Eight Degree Bar & Restaurant is a bar and restaurant at 2/15 Mercari Way in Oteha, on Auckland's North Shore, holding a 3.8 rating on Google.
In a suburb like this, a good bar and restaurant stands or falls on its kitchen as much as its drinks list — the ones that last are where the food is properly cooked and the pours are consistent. It pays to check how late the kitchen serves before planning an evening around a visit, and to book ahead for bigger groups on Friday and Saturday nights, when suburban tables fill quickly. Regulars tend to favour early weekday evenings, when the room is quieter and there's time to ask what's on tap and what the kitchen does well.
For North Shore locals wanting dinner and a drink without crossing the bridge, Eight Degree Bar & Restaurant puts both on Mercari Way in Oteha.