The Occidental

Traditional Belgian café serving Belgian beers on tap and by the bottle, along with a delicious menu of Belgian dishes and pub favourites. Edward Perkins.

The Occidental Hotel on Vulcan Lane, Auckland was built in 1870 by American sailor Mr. It was famous and known as one of the finest hotels in Auckland in those old days

In 1999 it was transformed into The Occidental Belgian Beer Cafe which is the first authentic Belgian Beer Cafe in Southern Hemisphere. We proudly serve an extensive selection of the finest Belgian beer and some of the best wines from New Zealand and Australia, complimented by authentic Belgian cuisine.

31/10/2024

Happy Hour…leween!



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29/10/2024

11% anyone?



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20/10/2024

Happy !

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Your City Centre Halloween Guide 18/10/2024

And number 6: come to , have a and be a proper grown up.

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Your City Centre Halloween Guide From tasty treats to theatre & pop punk parties!

14/10/2024

Come and support local(ish) community theatre! An evening of laughter at The PumpHouse Theatre and then back to the city for a ! Sounds like a pretty good evening.

Phoenix Theatre

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02/10/2024

Trip Advisor has boldly claimed we are in the top 10% of reataurants WORLDWIDE for quality and service. Thank you to all for the positive reviews and for those of you also who give us 1 star when our coffee machine is broken and we suggest the place next door. Balance is important.



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02/10/2024

Now pouring. Kasteel 11% Belgian Tripel. Great for insomniacs.

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30/09/2024

Monday mussels.



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27/09/2024

Happy half term, teachers.



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21/09/2024

Happy Saturday and now that they’re 14-0 up after 9 minutes GO THE !



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09/09/2024

This has been selling like warmed through bread products. Grab one before it’s gone!



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08/09/2024

Coming back soon with a vengeance…



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01/09/2024

Sunday. When we bring the music to you.



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30/08/2024

We’ve got a new bottle opener! What a way to start the weekend. all weekend and pouring all night every night! We’re back!



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23/08/2024

They’re not going to fill themselves, Team.

See you at 4 x

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22/08/2024

The mahi is done. The cleanup begins. Watch this space, Team x

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Photos from The Occidental's post 22/08/2024

What a difference a day makes! On the home straight now, Team! The will be flowing again ever so soon x

20/08/2024

We’ve had some wonderful feedback from you guys and rest assured, we will still be the traditional hostelry of old, pouring and providing a shelter from the storm. We’ve been lucky enough to glimpse some designs of the finished product and, apart from the water slide, retractable disco ball and bumper cars it will be back to the good old !

See you soon team x

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19/08/2024

Have a great week, Team. We’re on track and will keep you updated. Keep your weekend free *tries to wink but ends up closing both eyes*

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Photos from The Occidental's post 16/08/2024

Happy Friday lovers. We’re enjoying the wonderful hospitality from Vultures' Lane Craft Bar whilst the work in continues going strong!

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14/08/2024

Day 2 of Operation Phoenix. Thinking of expanding into the sign making business.



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Photos from The Occidental's post 13/08/2024

Day 1: Operation Phoenix is well underway. Missing you all already.



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11/08/2024

It’s goodbye for a little while, only for a little while.

We’re closing our doors tonight for a bit so that we can expand our kitchen. We will keep you posted how it’s all going and look forward to our reopening with our new and improved look. See you soon, Team! X

So say we all!

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26/07/2024

Friday nightlife on



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Our Story

Our little bar's been open since 1870, when it was built by American sailor Edward Perkins, but it was originally a hotel and museum filled with pictures and trinkets. Over the years it turned into a restaurant and cafe, serving at times as the meeting point of bookmakers, a sporting centre, a businessman's haunt, and a bit of a rough one in the six o'clock swill years.

It became The Occidental Belgian Beer Cafe it now is in 1999, and ever since then we've been dishing out mussels and pouring pints for regulars, tourists and curious passers-by alike.

Welcome to our home!

Videos (show all)

Up the Wahs! Live Rugby Action ALL weekend with us at #theoccidental #belgianbeer #RugbyWorldCup2023 #upthewahs 🏉🏉🏉🍻🍻🍻
How good does this look? They say a picture paints a thousand words and they also say actions speak louder than words, i...
Not content with being the Queen of Hearts in The Classic Theatre Company’s Alice in Wonderland, Renata steps up to the ...
Recliner Rockers!
We’re cutting footloose right now! What are you waiting for? (Unless it’s an Uber in which case keep waiting)
Easy Tiger at The Occidental!
🍻 🍺Cheers to Happy Hour! 🍺 🍻 5-7, every Thursday on Beers, Wines and Spirits!
🎸Urban drift🎸 (with assisted spoon players 🥄 🥄 ) on till 5pm today!
LIVE MUSIC

Address


6-8 Vulcan Lane
Auckland
1010

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 11:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 11:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 11:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 11:45pm
Friday 10:30am - 2am
Saturday 10:30am - 2am
Sunday 10:30am - 11:30pm

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