Bar Magda is a hidden bar and restaurant downstairs at 25b Cross Street, just off Karangahape Road in the Auckland CBD. The kitchen cooks modern Filipino food with seasonal New Zealand produce, and the menu includes Barry's Bay cheddar and parmesan custard with preserved pimento and ube pan de sal, and wagyu beef bavette. There are set menus that show off the chef's cooking. The bar serves cocktails built on old-world spirits and liqueurs, with a wine list of natural wines from smaller New Zealand vineyards. It suits date nights, small groups and private dining.
Hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 5pm to midnight, with the kitchen closing at 9:30pm, and Friday and Saturday from 5pm to 1am, with the kitchen closing at 10:30pm. The website says the restaurant opened in June 2021, has held a chef's hat for three years running, and that its bartender Matt Venables was named Metro's bartender of the year in 2024. A guest who booked a last-minute work function says the team was accommodating and responsive.