Queens Rooftop & Wineshop is a landmark bar and restaurant on Level 21, 1 Queen Street, above One Queen Street and Commercial Bay in Auckland's CBD, offering 270-degree views of the Waitematā Harbour. The menu focuses on seasonal and sustainable local fare blended with contemporary European cuisine, changing seasonally to highlight the best quality local produce.
Guests enter through the Queens Wineshop at ground level, tucked in the corner of Te Komititanga Square next to Lululemon, on the corner of Queen and Quay streets, before taking a private elevator up 21 floors to the rooftop. The Wineshop itself stocks hand-selected local and international wines, and runs a Queens Wine Club subscription of curated wine packs.
In the making since 2022, Queens Rooftop and Wineshop is a project of hospitality veterans Callum O'Brien, Andrew Roborgh and Kristian Lloydd — who also established Saint Alice and Dr Rudi's at Viaduct Harbour — alongside General Manager Reuben Ruscoe and Head Chef Maia Atvars. The same team has since launched the Takapuna Surf Club at 111 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna.
High above Auckland's Commercial Bay precinct, Queens Rooftop & Wineshop sits on Level 21 of One Queen Street, offering 270-degree views across the Waitematā Harbour. Described as a landmark bar and restaurant in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau, it's built around a menu of seasonal and sustainable local fare blended with contemporary European cuisine, changing through the year to highlight the best local produce available.
Getting to Queens Rooftop is part of the experience. Guests enter through the Queens Wineshop at ground level, tucked in the corner of Te Komititanga Square next to Lululemon, at the corner of Queen and Quay streets. Past the shelves of hand-selected local and international wine, a private elevator takes guests up 21 floors to the rooftop, opening onto its sweeping harbour vantage point.
Queens Rooftop and Wineshop has been in the making since 2022, a project from hospitality veterans Callum O'Brien, Andrew Roborgh and Kristian Lloydd — the trio behind Saint Alice and Dr Rudi's at Viaduct Harbour — alongside newer business partners Reuben Ruscoe, Queens General Manager, and Maia Atvars, Queens Head Chef. Since opening, the same team has expanded with the Takapuna Surf Club at 111 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. Queens Rooftop has also picked up coverage from outlets including NZ Herald's Viva, The Denizen and Auckland's Heart of the City, reflecting its standing among the city's newer rooftop venues.
Downstairs, the Wineshop functions as its own destination, stocking hand-selected wines like the Halite Chardonnay 2025 from the Osawa Vineyard in Hawke's Bay — matured 11 months in old oak on full lees, with aromas of white peach, custard apple and chamomile. For regulars, the Queens Wine Club offers curated wine packs: a mixed selection from three modern or established producers from New Zealand and around the world, chosen by the team, available as a one-off purchase or a fortnightly or monthly subscription, with free shipping and hand-written tasting notes.
Queens Rooftop's food menu shifts with the seasons, spanning an All Day Menu, a dedicated Dessert Menu, a Beverage Menu and a Late Night Menu, all built around the venue's focus on seasonal, sustainable local produce paired with contemporary European technique.
Queens Rooftop and Wineshop is open seven days a week, from 11am until late. Bookings can be made online, and the venue also caters for private functions, making it suited to everything from a sunset drink at the bar to a full dinner with a view across the harbour.