Sweet things

Small-batch gelato made on site on Dominion Road, from gochujang caramel to coconut pandan. Open until 10pm most nights, so it's made for after dinner.

Korean twisted doughnuts and good single-origin coffee from a tiny shopfront on Mount Eden Road. Mostly takeaway, and the iced ones go early.

A cookie bar in a semi industrial pocket of Henderson that looks like an installation and stays open until 10pm. Go for the cookie pies and the limited editions.

Thick, gooey New York–style cookies in a heritage High Street shopfront.

A red-on-red macaron boutique on Level 1 of Commercial Bay — handcrafted macarons in twenty-plus flavours including Flat White, Feijoa Crumble and the much-anticipated Brûlé, plus brittles, panforte and butter crayons. Auckland's most considered macaron destination.

A retro-charming CBD outpost of Scrunchy Millers — the same Gold-medal Dark Chocolate gelato, exclusive Biscoff, and Kiwi-classic ice cream flavours (Toffee Pops, Pineapple Lumps, Mallow Puff) as the Milford original.

The best ice cream in Milford — a Covid-pivot success story serving real fruit ice cream, award-winning gelato and the exclusive-to-them Biscoff flavour. Take-home pints, custom cakes and dairy-free options too.

One of the CBD's most recognisable storefronts — handmade ice cream with boundary-pushing flavours including fairy bread, lamington, lolly cake and salted caramel.

Auckland's most creative ice cream — including the legendary fairy bread flavour that tastes exactly like childhood.

Auckland's most creative ice cream — including the legendary fairy bread flavour that tastes exactly like childhood.

Auckland's most creative ice cream — including the legendary fairy bread flavour that tastes exactly like childhood.