Agnès is a neighbourhood cafe, wine bar and bistro housed in a beautiful heritage building on Hinemoa Street in Birkenhead, Auckland. Inspired by the effortless bistros of Europe, the focus is on simple, seasonal food and genuinely warm service, whether guests are in for a morning pastry or a long candlelit dinner.
Alongside its core menu, Agnès runs a daily specials menu that changes regularly, posted on the specials board inside the restaurant and on its Instagram page each morning. The restaurant is open seven days a week and has been covered by Denizen, Urban List, and Viva (NZ Herald), including a review by Jesse Mulligan.
On Hinemoa Street in Birkenhead, Agnès occupies a beautiful heritage building as a neighbourhood cafe, wine bar and bistro. The concept draws on the effortless bistros of Europe, built around simple, seasonal food and genuinely warm service, rather than anything fussy or overworked.
Agnès is set up to work across the whole day, open seven days a week from an early breakfast and coffee crowd through to long, candlelit dinners later in the week and on weekends. The menu structure spans an all-day menu, a dedicated dinner menu, day drinks, dinner drinks and a wine list, giving the space a different rhythm depending on when you visit.
Alongside its core offering, Agnès runs a daily specials menu that changes regularly. Rather than being fixed on the printed menu, these dishes are posted on the specials board inside the restaurant and shared on the Agnès Instagram page each morning, so regulars can check in before they visit to see what's on.
While Agnès carries itself as a genuine neighbourhood cafe and bistro, it has drawn attention well beyond Birkenhead, with coverage from Denizen and Urban List, and a review in Viva (NZ Herald) by Jesse Mulligan. That combination — a relaxed, local-feeling space with food and service that holds up to wider scrutiny — is a big part of what the restaurant has built its reputation on.
Agnès is open Monday to Wednesday from 8am to 3pm, Thursday to Saturday from 8am to 10pm, and Sunday from 8am to 9pm, at 98 Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead. Tables can be reserved directly through the restaurant's website, and the team can also be reached by phone or email for other enquiries.