The Auckland Fish Market is New Zealand's main seafood hub — a wholesale-plus-retail market on Jellicoe Street in Wynyard Quarter that handles an estimated 3,000 tonnes of seafood a year and whose redeveloped food hall (opened 2019) has become a destination for oyster bars, fish-and-chip stalls, and sushi trains that showcase the country's wild seafood. The public market is open daily; the wholesale auction (from which local restaurants buy) starts at 5 AM weekdays and is worth watching if you are up early.
The Saturday fresh-produce market that sets up alongside adds vegetables, cheese, and bread to the mix. The market connects to the rest of Wynyard Quarter — the Silo Park playground, the North Wharf restaurants, and Te Wānanga (the new public square completed for the 2021 America's Cup) — so a market visit is easily combined with a wider quarter walk.
Verified Facts
The Auckland Fish Market handles approximately 3,000 tonnes of seafood a year
The redeveloped food hall opened in 2019
The wholesale auction starts at 5 AM weekdays
Te Wānanga was completed for the 2021 America's Cup
Get walking directions
Jellicoe Street, Wynyard Quarter
