🥇8.8
Kinfolk Cafe
Long Bay · North Shore
🍳 8.6☕ 7.5✨ 9$26
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New Zealand's Best Eggs Benedict
Scored reviews of Eggs Benedict and coffee at boutique cafes across New Zealand — so you never waste a weekend on a bad hollandaise.
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| # | Cafe | Overall▼ | 🍳 Eggs⇅ | ☕ Coffee⇅ | ✨ Vibe⇅ | Benny $⇅ | Coffee $⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Kinfolk CafeLong Bay · North Shore | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 9 | $26 | — |
| 🥈 | Vibes CafeWairau Valley · North Shore | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7 | 9 | $24 | — |
| 🥉 | Cafe Nectar at Morris JamesMatakana · Northland | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9 | $28 | — |
| 4 | Honey CafeTakapuna · North Shore | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | $29 | $7.5 |
| 5 | 160 Hobsonville Point CafeHobsonville Point · West Auckland | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.15 | 7.5 | $26 | — |
| 6 | Fields CafeAlbany · North Shore | 8.1 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | $25 | — |
| 7 | Crop CafeMilford · North Shore | 8.1 | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | $26 | — |
| 8 | Beam CafeMilford · North Shore | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | $26 | — |
| 9 | Vibes CafeWairau Valley · North Shore | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7 | 9 | $26 | — |
| 10 | Sage & BrewTakapuna · North Shore | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6 | — | — |
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Fields Cafe30 Jul 2026
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Wairau Valley · North Shore8.5Cafe Nectar at Morris James27 Apr 2026
Matakana · Northland8.3Vibes Cafe12 Apr 2026
Wairau Valley · North Shore7.8160 Hobsonville Point Cafe6 Apr 2026
Hobsonville Point · West Auckland8.2Beam Cafe29 Mar 2026
Milford · North Shore7.9Honey Cafe22 Mar 2026
Takapuna · North Shore8.3Te Akau Roa14 Mar 2026
Tutukaka · Northland7.425ml Cafe8 Mar 2026
Hobsonville · West Auckland7.5Dulcie8 Mar 2026
Devonport · North Shore7.3Sage & Brew7 Mar 2026
Takapuna · North Shore7.8Cafe Botannix28 Feb 2026
Takapuna · North Shore7.3