I Love Ponsonby

28/09/2026

Watch a kitchen with forty years of experience.

This is what four decades of muscle memory looks like. No fuss, no second-guessing, just the easy confidence of a team that has done this thousands of times and still makes it look like art. The flame, the sizzle, the prawns catching colour. Honestly, we could watch it all day.

This is the stuff that has kept Auckland coming back since 1986. Not trends. Just great food, cooked properly, by people who love doing it.

So tell us: pizza, or the steak. What are you ordering first? Drop it below.

Prego Restaurant . Walk in. Since 1986.

๐Ÿ“226 Ponsonby Road

Love Ponsonby? Let's count the ways. โคMeet some of the local faces who make this neighbourhood what it is. Their favouri...
24/09/2026

Love Ponsonby? Let's count the ways. โค

Meet some of the local faces who make this neighbourhood what it is. Their favourite corners, daily rituals, and the little things that keep them coming back.

The trendiest gal in the Ponsonby hood - meet Louis the Frenchie ๐Ÿ˜˜๐ŸพA gal whose days are filled with pup cups, trendy out...
23/09/2026

The trendiest gal in the Ponsonby hood - meet Louis the Frenchie ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿพ

A gal whose days are filled with pup cups, trendy outfits and hot girl walks - the right way to experience Ponsonby, if we do say so ourselves!

We love seeing the dogs of Ponsonby - make sure you tag us when you're in our hood with your furry friends ๐Ÿฅฐ

Hand crafted pizza, cold b**r and good times. Need we say more?What we love about Freeman & Grey  is that they can be yo...
22/09/2026

Hand crafted pizza, cold b**r and good times. Need we say more?

What we love about Freeman & Grey is that they can be your host for any kind of outing, and they make it great every time.

Their iconic pizzas are only $12 between 12-2 and 5-7.30pm (and that's every day!), they host an epic Tuesday quiz night and they also have great private function spaces for the more special occasion.

Versatile? Yes. Great food/drink/vibes? Yes. See you there? You betcha.

๐Ÿ“43 Ponsonby Road

Three reasons to pop by Barker's Foodstore & Eatery Ponsonby ๐Ÿ˜Fresh smoothies, muffins and tasty chia seed puddings - we...
16/09/2026

Three reasons to pop by Barker's Foodstore & Eatery Ponsonby ๐Ÿ˜

Fresh smoothies, muffins and tasty chia seed puddings - we could eat breakfast every day at Barkers Food Store ๐Ÿ‘Œ

๐Ÿ“8 Brown Street, Ponsonby

16/09/2026

Take a walk down memory lane at the Auckland Heritage Festival, with Alex from Time Travel New Zealand

Discover the stories of 1970s Ponsonby through a colourful line-up of events:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Heritage Food Tour of Ponsonby
๐Ÿ‘‰ Hudson & Halls: The Food of Love talk
๐Ÿ‘‰ Open for Business: 1970s Ponsonby exhibition
๐Ÿ‘‰ Pasifika Guided Heritage Walk
๐Ÿ‘‰ Ponsonby Heritage Kลrero

View the full Ponsonby programme via our comments

This favourite local needs no introduction - a great night in Ponsonby always includes Longroom  ๐Ÿ•บWhether you want to da...
15/09/2026

This favourite local needs no introduction - a great night in Ponsonby always includes Longroom ๐Ÿ•บ

Whether you want to dance, celebrate a milestone or even play bingo with drag queens, Longroom is the hostess with the mostest.

Even though one of their greatest draw cards is hosting some of the best DJ line ups in the city, don't skip on the food and bevs - we love their platters, and they are one of the only bars in Auckland offering bottle service ๐Ÿธ

See you on the dancefloor ๐Ÿชฉ

๐Ÿ“114 Ponsonby Road

14/09/2026

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OF 1970s PONSONBY ROAD
Brought to you by I Love Ponsonby
Venue: Studio One Toi Tลซ

A young arts student with a camera, and an eye for the everyday. ๐ŸŽž๏ธ

In the 1970s, Louise Lonsdale-Cooper walked the streets of Auckland and pointed her lens at what she found along the way. Storefronts, open doors, street scenes, the real life of Ponsonby Road as it was then. The result is a remarkable record of a neighbourhood in transformation.

Open For Business brings that archive to Studio One Toi Tลซ as part of Auckland Heritage Festival 2026. Come and see the street you know through the eyes of someone who captured it before it evolved.

๐Ÿ“ Studio One Toi Tลซ, 1 Ponsonby Road, Upstairs Room 10
๐Ÿ—“ 28 September - 7 October
Free to attend.

๐Ÿ”— Full event details in our comments

Twelve months. Twelve precious & semi precious stones. Meet S  O  P  H  I  E  's NEW birthstones, now set in 9kt solid g...
09/09/2026

Twelve months. Twelve precious & semi precious stones. Meet S O P H I E 's NEW birthstones, now set in 9kt solid gold, made to wear, love & keep forever. Choose your own birthstone, someone you love, or a stone to mark a moment worth keeping close. Available in store now โœจ

๐Ÿ“Sophie Store, 282 Ponsonby Road

A dish that will make you never want to cook at home again ๐ŸคŒThe experience to expect at  can be summed up in one word - ...
08/09/2026

A dish that will make you never want to cook at home again ๐ŸคŒ

The experience to expect at can be summed up in one word - outstanding. Every dish is gorgeous, crafted with care, and their reviews rave about their incredible staff service.

Give the Edmonds Cookbook a night off and book a table - you won't regret it.

๐Ÿ“265 Ponsonby Road

**disclaimer, no shade to the Edmonds Cookbook, you're iconic ๐Ÿ˜˜

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