Chow Tory Street is a level-one dining room in the middle of Te Aro's entertainment district, close enough to work naturally before or after a show. The restaurant is casual, fast-moving and designed around sharing rather than fixed individual courses. Reservations sit alongside pickup and delivery, and service runs into the evening throughout the week. Because Chow operates under a supervised licence, the venue is restricted to guests aged 18 and over, a practical detail for groups planning a visit.

Fresh rolls, dumplings and grilled plates provide the quickest introduction to the menu's broad Asian influences. Vietnamese rice-paper rolls keep things light with herbs and vermicelli, while prawn-and-lemongrass dumplings sit in a laksa-style sauce with galangal and noodles. Sichuan pork dumplings arrive in hot-and-sour chilli oil. From the grill come Thai fish cakes, salmon parcels with cashew pesto and pickled ginger, chicken satay, hoisin-glazed pork pancakes and beef rib marinated with kiwi fruit, coconut, pepper and star anise.

Curries give a table the richer centre it needs. Roast vegetables, kaffir lime and tofu form a jungle curry; five-spice chicken, smoky roast duck and braised lamb with kūmara and peanuts cover three distinct meat-based directions. Bao can be filled with jackfruit, karaage chicken or pork belly, and simple sides of black-bean greens, sweet-soy udon, roti and rice help connect the dishes. The menu clearly labels vegetarian and vegan dishes alongside gluten-free or dairy-free options, while the kitchen specifies free-range chicken, pork and eggs and line-caught fish.

Lunch compresses the experience into a broth, two smaller dishes and rice, with miso or beef pho setting up combinations of rolls, tofu salad, fish cakes, fried chicken or dumplings. Larger parties can choose shared set menus instead of assembling an order dish by dish. The bar has an equally deliberate identity: the Rosebud is the best-known house signature, joined by cocktails such as a martini, negroni, margarita or mojito and a wine list intended to sit comfortably beside the food's chilli, citrus, herbs and coconut.

Address: Level 1, 45 Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

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Chow Tory Street Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Fresh & Salads

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

$17

Vermicelli, red pepper, mint, coriander

Prawn summer rolls

$18.50

Chives, coriander, lettuce, hoisin sauce

Grilled chicken salad

$25.50

Roasted cashews, red cabbage, coriander, mint, carrot & coconut lime dressing

Crispy pork salad

$24

Baby cos lettuce, vietnamese mint, sprouts, ginger, chilli lime soy dressing

Thai Beef Salad

$26.50

Rare seared beef, cherry tomatoes, Thai basil, red capsicum, spring onion, and coriander, with a zingy nam jim, roasted peanuts & fresh lime

Soul Food

Vegetable spring rolls

$19

Cos lettuce, sweet chilli

BBQ cauliflower

$19.50

Chickpea-battered cauliflower tossed in sticky char siu BBQ sauce

Mushroom cream cheese wonton

$18.50

White button mushrooms, garlic, spring onion, soy sauce & vegan cream cheese, hoisin sauce

Popcorn tofu

$18

Sweet & sour plum sauce

Blue cheese & peanut wontons

$18.50

Berry coulis

Salt & pepper squid

$23

Wasabi mayo

Phoenix & dragon dumplings

$22

Chicken & prawn minced with ginger,spring onion & coriander, chilli soy sauce

Korean style fried chicken

$22

Buttermilk brined then air dried, fried crispy & served coated in sticky sauce

Curry

Vegetable jungle curry

$26.50

Roast vegetables, kaffir lime, tofu & coriander

Five-spice yellow chicken curry

$29

Roast chicken, cherry tomatoes, peas & beans

Smoky red duck curry

$31

Sticky seaseme & garlic marinated roast duck, cherry tomatoes, bamboo, and green beans

Mussaman lamb curry

$31

Braised lamb shoulder, kūmara, coriander & roasted peanuts

Steam

Angry edemame

$10

Sea salt, sesame, ginger, garlic, maple, soy sauce

Potstickers

$19.50

Garam masala roasted pumpkin, cashew, red onion coriander, chilli coconut lime dressing & chilli toasted pumpkin seeds finished on the grill

Prawn laksa dumplings

$25

Prawn & lemongrass dumplings served in a Malaysian-style laksa sauce with galangal & yellow egg noodles

Sichuan-style pork dumplings

$22

Pork, chive, garlic, ginger, served in hot & sour chilli oil

Grill

Beggars purse

$21.50

Leek, bamboo, mushroom, peanuts red raspberry vinegar

Thai-style fish cakes

$21.50

White fish, red curry paste, coriander,lime, green beans with Nahn prik dipping sauce

Salmon parcels

$24.50

Spinach & cashew pesto, pickled ginger, garlic soy sauce

Chicken satay

$21

Cucumber, peanut sauce

Crispy pork pancakes

$24

Spring onion, chow pickles, hoisin sauce

Cross cut beef rib

$26.50

Marinated for 24 hours in kiwi fruit, coconut cream, black pepper, star anise. Grilled to medium-rare, glazed with teriyaki sauce

Sides

Chinese greens

$9.50

Black bean

Udon noodles

$8.50

Sweet garlic soy

Roti chenai

$10

Satay sauce

Jasmine rice

$4.50

Coconut rice

$5.50

Bao

Jackfruit

$12

Five-spice pulled jackfruit, red cabbage, carrot, coriander & bang-bang vegan mayo

Karaage chicken

$12

Red cabbage & onion pickle, carrot & coriander, sriracha mayo

Roast pork belly

$12

Pickled carrot, diakon, coriander, kecap manis, sriracha mayo

Feed Me Menu – Three Course Set Menu

Three course set menu for $69pp. Available Tuesday – Sunday, minimum 6 people.

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Vermicelli, red pepper, mint, coriander

Angry edemame

Sea salt, sesame, ginger, garlic, maple, soy sauce

Grilled chicken salad

Roasted cashews, red cabbage, coriander,mint, carrot & coconut lime dressing

Cheat’s duck lettuce cups

Chilli hoison glazed mock-duck, baby cos lettuce,shiitake mushrooms, vermicelli, capsicum & cherry tomatoes

Mushroom cream cheese wonton

White button mushrooms, garlic, spring onion,soy sauce & vegan cream cheese, hoisin sauce

Phoenix & dragon dumplings

Chicken & prawn minced with ginger,spring onion & coriander, chilli soy sauce

Salmon parcels

Spinach & cashew pesto,pickled ginger, garlic soy sauce

Sichuan-style pork dumplings

Pork, chive, garlic, ginger, served in hot & sour chilli oil

Chicken satay

Cucumber, peanut sauce

Vegetable jungle curry

Roast vegetables, kaffir lime,tofu & coriander

Mussaman lamb curry

Braised lamb shoulder, Kūmara,coriander & roasted peanuts

Chinese greens

Black bean

Jasmine & coconut rice

Feed Me Menu – Two Course Set Menu

Two course set menu for $49pp. Available Tuesday – Sunday, minimum 6 people.

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Vermicelli, red pepper, mint, coriander

Angry edemame

Sea salt, sesame, ginger, garlic, maple, soy sauce

Mushroom cream cheese wonton

White button mushrooms, garlic, spring onion,soy sauce & vegan cream cheese, hoisin sauce

Grilled chicken salad

Roasted cashews, red cabbage, coriander,mint, carrot & coconut lime dressing

Phoenix & dragon dumplings

Chicken & prawn minced with ginger,spring onion & coriander, chilli soy sauce

Sichuan-style pork dumplings

Pork, chive, garlic, ginger, served in hot & sour chilli oil

BBQ tofu skewers

Nori furikake, white miso dressing

Vegetable jungle curry

Roast vegetables, kaffir lime,tofu & coriander

Jasmine & coconut rice

Express Lunch

Available Tuesday – Sunday from 12noon until 4pm. Choose your broth, choose 2 dishes, choose your rice. Add drink $7. Add dessert $5.

Miso

Wakame & tofu

Beef Pho

Mung bean and togarashi

Vietnamese rice paper rolls

Vermicelli, red pepper, mint, coriander

Vegetable jungle curry

+Chicken $5

Roast vegetables, kaffir lime, tofu & coriander

Crispy Tofu Salad

Baby cos lettuce, vietnamese mint, sprouts, ginger, chilli lime soy

Beggars Purse

Leek, bamboo, mushroom, peanuts red raspberry vinegar

Thai-style fish cakes

Line-caught tarakihi, red curry paste, coriander, lime, green beans with nahn prik dipping sauce

Buttermilk fried chicken

Yuzu kosho mayo

Sichuan-style pork dumplings

Pork, chive, garlic, ginger, served in hot & sour chilli oil

Jasmine rice

Coconut rice

Tiger Crystal Ultra – Lager 4.2%

285ml

Nevis Bluff – Pinot Blanc

Central Otago, NZ

Faustino Bodegas – Tempranillo

La Macha, ES

Classic Peach Iced tea

with Seasonal fruit

Banoffee Wontons

Banana, nutella, salted caramel

Chow Cocktails

Rosebud

$20

Vanilla vodka, passionfruit, lemon, pineapple & cranberry juices

Doctor Hu

$19

Mango vodka, house made hibiscus syrup, lemon juice, lemonade & fresh orange

Fun Fun Fooey

$19

Vodka, passionfruit, bitters, fresh lime, mint & ginger beer

Watermelon Sugar High ^

$20

Watermelon infused pink gin, lemon juice, soda water, lime & summer evening strawberry foam

Classic Cocktails

Classics are not included in any 2-for-1 promotions

Aperol Spritz

$20

Aperol, Prosecco, soda water, orange slice

Cosmopolitan

$20

Vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice & lime juice

Martini

$22

Gin or vodka, dry vermouth, lemon twist or olive

Negroni

$20

Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth, orange twist

Wine List – White

G = Glass, B = Bottle

Nga Waka Sauvignon Blanc

G $11 / B $55

Martinborough, Wairarapa, NZ. Bright & refreshing. Lime, passionfruit & mineral drive

Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc

G $14 / B $69

Central Wairau Plains & Southern Valleys, Marlborough, NZ. Vibrant & expressive. Nectarine, citrus zest & fresh herbs with bright acidity with a long, refreshing finish

Nevis Bluff ‘Duke of Cromwell’ Pinot Blanc

G $10 / B $49

Pisa, Central Otago, NZ. Elegant & balanced. White peach, lemon curd & refined finish

Urlar Riesling

G $12 / B $59

Gladstone, Wairarapa, NZ. Dry. Perfumed & vibrant. Lime blossom, citrus & a long, crisp finish

Wine List – Red

G = Glass, B = Bottle. Arranged from lighter to fuller-bodied

Faustino Bodegas ‘Finca Los Trenzones’ Tempranillo Crianza

G $10 / B $49

D.O. La Mancha, ES. Smooth & juicy. Red berries, plum & gentle spice

Opawa Pinot Noir

G $15 / B $75

Wairau Valley, Marlborough, NZ. Silky & elegant. Red cherry, cranberry & soft savoury notes

Akarua Pinot Noir

G $17 / B $87

Bannockburn, Central Otago, NZ. Rich & expressive. Black cherry, blackberry & dark plum with impressive depth

Palliser Estate Pinot Noir

B $110

Martinborough Terrace, Wairarapa, NZ. Complex & structured. Black cherry, dark plum & savoury spice. Fine tannins frame a concentrated palate with impressive length

Beer

Tiger Crystal Ultra

S $13 / L $15

Low carb – Lager 4.2%. Singapore

Hard Rated Hazy Lemonade

285ML $13 / 425ML $15

Melbourne VIC, AU – 6.0%

Guest Tap

We have a special rotating tap, ask one of our friendly staff about it

Garage Project BEER

$13

Wellington – Hoppy Lager – 330ml Can – 4.8%

Spirits

Haku

$13

Prestige Japanese vodka

Nemiroff

$12

Smooth honeyed heat & spice

Southward

$13

Clean & pure from Cuba Street

Roku Japanese Gin

$13

Sakura flower, sencha green tea, sansho pepper

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Rosepetal

$11

Chow’s iconic Rosepetal has been a favorite for over 20 years. With passionfruit, lemon, & pineapple & cranberry juices, it’s a perfectly balanced burst of flavor.

Southeast Spritz

$12

Strawberry & watermelon, lime, lemongrass, thai basil & soda

Blood Moon Mule

$11

ginger beer, spiced hibiscus syrup, fresh lime & mint

Non-Alcoholic – Teas

English Breakfast

Earl Grey

Organic Green

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Chow Tory Street Menu

Chow Tory Street Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Fresh & Salads

Soul Food

Curry

Steam

Grill

Sides

Bao

Feed Me Menu – Three Course Set Menu

Feed Me Menu – Two Course Set Menu

Express Lunch

Chow Cocktails

Classic Cocktails

Wine List – White

Wine List – Red

Beer

Spirits

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Non-Alcoholic – Teas

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