Rachel MaherMultimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·11 Jun, 2026 09:00 PM4 mins to read‌Gypsy Tea Room co-owner Brett Simeti fought to save his Grey Lynn bar, which is set to pour its last drinks in August. Photo / Annaleise ShortlandGrey Lynn and Westmere residents are threatening to boycott Barfoot & Thompson and take their future property sales elsewhere as opposition mounts to the closure of the Gypsy Tea Room.

At a packed community meeting on Wednesday night, supporters vowed to “protest with their pockets”, arguing the bar’s forced departure