Pacific Island market food · Ōtara, Auckland

Ōtara Market

Ōtara Market: Pacific Island market food in Ōtara, Auckland. Order: Panipopo (coconut buns), panikeke, taro and fish dishes, and hāngī from the stalls.

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What to order

Panipopo (coconut buns), panikeke, taro and fish dishes, and hāngī from the stalls

Panipopo, panikeke, taro and fish dishes, hāngī

Why go

Held Saturday mornings in the car park behind Ōtara Town Centre, it is the easiest place to eat Pacific home cooking in one stop, including Cook Island doughnuts.

A Saturday-morning market where stalls sell Pacific home cooking, including Cook Island doughnuts, to the community that cooks it.

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Address: Newbury Street (car park behind Ōtara Town Centre), Ōtara, Auckland
Neighborhood: Ōtara
Price: $
Hours: Saturday, roughly 6am to noon (hours vary by source) (as listed; check before you go)
Website: aucklandnz.com

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