Oceania · New Zealand

Auckland

Auckland’s strongest cocktail bars favour intimacy over spectacle. Upstairs rooms, hidden basements and bartenders willing to build around the guest create a scene where conversation, classic technique and quiet invention matter more than theatrical presentation.

2 approved bars

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Where to go

Panacea

Level 1, 23 O'Connell Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Panacea describes itself as a cocktail kitchen, with no physical bar.

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Caretaker

Downstairs, 40 Customs Street, Britomart, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Caretaker takes its cues from the golden age of New York cocktail lounges but removes much of the formality.

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