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The dining room at Kōwhai Kitchen, warm lights over wooden tables
Tables free tonight from 5:30pm

Cooked over fire,
served with care.

A neighbourhood kitchen on Ponsonby Road. Small plates, wood-fired mains and natural wine.

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We cook what our growers bring to the back door. When the asparagus is gone, so is the dish. It keeps us honest, and it keeps you coming back to see what's changed.

Chef preparing a dish at the pass
Head chef Tama at the pass
Seared fish with salsa and a glass of red
Market fish
A plate of food beside a glass of wine
By the glass
A plated dish on white ceramic
Raw snapper
Friends sharing plates around a round table
Sunday lunch

Private dining

The back room seats twenty. It's yours for the night.

Set menus from $85 a head, wine matched by our sommelier, and nobody else in the room. Tell us the date and we'll send options within a day.

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The private dining room set for a long table dinner

Pull up a chair.

We keep a few tables for walk-ins every night. For eight or more, ask about the back room.

Wednesday to Friday5pm until late
Saturday and Sunday12pm until late
Monday and TuesdayClosed

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