TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

"It was a packed Saturday evening, but the service was still fast and we got our food within 15 minutes after our order. Totally would return to try..."

Angela

"I’m always on the look out for a good Korean bbq and I’ve been to a few in Auckland that just have not left a last impression. This one did...."

Elaine Yeoh

"I've been here twice and I'd come here more if it was more convenient. Love the large portions and the food is flavorful. Pretty spacious place with..."

Linda Lin

"Easily one of the best if not the best Korean restaurant in East Auckland. Food is always nice and fresh and consistent. We always get the squid pork..."

Lyn Antony

"This is my go-to korean place whenever I'm out east. They have excellent service and really good food. I alway get their bulgogi and it has the..."

Razelle Icaro

"I wasn't necessarily expecting much from this spot tucked away in East Tamaki, but colour me impressed! A warm level of spice, great flavour in all..."

Brandon Huang

"Had a lunch with my hubby and mother-in-law on Sat. The stew is pretty good, and side dishes also came really fast and with so many varieties. The..."

Super(･_･;Phoebe

"Very busy but service was still very good, food is delicious and always on point and priced very..."

Mike

"Had lunch here today. Great service and great food. Had the spicy beef soup which was very very spicy but very delicious and the spicy chicken and..."

Praveena

"Visited few times. Always busy. if you don't have booking you will not be treated nicely.Wouldn't rate their Bibimbap.Other meals are..."

M Yu

"closer to 3.5came with my Korean friend and he was not very impressed with the service or quality of the food on that dayhis order was left..."

Deadwin

"The staff are polite and very attentive. We assume she is the overall manager of the restaurant as she refilled our banchan without us having to ask..."

Elyse Oh

"This place is always a reliable choice with good food, good customer service and reasonable price. One of the rare Korean Restaurant serve Korean..."

Luu Queen

"Walked in on a Sunday evening. Staffs were friendly, and even guided us through the menu, along with all the seasonings on the table.Food was..."

Food Zoma

"The restaurant has a good amount of traditional Korean dishes and also a bbq menu with a variety of meats to choose from. The portion of..."

Karen Yeung

"Our favourite place to get Korean food, we come here at least once a week since the day it just opened.The place might get very busy, but staffs..."

Phuong Dao

"Great korean place for East side, offers a good portion for the prices and the side dishes normally changes so you won't be bored from eating the..."

Angela Nguyen

"Loved the food here!! Love the sides and the spiciness and flavours of the pork was delicious. Expected customer service. Nice environment and comfy...."

Strwbbyyy

"Got to say one of the best places with customer service and the staff are so friendly n polite. They were so amazing with our daughter and even gave..."

_foodfanatic

"First time trying out this place. Great food and friendly staffs! We ordered beef rib soup, fish roe soup and seafood pancake. Everything was..."

LLK

"We are usuals to this spot for work lunches. Decent portions that will have you not wanting to go back to work after lunch. Go-to dishes are the pork..."

J Eats

"Super friendly and welcoming staff!Great spicy squid and pork sizzling plates, seafood pancake and beef sizzling with side dishes and rice, our..."

Cesar Luis

"Possibly the best Korean food restaurant in East Auckland. Recommend all their fried dishes and their pancakes. Their staff are really friendly and..."

Lisa L

"Ambiance - 3/5Staff/Service - 5/5Food - 3/5Price - 4/5A dining experience for my family is always made positive by staff who..."

Benz Chan

"Love daamso!! The fish roe soup and soft tofu soup is so yummy! Don’t really like their korean bbq but rather order food from the menu which is a..."

Samantha Gemmell

"One of the best Korean restaurants in Auckland! All the dishes we tried were full of flavour and the portion was HUGE. They didn’t slack on the..."

Bella Qian

"Honestly, love this place feels like home every time I come here with my family, such a friendly staff great environment, the owners are so kind even..."

Rizelle Ariana Martinez

"Good feed! Ambience was nice, service was nice and food was delicious! I had the squid and pork belly bulgogi, it was really tasty and worth the..."

Food Lover

"Food is good, service is super! They serve my son a bag of seaweed snack, make him very happy. I ordered the chickens stir fired, and beef bone soup...."

Nadia

"Food is very good, fair quantity of protein unlike a lot of places that could be cheap with giving meat. Last I went the wait was forever though..."

Thom

"I l😍ve this restaurant. Very welcoming and friendly first time experience having Korean BBQ. Thank you DaAm So for taking good care of us and the..."

Nadz Raina

"Suddenly have cravings for Korean food, so just randomly browsing on Zomato and found this hidden gem, definitely one of the best Korean restaurants..."

Evelyn Chen

"Nice friendly staff. Food served very quickly. We had spicy grilled squid with pork, bibimbap, sundubu (spicy tofu with pork) and spicy beef soup...."

Dennis Kee

"Would have given 4.5 if able to :)Best Korean restaurant I have come across to-date. This is in terms of ability to find parking space, service,..."

Siow Fong Chen

"I had sausage stew and added ramen. It was quite big portion and shared with 8pple. Added 2 more dishes and 6 bawl of rice. Was yummy but bit salty..."

Alice In New Zealand

" Made a booking on Thursday 30/08/18 For Sunday Evening 02/08/18 To Have Our Father's Day Dinner AND When We Got There, We Were Almost Turned Away..."

Reuben Grouchy Wee

"Amazing Korean restaurant!!! The best I’ve had so far! Portion size is generous, good selection of side dishes and everything tasted so good!!..."

Yinya Shi

"This place is great! The food is always amazing and the customer service is one of the best. I had a little issue with my food and the staff were so..."

Sarahchang53

"This is my go-to and probably the best korean restaurant I've tried. The staff practically knows me and my brothers haha. I always get G5(spicy pork..."

Keana Dela Cruz

"Polite and very nice staff. Only problem with me was the specific dish I ordered : tofu jelly soup with pork, it was sooooo bland and only had 2-3..."

Ezzz

"Food is very delicious, we ordered takeaway and they even gave us some side dishes. Also side dishes have been provided with the spicy squid and stir..."

Cherry Che

"food was amazing, but what really stood out to me was the service.i asked one of the waiters that i needed another paper cup for water, but..."

Grace Su

"The best Korean restaurant in East Tamaki... the Food look amazing what I love the most is beef rib soup .. all the staff are friendly and kind..."

Vincent Luy

"I love the place and use to go for weekend dinner specially when winter time super good for fish soup and beautiful kimchi. So Yummy food and good..."

Ryan

"One of my favourite Korean restaurant around the area! The owner is such a nice lady! She always offers little snacks for our child to help her..."

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"Went to Da Amso this afternoon for lunch & ordered Spicy chicken with veggies & rice cakes, not expecting much; boy, was I mistaken. The chicken was..."

Magic Bleeds

"Drove all the way from North Shore to try this place. As soon as I walked through the door, the restaurant was packed with people and I was..."

Aaah400

"The spicy pork and squid dish was delicious! A bit spicy for me but still very tasty that I finished it! Great service, the staff were very..."

Linlin

"Have been eating at this Korean restaurant for several times. Friendly stuff and always happy to refill your side dishes! Have tried most of their..."

Michael Hung

"Yeah this is a hands down 5. I absolutely loved it...the service is really good and the food is seriously delish.I ordered their spicy pork and..."

Neelam Chandra

"EDIT: Most recent visits have shown new menu price increase of $2 per dish so what used to. be reasonable e.g. $15 for kimchi jjigae / sizzling meat..."

Heartshrooms

"Decided to lunch here after craving some Korean food and definitely was not disappointed! I ordered the pork and squid dish, and side..."

Kelly

"First time here and it wouldn’t be the last. Stubbled across this place by accident, saw lots of people inside so decided to give it a try. Was not..."

Albert Fu

"Came here for Dinner. The customer service was lovely. We ordered the squid and pork sizzling plate and the chicken and veg sizzling plate. We got..."

SHIKA 🍇

"This restaurant is a bit hidden away but great value for money. As soon as we entered they greeted us, very attentive service and a family..."

Rimal

"My favourite affordable korean place so far. Really authentic with great side dishes. Free refill. Seafood pancake so yummy. Only place relatively..."

Victoria Jenner

"I had a nice dinner with my girl friend. We had Korean rib table BBQ (kal bi)and pajun (korean green onion pan cake). Sides they serving are always..."

David S Kim

"I would say this is the best Korean food I had in Auckland. They have so many kinds side dishes (7 of them), they all taste nice especially the..."

Flay Loo

"Perfect Korean BBQ cusine reasonable price and amount is just right. Daamso Sides are great. Free wifi, Good selection of Korean beers and soju. Not..."

Jieun Kim

"Authentic Korean BBQ with Korean Charcoal and great selection of Korean sides. I strongly recommend Daamso's Pork rib BBQ. Plus Soju is always..."

Kahakai Hula

"Please find out Daamso menu for your take away ir dinning . Don't forget order Soj when you have a authentic Korean food especially BBQ. Menu..."

Daamso BBQ

"I’ve been here a few times. Food tasted good, really enjoyed the sizzling chicken and spicy squid. As well as the unlimited refills for the side..."

YeeGin

"Loved their side dishes and very generous amount of food. Very friendly service and definitely will go again. Seafood pan cake, sizzling squid were..."

KL

"Went in with my partner for lunch today out of curiosity as it is a newly opened restaurant and it's pretty busy by the time we got there. Deciding..."

Vivian Wong

"It's my second time here and overall i like this place. staff is very friendly and attentive. its the little things that counts. I ordered a soup and..."

Mandy Duong

"We dropped by at DaAmso to have a lunch on a weekday (12 July). If you want good Korean food, the best guide is to see if there are lots of Korean..."