Uptown has been home to some of the most important rock music venues in the country, but its role in the history of New Zealand jazz is just as influential. And it was always for the people.
El Matador: When Dining Out Became an Occasion in Auckland
Long before Auckland became a city of casual dining and shared plates, there was El Matador. Perched on Symonds Street Uptown, from the late 1950s through the 1970s, the restaurant occupies a fond place in the city’s collective memory—a time when dining out was rare, glamorous, and memorably theatrical.
