🍽️Best Restaurants in Te Aro 2026

6 of Wellington's best restaurants, all in Te Aro — hand-picked and ranked by locals, led by Logan Brown. Part of our independent Wellington restaurants guide.

1. #1

   Editor's Pick
   

   Logan Brown

   $$$$

   The Cuba Street fine-dining institution, in a 1920s banking chamber with the marble columns still in place — the room alone is worth the booking.

   Local tip: Friday lunch is the way in if dinner is booked out — same kitchen, same room, easier table.

   192 Cuba Street, Te Aro· Dinner from 5pm Wed–Sun; Friday lunch from noon

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2. #2
   

   Highwater Eatery

   $$$$

   Cuba Street restaurant and wine bar built around a charcoal oven, with fresh oysters at the front of the menu.

   Local tip: It takes both bookings and walk-ins, which makes it a useful fallback when the rest of Cuba Street is full.

   54 Cuba Street, Te Aro· From 5pm

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3. #3
   

   Field & Green

   $$$

   Wakefield Street European eatery — caraway sourdough, schnitzel, and the sort of cooking that does not chase trends.

   Local tip: The smoked fish kedgeree at weekend brunch is the order.

   262 Wakefield Street, Te Aro· Weekend brunch Sat–Sun 9am–2pm

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4. #4
   

   Dragonfly

   $$$

   Courtenay Place modern South-East-Asian dining and cocktail bar — share plates in a rustic timber room that stays open later than most.

   Local tip: Order the red duck curry. Closed Sundays.

   70 Courtenay Place, Te Aro· Open to 1am Fri–Sat; closed Sundays

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5. #5
   

   Ombra

   $$

   Venetian bacaro-style Italian on Cuba Street — small sharing plates, standing room at the bar, and the closest thing Wellington has to a Venice back street.

   Local tip: Built for grazing and a drink rather than a long sit-down dinner — good before a show.

   199 Cuba Street, Te Aro· See website

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6. #6
   

   Kisa

   $$$

   Turkish-Levantine mezze on Cuba Street — a menu built for the table rather than the individual.

   Local tip: The salmon kibbeh nayeh with pita is the dish people come back for.

   195 Cuba Street, Te Aro· See website

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