Cute bakery that has made itself a destination nestled into a quiet side street. The large space has a walk-in counter, a place for seating as well as a large kitchen area. We ordered a cake for my daughter's 5th birthday the same day. Ordered at 8am, was supposed to be ready at 5pm. When I arrived they admitted they had completely forgotten about it! They charged half price and delivered to our house which was appreciated given the circumstances. Not ideal as we weren't able to enjoy the awesome look of cake for that long before doing the candles, cutting and getting to bed. The cake itself was awesome with chocolate ganache and piled high with berries on the top. Would go again as long as forgetting orders isn't a regular thing. read more

Little and Friday - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Auckland, AUK

This quaint cafe, located in an otherwise quiet residential street of Takapuna/Belmont, is always busy and as soon as you see the cabinet it is not hard to see why. Beautifully presented and devilishly decadent cakes, pies, tarts and donuts line the shelves just waiting to be devoured. Order at the counter, grab your plastic zoo animal, which serves as your table number, and pull up a pew at the communal table. Trust me, the food tastes every bit as good as it looks! read more

Basically obsessed with this place. ...to the point that I consider 30 minute detour to L&F as "on the way". Locally sourced ingredients (many coming directly from their garden in the back), fresh juices, high quality coffee (and a ginger latte!) as well as savory and sweet treats to make a girl (or guy!) swoon. Today I opted for the grilled halloumi, walnut & pesto tart, brimming with caramelized onions and adorned with tasty roasted tomatoes. My meal was accompanied by one their uniquely delicious sodas (grapefruit & hops), which was zesty and refreshing for such a hot summer's day. I was pretty full at this point but just couldn't bring myself to leave without a gorgeous dessert. The lemon and coconut cake swayed me today --- it was definitely good but I still think the gin, lemon & almond one still has my heart...for now. read more

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Remains my favourite coffee and cake shop in Auckland. They have expanded their shop and now you can come here for dinner too. On our next to try restaurant for eating out! Their chocolate beetroot salted caramel cake so yummy! read more

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Awesome pastries and great coffee with warm ambiance. Feels like you are in a big living room with a lot of friends. Loved it here. read more

Little and Friday - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Auckland, AUK

Little and Friday are now doing dinners - we did the takeout option - on Friday of course. The options were roast chicken or lamb moussaka and chicken won the day. It was delicious - herby, moist and succulent with a generous side of coleslaw on one and potatoes on the other. We had leftovers for the next day - well one of us did! We also took a dessert-of course- pannacotta in real cute little jars and up to the L&F sweet standard. Everything was awesome and it should definitely be on the list for those days when you don't feel like cooking. read more

If I could go to this cafe everyday...I probably would. Sadly my thighs won't allow it but my tastebuds and soul certainly love me when I decide to treat myself! The vast array of pure pure goodness that they offer each day is just amazing. I always try my best to taste something different each time, but my favourite has to be their quiche, so rich and comforting. Instead of numbers that represent your order, they give you small painted animals such as sheep, giraffe and horses! I have even seen GROWN MEN playing with these and having a good time so I think they are a fab idea. The seating is also really unique, everyone sits around one large table! I like to shake my world up regularly therefore I love this little quirk. My word of advice? Get in quick!!! Things seem to sell out very very fast. Also buy their cookbook it's tremendous! read more

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First of all, when you're heading to this place.. Don't be alarmed that you're heading to a residential street :) The place where they decided to set the store suits the place very well , it's mellow, peaceful and just overall a lovely place go have some time together with those you care about :) They have a very small menu, but more things on the left hand side of the store such as donuts, quiche, sandwiches and so on. As seen in the picture the dish has an egg along which some tomatoes and other things :) on the side, they've given you two slices of ciabatta, which I have to admit... Is a bit sad. With the amount of egg and everything you have in the bowl, I don't think they see how two pieces of 10 cm ciabatta is suppose to help finish all of that. On the side note the sauce is salty for my liking!! Needed my ice coffee to actually finish my meal off Their water had a stick of cinnamon and mint leaves. Which helped when you felt thirsty so kudos to you for that !! Overall 3/5 as there was some needed improvement. This place isn't for someone like students as its not as cheap as many thinks ! read more

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My friend took me here when I had never heard of the place. "It's pretty much always packed, so we'll try our luck" she said. Ok, it sounded intriguing. So I met her there, but was really confused if it was the place. There was no signage, just Google maps assuring me I was in the right spot. Packed it was because it's a tiny cafe, and we finally got a table. We ordered some delicious treats. Everything came out presented so nicely and vintage - it's as though they've collected up everyone's grandma's old plates and cups and cutlery to use with pride. They had a huge glass tower container filled with giant meringues that had raspberry and chocolate mixed in. What. This was incredible. Also, tea was made with fresh mint - a lovely touch! read more

Little and Friday - Vege quiche, berry and chocolate meringue and a mint tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Auckland, AUK

Little and Friday in Belmont is my new weekend eatery and not just because of the charasmatic lovely front of house guy behind the counter. The choices are huge ranging from Quiches, fritatta, cakes, donuts and pastries. I covered most of the offerings by going halves with a friend in the pumpkin and feta quiche and 3 cakes - Lemon and coconut which was delightfully moist and my favourite, chocolate, caramel and beetroot cake and lastly bread and butter pudding. The sizes are generous so you really do have to share. Plan to get a takeaway box. The venue is rambling and full of character. The service good and the patronage heeving. I will be back real soon and not just for the eye candy. read more

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This place is an institution. The donuts are amaze balls. The chicken pies to die for (not ready made pastry), eclairs superb, cinnamon donuts yum yum yum, brioche with walnuts and dates loaded and filling, scones - mostly delicious (we've had a dry one once). The rhubarb custard tarts are wow. And other people seem to love the cakes. But I miss the Martha's site. It was more intimate. The new place gets super crowded. Tables can be left unwiped between patrons, you can be left to move dishes yourself to another dirty table for example. But those donuts - ugh. Going to the North Shore site is better... but still not as good as the old site. Try and pick an off peak early time to visit. Skip breakfast and have a donut instead. read more

Little & Friday in Belmont is located in the heart of suburbia. Great parking right outside, or on the street (conveniently) opposite. The cafe has expanded since my last visit - so now there is another arm of the cafe (with additional indoor seating and pay point) where you enter, that was not operational today. I assume this opens when they're busy - at the weekends or lunchtimes...the coffee is 'supreme' beans and the food is exceptional, albeit expensive. Pastries, bespoke quiches, melt-in-your-mouth cakes, everything to delight your taste buds really. My coffee took 25 minutes to arrive, into my meeting? Not really acceptable for a Monday morning? I love the black&white portrait photography, the stylised tables with old-school milk bottles full of water, cinnamon stick and basil. Always busy, that's a good sign. read more

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Love love love this place!! We happened upon Little and Friday on an exploration to the little footbridge at the end of the street (if you haven't been, check it out - pretty cute). Stopped in to see what was on offer for brunch and was totally blown away. Gorgeous foods, super cute atmosphere with giant terrariums, mismatched china cups with decorative spoons... swoon. The coffee is amazing, the doughnuts are amazing, the cakes and pastries are amazing, basically, you can't go wrong. I also love that they use mostly organic, local ingredients, and everything is made on site. This place surpasses my favorite bakery cafes in Brooklyn, San Francisco, maybe even Paris. Not to be missed! read more

I went here for my birthday last year and I have to say I LOVE this place! The quaint feel, the delicious food, the famous, filling doughnuts, the coffee. Everything just works together for a great experience. The customer service was good, and I loved how they used little plastic animals as your 'table numbers'. There were quite a few things for kids to play with, and I saw a few drawing with chalk on the concrete outside the cafe. What a neat idea! Be warned, this place is busy, busy, busy! So tables should be snapped up as soon as they become available, and be sure to allocate enough time for the experience. :) read more

My favourite cafe in Auckland, hands down. Not the place to go if you're wanting 'menu food', but I don't why you'd want 'menu food' when you can have Little and Friday's cabinet food (!) it's got a whole range of savoury things for those people that aren't really into sweets, but for those that are, it's the best. Doughnuts are a clear favourite, but it's all good. I'm really into the shared tables, and THANK GOODNESS they've renovated and made the place heaps bigger. It's always packed, but at least there's slightly more chance of getting a table now... read more

I've been wanting to try Little and Friday since I've read about it, it keeps on appearing on people's top lists. Yesterday we discovered why. We didn't eat at the cafe but rather did a cheeky 'grab-and-run' with my daughter who was off sick that day. We came late in the piece and of course all the savoury was gone, we expected that, and made our reluctant decision to buy sugary treats (yes my daughter was sick, but no 8 year old is THAT sick to refuse a donut) The tastes were different to what I expected, I guess I expected a smooth blend of common tastes, I was surprised and delighted with a series of sharp, tart, smooth and sweet all in the same dish. Pure taste, L&F lives up to expectations, its a princely sum but you swag quite a reward. read more

Little & Friday is a great addition to the Auckland cafe scene. It's not often that you can peruse a cookbook and be inspired by the photography, and then go into said cafe and there they are: big glossy donuts staring straight at you like they've just been styled for a photo shoot. The food is excellent (both savoury and sweet, and you can't really have one without the other) and so is the coffee. Quirky painted crates make up the decor, along with a large communal table in the middle of the cafe. Go for a coffee, leave with the cookbook! read more

Nestled in a residential area of Belmont, Takapuna on the Shore, you can smell the deliciousness far away. Best known for their home made and hand made pastry - it was tempting to order everything in the food cabinet to try a mouthful of each delight! Walking into the cafe is like walking into a homey kitchen. While most things like the table, chairs, and shelves are painted white, all the furniture somehow seems to all be different - different type of chairs, tables (or boxes), different types of cutlery. To top it off, a lot of the things had been donated with love by family and friends, giving Little & Friday an asymmetrical feeling. Yet everything fit together just fine. Kim's philosophy is simple - she believes in transparency and letting customers see the food being prepped and baked in the kitchen before being brought to the front store. It's also about using quality, organic, and free range ingredients. For Kim, nothing is wasted at the end of the day - if it's not sold, it's made into something else. I must admit, it's the texture and quality of the pastry here that makes it so different from other patisseries and bakeries. Take a bite into any quiche, cheese stick, or cake, and you'll understand what I mean. The pastry is flaky and soft enough but you're not overloaded with grease - though I can't imagine the amount of butter and sugar that contributes to making Little and Friday taste so good This really is not the type of food I have everyday (maybe in primary school it was, but not now!). But for a Sunday afternoon along with a coffee? Definitely. The sausage roll wasn't a $2 tiny roll where there is more pastry than meat, and the cheese stick didn't taste like bread with cheese on top! And some of you might agree - but I believe this is how cheese sticks and sausage rolls were meant to be made! read more

Little and Friday is SO good. I've been to the flagship store a couple of times now - and love it! It's got a fairly big seating area inside and also two nice outdoor areas, out the front and out the back which has a kids play area - perfect for a summer afternoon. They have plenty of savoury and sweet food in the window to choose from, a great selection of drinks - and remember to check the wall behind the counter for specials - I saw a bunch of fresh honeycomb once! This is a great spot for a small group, It gets busy really quickly though! read more

Excuse me while I wipe my drool off the keyboard. Those three word together - Little and Friday' conjure not just images of insanely beautiful goodies, but flavours and smells and ugh, amazingness. This café is one of two Little and Fridays and is literally just around the corner from where I live. Let me tell you, before this gem arrived, the street where it is was as quiet as they come. Now it's probably one of the best known streets on the shore! The cooks and staff alike are massive foodies, and it shows. The passion they have for creating fresh, delicious and unique food is unwavering. Whether you have a sweet tooth, or like me could eat savoury anytime of the day, they've got you covered. It's no wonder the Little and Friday cookbook has been on the bestselling list since it hit the shelves. Quirky décor, amazing service and mouth watering food - Little and Friday is a must-visit. read more

I finally made it to the all L and F mothership. I was a little surprised by its suburban surroundings, but it had all the cool and charm of its Newmarket sibling. Offering a great range of cakes and lunchtime sandwiches and frittatas, not to mention their signature (large but irresistible doughnuts filled with jam, banana caramel and chilli chocolate), the coffee was perfect and the service was slick. On the edges were many packed and bottled products begging to be taken home. Their cookbook also looked like good food porn for a rainy Sunday. All in all, this Auckland icon seemed to deserve many more visits and I look forward to returning soon. read more

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Most adorable little spot I've ever been to in NZ! Dreamy raspberry cream donut and a dinosaur table marker too! Decor and ambiance is on point! read more

Little and Friday - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Auckland, AUK

Have been a huge fan since first hearing of it and going there. Never fails to deliver. Been introducing it to everyone I know. Love Kim's philosophy and her beautiful space and of course, her amazing food. Have tried many things here- on the different occasions I've made it out and they've all been delicious. Favourites: cream donut, the nut pie and kumara galette. You really can't go wrong though- have yet to try her amazing caramel slice, chocolate and beetroot cake and new chili chocolate donut! Love the new 'After Hours' menu and that dinner space just next door. Such a neat concept and loving the hot, warm savoury food. Great communal tables and space indoor and outdoors with a neat garden behind the store with a fridge of 'After Hours' meals and packaged treats and her great cookbooks. A huge fan and recommend fully! read more

Amazing coffee and the tastiest sweet and savoury cabinet foods I've ever had - and that's a big call. Everything is great from here (which is why there is usually a big line). A good tip is to get it takeaway as it's incredibly hard to find a spare table or place to sit. I love the sandwiches, hot pies and pastries and of course anything with chocolate in it. Have only been to Newmarket but am on a mission to get to the Belmont one as well read more

I cannot give an accurate review as they shut down their coffee machine 15 minutes prior to closing but the cakes looked nice if only there were coffee to enjoy them with! read more

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Tried 3 different items, was a bit disappointed, not the kind of fine dessert i was expected maybe.. Pudding I was attracted by the look of it and it's end up like a sticky mixed taste or u just can't tell what it is but the heavy chunk. Chocolate cake was so so like all other shops. Food is not just abt the looking I must say , u hv to win me for the taste it's how the efforts in it. Again maybe I'm just too picky. I much prefer the dessert from nearby the heart of flavour , it is the true fine dessert.. read more

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My Mission this year is to have at least one of everything that Little and Friday has in their cook book. Unfortunately I can't seem to get past the Cinnamon/Date/Walnut Brioches and the Lemon/Coconut Cake... Someone please help me I think I have an addiction read more

Nice cafe with tasty baked goods, but very over priced! Every time I have been here, I just feel ripped off. There is a fine balance between paying more for quality and taking the Mickey. read more

Absolutely outstanding food - design and taste!! Second to none Little and Friday can do no wrong at this point except the bloody queues out the door to get your yummy treats! Service is also good and I love the new format of the place. A regular for me. read more

Great savoury brioches and sweet donuts (made with proper raspberry coulis!) tarts and other treats, the breakfast wraps and anything with hash is DELICIOUS, all very generous sizes. Coffee is pretty decent and the atmosphere pleasant. Little & Friday is worthy of a pilgrimage when visiting Auckland! read more

Little and Friday - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Auckland, AUK

I had heard about this place from a magazine article so was expecting it to be packed. I came here on a Thursday morning with my mum and sister - it was busy but we were still able to snag a seat at one of the large community tables. As previous reviewers have mentioned there is only cabinet food on offer but it is exquisitely presented, and it was very difficult to make a decision on what to get! Unfortunately gluten free options are not labelled, but staff is happy to direct you to the items that do not contain gluten. I had the haloumi gallete which was absolutely lovely, and is served with a small side of iceberg lettuce. It was packed with leeks which I'm not usually a fan of so it is a testament to how good it was that I enjoyed every mouthful! The pastry was perfectly cooked, which seemed to be a commonality with the other dishes of my party. One remarked the frittata was nothing special but the other really liked the chorizo, leek and goats feta quiche. Overall the savoury dishes were good but not mind blowing. The sweet treats is where little and Friday really shines. My sister and I shared a chocolate chilli doughnut which was absolutely delicious. My mum got the chocolate and hazelnut baci cake (gluten free) which she remarked was the best gluten free cake she has had in Auckland, and she would return for that alone. We didn't order drinks, but I loved the way they looked in the bucket and would be keen to check them out on a future visit. Water is served in traditional milk bottles and flavoured with mint and cinnamon which worked surprisingly well. So the downsides - the plastic animals which act as table markers are cute and quirky, but servers seemed to have a lot of trouble delivering the coffees to correct tables. We were constantly seeing the staff wandering around the tables with orphan drinks looking for a taker! It is hard to imagine they would still be hot when they arrive at the table. We also had to ask about three times for water glasses as there were none out and this was frustrating. Overall I would definitely recommend this place for a sweet treat at least, and prices seem to be very reasonable for such beautifully presented food. read more

This cafe is amazing! The food here is quite something to behold. We literally stood looking at the selection admiring it so long we had to ask the regulars (and there we're many) to jump past use so they could order. And it's not just special to look at, it's the lost scrummiest food your've ever eaten! I had the mince and cheese pie. I'm a pie person so I know my pies. This was one of the best I've ever had. Mix a little home made chutney sauces from the bottles lying around. The lemon muffin was so Devine. We shared it between 3 of us. That was hard! There's water in good old milk bottles with green fresh mint and a stuck of cinnamon infusing a fresh lite Tate. Head to the back courtyard thru the big white door beside the espresso machine and explore the garden. Not sure if we were supposed to but it's a vege/herb garden. Great for the little ones to explore. I just wish we had a cafe even half as yummy as this in brissy! read more

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I love this place, the food is great and the service is great! Their desserts are definitely one of the best in Auckland, no wonder the place is so busy! However just something for a room for improvement, everytime I go there seems to be lots of flies around, and the food on display is always a prime target. Otherwise this place is absolutely amazing, has great vibes and definitely somewhere to visit! read more

Really delicious little cafe but a little bit pricey. All up I would say that the food is worth the price. The pies are to die for!

Some of the best and unique pastry and sandwiches in the north island. All fresh and quite tasty . It's hard to choose between sweet or savory. Whichever you decide you won't be disappointed . read more

my mouth is hungry when i walk in the door , the presentation of all cabinet food is as good as it gets for baking , forget this if your on diet food . The owner of this creation is a friend , so I'll cut the chase !!!! Passion and hard work make successful. Remember the overheads in labour alone attacks small business profits , they do an amazing job ! enjoy what you eat read more

One of my favorite cafes in Auckland. The cabinet is always full of the most incredible looking, (and delicious tasting), selection of cakes and savouries. Great coffee too. read more

Love it, super popular though and seating is confusing, and never a guarantee- go in off peak times or take away.

Heard lots of people raving about Little & Friday, so on lovely Sunday afternoon we decided to go there. I was not disappointed. The food there is truly excellent. My favorite coffee shop, great service and the quality is always very high. Their sausage rolls are incredible and the desserts are very decadent. Highly recommend!!! read more