Amano is a bakery and restaurant on Tyler Street in Britomart, opposite Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, spanning the historic Altrans and Quay buildings. It's built around sharing a passion for food, with a belief in provenance - seasonal, sustainable and local produce sourced from New Zealand growers and farmers - served through humble, attentive service and rustic, Italian-inspired fare.
The menu runs from breakfast through to dinner: house-baked pastries and breakfast plates in the morning, then a full Italian-leaning menu of dairy and burrata dishes, fresh seafood, handmade pasta, chargrilled meats and vegetable sides. Amano also runs its own bakery online ordering app for pastries and bread, and pours an extensive wine list spanning New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and the USA, alongside cocktails, beer, and a full range of digestivi and dessert wines.
Amano is part of Savor Limited (NZX: SVR), one of New Zealand's largest hospitality businesses, established in 2011 with 18 venues across Auckland including Amano, Bivacco, Azabu Ponsonby, Azabu Mission Bay, Ebisu and Non Solo Pizza.
Amano sits on Tyler Street in Britomart, opposite Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, spanning the historic Altrans and Quay buildings. It's a bakery and restaurant built on a simple idea: sharing a passion for food, grounded in provenance and a belief in seasonal, sustainable, local New Zealand produce.
Amano runs from breakfast through to dinner. The morning menu covers plates like granola with feijoa, yoghurt and lime, an avocado dish on sourdough with poached egg and almond, and a frittata built on pork hock, celeriac and rocket. Alongside the cooked breakfast menu, Amano's own bakery turns out croissants, pain au chocolat, almond croissants, cinnamon brioche and savoury brioche, available both in the restaurant and through Amano's dedicated bakery ordering app.
As the day moves on, the menu shifts into its Italian-inspired core. The dairy section centres on fresh mozzarella and burrata dishes, including a mozzarella focaccia di recco and a burrata plate with Waikato beetroot, orange and hazelnut. Seafood draws heavily on New Zealand waters - Pahi Pacific oysters, Kaipara Harbour trevally crudo, Wairarapa octopus, and East Cape blue moki all feature.
Pasta is handmade, spanning pipe rigate cacio e pepe, a pappardelle with Hawke's Bay Suffolk lamb ragu, and a chitarra with Auckland Islands scampi. The spaghetti with Cloudy Bay tuatua, nduja and pangritata is a standout combination of local seafood and Italian technique.
The meat section runs from a Cambridge duck liver pate through to a Hawke's Bay Angus beef sirloin steak, with a slow roasted Suffolk lamb shoulder offered as a dish to share. Simple chargrilled vegetable sides - broccolini with aioli, lemon and almond, or fennel with orange, chilli and cultured cream - round out the savoury menu.
To finish, Amano offers a gelato and sorbet selection, a cannolo with dulcey and spiced apple, and a trifle built on espresso and mascarpone, alongside a small cheese board featuring Canterbury cheddar and Oamaru brie and blue.
Amano's drinks list is substantial. Breakfast cocktails like a Bellini or Espresso Martini are available for morning service, while the wider cocktail list includes both classic-style and house creations, plus a non-alcoholic range built on Seedlip. The wine list spans New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and the USA, backed by an extensive cellar list, alongside a full range of digestivi, sherry, port and single malt whisky. Beer covers both tap and bottled options, including several non-alcoholic beers and ciders, and the non-alcoholic drinks menu runs to house shrubs, sodas, smoothies and specialty hot and cold drinks.
Amano's regular menu is supplemented by a set menu for larger groups, required for bookings of 18 or more, offered as a 2-course lunch or 3-course option; the set menu changes twice daily. A 15% surcharge applies to all bills on public holidays.
Amano is one of 18 venues run by Savor Limited (NZX: SVR), a New Zealand hospitality business established in 2011, alongside venues including Bivacco, Azabu Ponsonby, Azabu Mission Bay, Ebisu and Non Solo Pizza.
Amano is open every day from 7am until late, at 68 Tyler Street in Auckland's CBD, opposite the Waitemata Harbour in Britomart.