Forte Convenience in Auckland, New Zealand

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Telephone:	+64 9-369 5462
Address:	37 Symonds St Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 1010 Grafton
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	510 ftMount Street 0.2 miTown Hall 0.3 miMyers Park
Categories:	Convenience Stores

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Today	10:00 am – 9:00 pm Closed now
Local time (Auckland)	4:56 AM Sunday, June 1, 2025

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Monday	7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday	7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday	7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday	7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Friday	7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday	10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday	10:00 am – 9:00 pm

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5 reviews of Forte Convenience

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Christian L.

Place rating: 2
Auckland, New Zealand

My concerningly tight student budget was no match for the lure of Forte Convenience. So much junk food. So conveniently close. So unconveniently overpriced. Damn you Forte Convenience. Damn your late night hours. Damn your disgusting semi warm pies that I could not stop eating.
They actually have a really good range of stuff here, more than you would expect from a convenience store. Carton of fresh juice + Cookie Time = Energy for last minute exam revision. If you are ever confused about the bus stops located on the opposite side of Symonds Street, just pop in to Forte Convenience and they will point you to the right stop. Pro Tip: They are a lot more willing to drop their bus route knowledge if you buy something.

Liam W.

Place rating: 5
Auckland, New Zealand

Along with Heat Pizza, Forte has been my saving grace while burning the midnight oil at uni on more occasions than I can remember. As previous reviewers say, it’s all about the student market here — there’s a captive market of students living and studying within a few hundred metres of this Symonds Street store, and they stock everything a student could possibly need — it’s basically somewhere between a dairy and a supermarket. Their range of energy drinks has got me through many assignments, and they are to be commended on their range of confectionary. Best part is that for a giant dairy it’s not even that expensive. Yes it’s not quite supermarket cheap, but I can’t complain about $ 1.30 coke cans and the like!

Eddie D.

Place rating: 4
Auckland, New Zealand

Yeah it’s totally for students. Nobody else needs this place to exist. I mean, they might shops here — perhaps even frequently — but nobody NEEDS this place the way students do. Especially the ones living in the Mount St student apartments. Their parents might as well cut out the middle man and just start sending those weekly cheques to Forte Convenience directly.
It has all the usual things students need (pies, chips, bread, energy drinks, pies) but also a whole lot extra that they don’t need but are pleased to have access to (toothbrushes, deodorant, toilet paper, fruit). Bonus: some of the pies are halal, if that’s your thing.
Although I’ve never lived in a Mount St apartment I did come here semi-regularly to get pies during uni, and the people who work here were always friendly and polite. My only criticism of the entire place, the one that costs them that fifth star, is that their pies are not always as hot as you’d like.

Rebecca S.

Place rating: 5
Auckland, New Zealand

I love Forte Convenience. I really do. I know that sounds a bit odd, after all, it’s just a dairy right? (I shake my head, sadly because you obviously have never been there if that’s what you think.) No, it’s far better than that. It’s better because you can buy delicious pastry horns filled with chocolate cream, it has an amazing range of drinks, and a super range of ingredients. Oh, you forgot to buy cream of tartar? It’s here. You don’t have time to cook dinner? Don’t worry, you can pick up a container of fried rice and heat it up. Oh, it’s 9pm and you need ice cream? This is the place. It’s also staffed by probably the nicest family in Auckland. I always feel happier just after going in here.

Glenn M.

Place rating: 5
Auckland, New Zealand

It’s kind of hard to rate a good convenience store, I mean it’s a shop that sells necessary food, drink and other items, what could be so special about that. Well this one is awesome I tell ya. It’s smack bang in the middle of Auckland University and Unitec, and right next to an extremely busy bus stop; talk about convenience! Not only is it the most convenient convenience store in the world, but it has stacks of great products at cheap student friendly prices. There are always plenty of different pies to choose from, breads, sandwiches, drinks, and even quite a bit of halal food. If you find a better convenience store let me know. The one thing this place doesn’t have is a hop card top up machine, which is a mighty inconvenience seeing as it’s right beside a major bus hub.