Dog-Friendly Restaurants and Bars in Auckland

New Zealand food-safety rules keep animals out of areas where food is prepared, so in Auckland the working assumption is the courtyard, the deck or the pavement table. What makes the city easy is that almost everywhere has one, and the hospitality culture is relaxed enough that water bowls appear without being asked. A small number of licensed venues go further and take dogs indoors, which is rare in New Zealand and worth building an evening around. The two areas that reward you most are Wynyard Quarter, where the waterfront bars sit on wide undercover terraces a short lead-walk from Silo Park, and the Great North Road strip through Grey Lynn and Kingsland, where the old villas mostly come with a back garden. Ring ahead at weekends: Auckland brunch queues are long, and a dog waiting on a hot footpath is not a good start to the day.