Mojo Wynyard is Mojo Coffee's busiest cafe in Auckland, tucked into 58 Gaunt Street in the heart of Wynyard Quarter. The cafe boasts natural light and slick Scandinavian styling, and sits nestled among the many other great hospitality providers of the precinct. It has become a very popular lunchtime destination for corporate workers in the area, with a rhythm that follows the working week — doors open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, and close on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Behind the counter is a brand with genuine roasting pedigree. Mojo Coffee was founded as a boutique roastery cafe in Wellington by Steve and Julie Gianoutsos in 2003, starting from humble beginnings on Wakefield Street, and has grown — in the company's own words, like a family — into one of New Zealand's most experienced independent coffee roasters and cafe operators. That heritage shows in the cup, from signature blends through to single origins and a dedicated decaf.
Mojo Wynyard also offers catering and takes function bookings, making it a practical choice for corporate events and gatherings in Wynyard Quarter. Beyond the cafe itself, Mojo's online shop sells its coffee by the bag — signature blends, single origin, decaf and subscriptions — along with brewing equipment, Zealong tea powder, pantry goods, gifts such as gift cards, coffee vouchers and merch, and even barista and hospitality training courses.
Step off the pedestrian thoroughfares of Wynyard Quarter and onto Gaunt Street, and you'll find Mojo Wynyard — the busiest cafe in Mojo Coffee's Auckland lineup. It's an easy place to understand why the brand has endured: a bright, light-filled room dressed in slick Scandinavian styling, a barista behind the machine, and a steady stream of regulars who have made this their morning ritual and their lunchtime default. It is, in every practical sense, a neighbourhood cafe for Auckland's workforce.
Mojo Coffee began in 2003 as a boutique roastery cafe in Wellington, started by Steve and Julie Gianoutsos on Wakefield Street. Two decades on, it has grown — in the company's own words, like a family — into one of New Zealand's most experienced independent coffee roasters and cafe operators. That roasting heritage is the backbone of every cup poured at Wynyard: this is a cafe backed by a company that blends and roasts its own coffee, from its signature house blends through to single origins and a dedicated decaf, all available to take home by the bag or via a coffee subscription.
Mojo Wynyard sits nestled among Wynyard Quarter's many other great hospitality providers, and it has carved out a distinct identity in that crowded company. The space boasts natural light and a clean, Scandinavian-inspired look — a calm, considered room in the middle of one of Auckland's busiest precincts.
Its rhythm follows the working week. Mornings bring the coffee-run crowd; by midday the cafe becomes a very popular lunchtime destination for corporate workers from the offices around it. If you'd rather not queue, arriving earlier or later than the midday peak is a well-kept advantage. And when the weekend comes, the shutters stay down — Mojo Wynyard trades Monday to Friday, from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, closing on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Mojo Wynyard isn't only a drop-in cafe. The venue takes function bookings, and the team offers catering — so if you're hosting a corporate event or gathering in Wynyard Quarter, the cafe can either cater to you or host you. Enquiries can be made through Mojo's functions and catering channels, or by emailing the store directly at [email protected].
Because Mojo is a roaster as well as a cafe operator, the brand's reach extends well past the espresso machine. Through its online shop you can buy Mojo's signature blends and single-origin coffees, sign up for a subscription, or pick up decaf. There's brewing equipment too — grinders, brewers and accessories — alongside Zealong tea powder, pantry goods, and gifts such as gift cards, coffee vouchers and Mojo merch. For those on the other side of the bar, Mojo even runs a Barista & Hospitality Course, passing its craft on to the next generation of hospo workers.
Mojo Wynyard is at 58 Gaunt Street in Wynyard Quarter, an easy walk through the heart of the precinct. Keep its weekday hours in mind — Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm — when planning a visit, and don't count on it for a weekend wander along the waterfront.
Whether you're after a fast, well-made coffee between meetings, a lunch spot that doesn't mean settling, or a venue with roastery credentials for your next event, Mojo Wynyard has quietly become one of the quarter's dependable fixtures — a cafe with the polish of a brand two decades in the making, and the warmth of one that still runs, at heart, like a family.