Home-made Italian,
since 1973
Wood-fire pizza and pasta, everything from the sauce up made in our kitchen. Feeding Auckland since 1973 — now in Mount Eden Village.
Domenica 6 settembre · Father’s Day
Give Dad the night off the BBQ
The wood fire’s already lit, the ragù’s been on since morning and nobody’s asking him to flip anything. Bring him in this Sunday, we’ll even pretend his wine opinions are correct.
La cucina · Our kitchen
What we take our time over
Dal forno a legna
Wood-fire pizza
A proper wood fire, a blistered crust, fior di latte mozzarella and tomato. Nothing it doesn't need.
Tutto fatto in casa
Made from scratch
The ragù goes on in the morning, the gnocchi and ravioli are shaped by hand, and the dolci are all made in-house.
L'ora dell'aperitivo
Aperitivo
An Aperol spritz to start, Italian wine through dinner, a limoncello to finish.
Dalla cucina · From the kitchen
Cooked to order, every plate
Benvenuti · In Mount Eden Village
The room and the garden
An indoor room and a garden bar out the back. Bring the kids, stay for a second bottle — nobody's going to rush you. Most people come back.
Dal forno a legna
La famiglia · The story of Gina’s
Still a family kitchen
Gina Maio came from Calabria and opened her first place in Mount Eden in 1973, cooking for Auckland the way she cooked at home. Fifty years on it's still the family in the kitchen, and the portions haven't got any smaller.
1973
Gina and her husband Bodo open the first Gina's in Mount Eden.
Gli anni
The restaurant moves through Victoria St and Symonds St over the decades.
Oggi
Back in Mount Eden Village, where it started.
“Best carbonara in Auckland.”
— someone’s Nonna, probably
La casa · Visit us
448 Mount Eden Road
Mount Eden, Auckland 1024
- Mon – Thu
- 11am – 9pm
- Fri – Sun
- 11am – 10pm
The kitchen stops about half an hour before we close; the bar keeps going.
