For many backpackers coming to New Zealand, Auckland is one of many stops which are part of their world wide travels and with also most backpackers who arrive from destinations around the world, travel is restricted to a budget. If your new to Auckland you soon learn that Auckland Central City which is the hive of Auckland and where 99% of the backpackers are located, is not a cheap city to eat out in. As with many metropolitan cities around the world, Auckland is home to hundreds of Restaurants, Bistro's and Cafes. The problem though is that alot of these places charge alot more than most of us are willing to pay for a simple meal. Fortunately as with most cities around the world there can be deals and cheap places to eat out in IF you can find them as most of hidden or in areas you wouldn't think of looking. One such place which fits this bill to a tee is Food Alley.

Food Alley is only a few minutes walk from Queen Street Backpackers and offers a large variety of Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines for people to choose from. With a side selection which includes Indian, Thai, Malaysian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and a couple of European style eateries it definitely doesn't lack in choice. With two levels of eateries to choose from, you can guarantee that the prices are kept to a minimum in order to attract business.

You can expect to pay anywhere from $5.00 to $13.00 for enough food to have you wishing you had more more room in your stomach. As you can expect with a place like Food Alley, it's a hugely popular with the locals in the city is often extremely busy during the days and evenings but with such a large variety of places to eat you can usually have your food ordered and served within 10 minutes. One of the other appeals about Food Alley is that it's the cheapest place you can order a beer to have with your meals. With prices starting from $3.50 for your common beers such as Tui and Speights, splashing out that little extra for an alcoholic beverage to have with your meal won't be pain staking process of choice between food or beer.

The only downside to Food Alley is the look of the building itself. When you first see it, you'd think it was a condemned building trying to make a quick buck. The restaurant area itself is not what you'd find in other eateries, but that being said, the different stores are clean, the food is exceptional and the atmosphere is buzzing with activity and if you feel upto a short walk, the water front is just a couple of minutes walk away where you can sit down and enjoy an hour of food settling chillness before deciding what your going to do next.





Food Alley
9 Albert Street
Auckland 1010

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For many backpackers coming to New Zealand, Auckland is one of many stops which are part of their world wide travels and with also most backpackers who arrive from destinations around the world, travel is restricted to a budget. If your new to Auckland you soon learn that Auckland Central City which is the hive of Auckland and where 99% of the backpackers are located, is not a cheap city to eat out in. As with many metropolitan cities around the world, Auckland is home to hundreds of Restaurants, Bistro's and Cafes. The problem though is that alot of these places charge alot more than most of us are willing to pay for a simple meal. Fortunately as with most cities around the world there can be deals and cheap places to eat out in IF you can find them as most of hidden or in areas you wouldn't think of looking. One such place which fits this bill to a tee is Food Alley.

Food Alley is only a few minutes walk from Queen Street Backpackers and offers a large variety of Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines for people to choose from. With a side selection which includes Indian, Thai, Malaysian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and a couple of European style eateries it definitely doesn't lack in choice. With two levels of eateries to choose from, you can guarantee that the prices are kept to a minimum in order to attract business.

You can expect to pay anywhere from $5.00 to $13.00 for enough food to have you wishing you had more more room in your stomach. As you can expect with a place like Food Alley, it's a hugely popular with the locals in the city is often extremely busy during the days and evenings but with such a large variety of places to eat you can usually have your food ordered and served within 10 minutes. One of the other appeals about Food Alley is that it's the cheapest place you can order a beer to have with your meals. With prices starting from $3.50 for your common beers such as Tui and Speights, splashing out that little extra for an alcoholic beverage to have with your meal won't be pain staking process of choice between food or beer.

The only downside to Food Alley is the look of the building itself. When you first see it, you'd think it was a condemned building trying to make a quick buck. The restaurant area itself is not what you'd find in other eateries, but that being said, the different stores are clean, the food is exceptional and the atmosphere is buzzing with activity and if you feel upto a short walk, the water front is just a couple of minutes walk away where you can sit down and enjoy an hour of food settling chillness before deciding what your going to do next.





Food Alley
9 Albert Street
Auckland 1010

Food Alley Reviews



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