can see it being made right in front of you), hot (sometimes too hot, almost burning my hands) and..."
Sam Diprose
"One of Denny Setiawan faveā€™s food is pretzel.. and here they have filled pretzel so we give a try the one filled with cheddar cheese and yes itā€™s..."
Erin - Gold Code For 20% Off : CATH6386
"Great place, great food and great people. Best place to go for a warm snack that wont give you the guilty feeling. This place uses the best quality..."
Abdul Eraki
"Perfect winter warm up treat love the chocolate and walnut one and the cheese and vegemite is also a winner. Service always fast and with a..."
Bean
"Brought lunch from Popa's Pretzel a couple of times and thought it was delicious and reasonably priced. The staff were very friendly and helpful...."
Bailey
"Cannot get over Chicken Tandoori Manakish. It makes you drool. Also, staff is extremely friendly and reliable. Quick service and crispy pretzels..."
Sehaj Mehra
"We had chocolateĀ & walnut and cheddar cheese ones. Nice, crispy, and hot on a cold winter day. The portions of the pretzel where fillings were..."
Gastrophilist
"Really cheap and filling meal. They have interesting filled pretzels. They also have something called a manakish, which is almost like a calzone..."
Benedict Uy
"Delish. Got the cream cheese n zatar pretzel. Hot an yummy. Wish that the filling was more evenly spead. Anyway can't wait to try the cheese n..."
Bianca
"How can you go wrong with a delicious pretzel when on the go?I finally got the chance to try out these pretzels after seeing the reviews on..."
Grace Huang
"Pleasantly surprised. I was waiting for another order for food next to this shop. And I kept glancing over seeing people make orders and..."
Tony Ma
"Every time I've ate at Popas it's been beautiful! Loads of vegan options and all very tasty! My favourite is the chocolate filled desert pretzel..."
Anna Lambert
"Had given a 5 star review last year, i am a regular there, at least 3 times a week. Everything used to be fresh, now certian items in the menu,..."
Abdullah Mustafa
"Love this place. Great menu, always served hot and great staff too. Spicy lamb pretzel really hits the spot on those cold wintery days. Got to be one..."
Tariq Az.
"I love this place, pretzels and mannakish made fresh for you with various fillings and topping. Watch them get put in the machine and roll out..."
Kiwi Eats Asia
"I like to get a classic rock salt pretzel on my way to school. And grab a coffee. Perfect breakfast. And snacks. And lunch and dinner. O___O..."
Amy Fhl
"It's a good place with a decent customer service. However I was expecting a better dessert with a very yummy taste. In respect to a good overall..."
Ravi
"I was strolling down Queen Street and had a craving for something sweet but warm. I always go by Popa's Pretzel but never realised that they sold..."
Brenda Phu
"Such a nice place! Food was done pretty quick, the vegetarian options are great as well and there's heaps of it! The money you pay is well worth it!..."
Rena Holstein
"Amazing manakish vegetarian as well as vegan!!! Loved it. I had it almost like 20times in 3months span!! Mamma Mia !! Worth paying every penny..."
Nikita Dipak Sarangdhar
"Service is always excellence here and both the pretzels and manakish are incredible!!!!! Recommend the chocolate and walnut sweet pretzel, spinach..."
Amesirv
"Absolutely delicious. Their pretzel are the best and made fresh, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. With a wide range of flavours to..."
Annie Wilson
"The best pretzel in Auckland.You can try them sweet, plain or with filling. The taste is great and having them aleays fresh adds to the quality...."
Bogdan Cluj
"Been here multiple times and they always serve freshly backed yummy pretzel.My favorite is the spinach& wasabi cream, the chocolate& walnut..."
Jade0289
"I went to this place on suggestion of my colleagues who told they have good vegetarian manakish. I have had the spinach and three cheese manakish and..."
Vibha Sekhar
"Came here after dinner tonight. Was my second time here and I came with the intention of getting the manakish. My first time here we got..."
Joseph Taleni
"What a little gem of a find! For us this is the best snack In Auckland that we had. We went 3 times In 2 days they were so good! We ordered the spicy..."
Tanis Faracli
"I have been here on three different occassions when I lived in central cbd I always order the custard and berries pretzel and it is always great for..."
Heidi M
"I tried their Chocolate/Walnut Pretzel and I was amazed how you can actually put fillings into a pretzel. Such innovation with food these days, it's..."
Tavita Milford
"Very yummie food. We had lemon chicken manakish. It was worth visiting there. Value for money. Very cheap and all time favourite. The lady who..."
Nidhi Nangia
"Amazing little place with delicious snacks.We tried the spinach feta pretzel and the zatar pretzel.Both delicious and good..."
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
"One of the best places in Auckland. I have been to several countries around the world and this place is my fav. Thanks Nick for the excellent..."
SG_Owner Test
"I used to come here all the time for their Caramel pretzels, now they only have the salted caramel ones. I usually love salted caramel things but..."
Marggie Pascua
"Had one dog with cheese, such a treat at 4:30pm when you are starving and the dinner is still far away. The staff was nice but looked very tired as..."
Rita Qin Hu
"Great place, a friendly service and great food, I know them for 4 years now and they deliver every time. Try chicken and dill pretzel pie, it is..."
David Kravitz (Fandorin)
"I asked for their best seller, the nice guy recommended their cream cheese pretzel.. it was really nice and cheesy. LOVE IT! ā¤ļø You just earned..."
LilMiss Foodie
"I'm slowly making my way through all of their manakish everytime I'm in the city. So SO good! Always a bit of a queue here. Yet to try the pretzels...."
Lulu
"I seriously could not fault this place, it is that amazing. Our go-to place for a quick snack, or whenever I do not feel like making..."
Michelle Ma Belle
"A unique halal food experience! Tried their manakish - lemon chicken bbq, spicy lamb bbq and zaatar today as my partner and I were looking to grab a..."
S Ansari
"I have been twice to this place now.Pros:Ā Great choice/selection of pretzels.Fillings are really tasty.Great value for..."
Tom
"Such an amazing, cheap tasty snack! Often come back for more than one! Would highly recommend the pretzel with cream cheese and zartar, could..."
Cool Cat
"This was my cheat eat while going back home from the library. So you know the time when you are so hungry that you forget to click a proper pic. This..."
Winnie
"Popa's pretzel is the epitome of dough perfection. Their pretzels are soft and chewy without seeming undercooked. I ate the cream cheese pretzel and..."
Emma Patricia Katili
"Thank you so much for having a vegan option for the manakish! It was so so delicious and filling. The herbs and mushrooms and walnuts went well..."
Purita Mok
"I frequently visit this stall near civic for their delicious pretzels, and for such good prices! The owner is very lovely. Each pretzel is a decent..."
Rachel Sun
"Who doesn't love a good pretzel? I've walked past this joint many times but have never had an empty stomach to scoff down a pretzel- until the other..."
Mat
"ā–  Good flavoursā–  Cool staffā–  Cheap eatsSo soft, warm and fresh out of the oven. Dunno how I havent heard about this place..."
FoodieOodie95
"I've always heard amazing things about popa's and it's great to be able to finally give their pretzels a taste. I had the cinnamon pretzel as I had a..."
Annie Ren
"Yummy. But the poor buggers who work in that environment wouldn't think so. Welcome to New Zealand, thank you for working so hard in that shitty..."
Ryoma
"Consistant quality and the owner is really friendly. I never had a thing for pretzels but now i loveee them. Whether sweet or savoury this place..."
Issie
"Those little salt covered crunchy knots in bags are giving pretzels a bad name!!Popa's pretzels are seriously mouth watering. Theyā€™re..."
SS
"If you like good food you should come here! The best pretzels in NZ by far! The owner is very friendly and great to chat to. My partner and I tried..."
Rojas
"This is one of my favourite places to go in the CBD and I always recommend it to colleagues.I normally get the vegetarian pretzel pie and am too..."
Emma Wingrove
"Amazing vegan options. So tasty. I was only in Auckland for 2 days and ended up going here two times!!! Love the guy who works there too. Amazing..."
Chloe LeMunyan
"I got the chocolate and walnut pretzel and it was delicious. It was freshly baked so nice and warm, and the filling was balanced right so not too..."
Adeline
"This was my first big pretzel, i had never tried one in the past because when I think of pretzels I think of those horrible small crunchy things. I..."
Jesse James .
"Awesome service and food! While I have never eaten a large pretzel before, this did not dissapoint! My favourite food combination is spinach and feta..."
Annette Wong
"Amazing taste, very nice staffs ! I come to have this delicious manakish severals time per week ! My favorite fastfood in town !!!!!! Just love it..."
Meo MĆ©o
"What a tasty little treat!! Read good things about this place and I was not disappointed! After some discussions with the friendly lady, I..."
Marcella
"Always fresh and delicious, the only problem is that if you go after 6pm, the wait can drag upto 30 minutes. The manakish have to consumed within a..."
Athena
"Warm, delicious, and crispy. Good variety of fillings. Great location. I got a cream cheese filled savoury pretzel. The wait was a bit long, but it..."
Jess
"I just love the place, what a great alternative to all the fried food. Always fresh and crispy, there is a large choice of products from savoury to..."
Benjamin Levy
"My first time trying this place out and I went with the safe option of Chocolate and Walnut sweet pretzel. Overall I'm satisfied with it. It was..."
Manu
"Absolutely delicious! I loved pretzels before going vegan, so it was great to be able to have them again. They were chewy and crunchy in all the..."
Veganista
"Conveniently located by Aotea Square, really close to uni. Their pretzels are the best when freshly made and the caramel pretzel and the nutella and..."
Razelle Icaro
"Pretzels should definitely be a more common thing in NZ! This place really fills this void and does some amazing flavours with their pretzels. I've..."
Helena Chen
"Pretzels are soo yummy. Freshly made and warm. I tried the chocolate and walnut which was amazing and hubby got the cream cheese one, which seems to..."
Ridad
"Popa's Pretzel's pretzels are amazing. My first one was a chocolate and walnut pretzel and it was one of the tastiest desserts I have ever had. It..."
Conrad Fraser
"I've never tried legitimate pretzels before, I've always had those small one in packets but trying the real deal was sooooo worth it! I love the..."
Kevin Sim
"Small little place on upper queen street with the best pretzels i've ever had. Always warm and tasty and the staff are always so nice and friendly as..."
Kuna Santhrasergaran
"Pretzels are always nice and warm here. Super tasty to the last bite and really good for when on the go! Friendly service every time I go there as..."
Yi Zhang
"There is absolutely nothing bad I could say about this place! the pretzels are delicious! The man who worked there was so nice and friendly which..."
Jessica Callistus
"Popa's pretzels is a hole-in-the-wall style snackery, offering pretzels in all varieties and flavours. It's perfect if you're hungry but just want a..."
Rebecca Smith
"I used to come here when it was upper queen street even though it was a bit out if way - but now that they've moved a bit closer to busy queen street..."
Shelly
"its in a good location and the staff were very friendly and welcoming. it was a bit hard to find but it was worth the search the pretzels were a good..."
Rose
"Nice hot pretzels. Some different and unusual types that can be hard to find too. A nice cheap and tasty snack to pick up if you're nearby. Quick..."
Ryan
"We bought a cream cheese pretzel and a choclate oneļ¼Œthey are really tasty. And they send us one poppy seed pretzel for free. Nice taste and nice..."
Zhou Chenhao
"Love it First time I had the caramel pretzel Ohh Mann. It wasn't too sweet and it was like a thick custard texture And it oozed out of..."
Michelle Huynh
"Was feeling like savory today so decided to go with the cheesey marmite filled donut. It was $4.50 and I got a free salt pretzel with it, what a..."
Cararmel Queen
"Visited Popa's Pretzel on Queen Street today and sampled two pretzels. I have tried their pretzels before and was keen to try again.I got..."
Carl Ewen
"The best pretzels i have had in Auckland. I love their cheese filled pretzels and their chocolate filled pretzels. Sometimes there's already some on..."
Nicole Mae Flores
"Reminds me of studying German back in High school. More precisely the 'Bretzel' (pretzels being the smaller, crispier snack size version), can be..."
FOODFANATICJIMMY
"I normally eat the delicious chocolate&walnut and Apple&cinnamon, but tonight I went against tradition and had the spinach manakish; it was so..."
Michal Heggs
"Me and my cousin are in love with these pretzels šŸ˜ staff are really friendly too! Must go here if you haven't! Can't wait to try more flavors!!..."
Claudia Paine
"Pretzels here are awesome, my favourite with caramel. Want to try savoury on my next visit. Also super lovely staff, making pretzels just before your..."
Iana Gritcan
"I love this place after my friend introduced it to me. Their cheeses marmite filled pretzels are so good!! All of their staff are..."
Aniva Huang
"This place is fantastic, great little find on Queen St. Fresh pretzels made in front of you with every filling you could want. So good we went back..."
Andy Thomson
"Yum, all my clients were delighted by the impressive variety of pretzel flavours!Highly recommend their caramel pretzel, custard & berries..."
Updn
"Amazing! I have never had a massive pretzel and I was immediately surprised at how delicious it is :D DEFINITELY RECOMMEND! U won't be disappointed...."
Tan.ned
"Pretty freaking amazing! Bought the Cheese & Marmite Pretzel and the Custard & Berries Pretzel (below). OMG! THE BOMB!! I'm not one to like marmite..."
Queena
"Popa's Pretzels are AMAZING! I ordered them for a work function to go along with some beers and they were perfect. I ordered the Sea Salt, Cheese,..."
Miss Charlotte Cake
"Always wanted to give it a go as it's normally packed in front of the shop - and it lived up to it. Among the very few pretzels I've ever tried, this..."
Nay X
"Clearly those that have rated this place badly have no idea how a real pretzel needs to taste, feel and smell and how difficult it is to make them..."
Rudy Sage
"Adorable service, and such filling pretzels at such a good price! I know they look exactly the same, but I managed to munch down a savoury one (the..."
g k
"Really cheap and filling meal. They have interesting filled pretzels. They also have something called a manakish, which is almost like a calzone..."
Benedict Uy
"Since I tried their manakish (almost 10 days ago) I have tried almost everything their menu offers. If I try my best and find a mistake then it is..."
Harris Khan
"My all time favorite food shop in queen street. I could eat from Pretzelā€™a literally everyday and never get tired - but obviously I..."
Aisha Muq
"Defs the best manaesh in NZ! Always get the spinach and cheese one with jalapenos and they never fail my expectations. Fast, affordable and very very..."
Aicha
"This location has amazing food !! The one dish I always go back for is the lamb manakish it's such a nice dish, the staff have always been friendly..."
C R
"Smells good, looks good, tastes good. Pretty quick service (well, as quick as an oven allows) and friendly lady behind the counter. They have coffee..."
Geoff Wilson
"Best preetzel place in town. Choose anything from the menu, and it will never be a wrong choice. I usually have spicy lamb and pretzel dog, both are..."
Ahmed Al Ghusaini
"Got a classic poppy pretzel for $3.5. Was really good, came fresh out of the oven, nice texture and taste. Would buy..."
Angela Yang
"Awesome staff, awesome value, highly recommend to all my friends and they love it too. Fast service, excellent food what more could you..."
Nicole Biddle
"Delicious, quick, tasty & cheap. The perfect snack to keep you going. Can recommend the Spicy Lamb..."
David Forsyth
"Pastries and pretzels baked fresh to order. Loved the wraps that they make and would prefer them over the kebab shops on the..."
Yasir Al-Hilali
"I have tried all their flavours and they are just as good as the next one whether it's a classic rock salt pretzel or a cheesy chicken one, they are..."
Lisa Joe
"Great, fresh, handmade food! Supernice staff! Loved the Hot Bretzelsdogs and the TwoFranks. - no chance to sit there...."
Y D
"You'll love the awesome Pretzels in town! Try the different flavors and they have loads of choices for vegetarians..."
Ram Vijapurapu