Hello Beasty brings the energy of a compact all-day restaurant to Market Square in Auckland's Viaduct. Owners Stu and Emma Rogan have shaped the venue around the long international career of chef Stuart Rogan, who began cooking professionally in 1989 and worked in kitchens of very different scales before opening his own place. That background shows in a room that feels playful and approachable while taking the food seriously. Service runs from midday into the evening, making the restaurant equally plausible for lunch, an early drink or a full shared dinner.
The menu describes itself as contemporary New Zealand fusion, drawing most clearly on Japan, Korea and China. Rather than separating those references into rigid categories, the kitchen uses them to build dishes around heat, fermentation, freshness and texture. Food is designed for the centre of the table, so a meal can move from a small snack through raw seafood, fried plates and something cooked over the hibachi. Seasonal changes are part of the format, keeping the core sharing style intact while allowing ingredients and combinations to shift.
The current chef-selection menus show that rhythm in practice. Spicy miso edamame opens simply, followed by Ruakaka kingfish with green chilli, coconut, lime, fish sauce, cucumber and Thai basil, or a broader sashimi selection. Korean fried cauliflower uses a gochujang glaze, while Beasty fried chicken adds red chilli sauce, miso ranch and yuzu cucumber. Another route brings crispy soft-shell crab with XO chilli and herbs before hibachi Korean barbecue chicken and slow-cooked lamb shoulder with Sichuan sauce, rice and dressed broccolini.
Dessert keeps the same cross-cultural playfulness through twisted Korean-style doughnuts, miso caramel and chocolate fudge sauce. Groups can leave the sequence to the kitchen through two sharing-style feed-me menus, with dietary adjustments and favourite dishes worked in when arranged ahead. The restaurant deliberately limits the size of a single dinner table, even while offering partial or full private hire, so larger occasions still preserve a coherent experience. Hello Beasty is therefore best understood as generous, layered cooking built to be discussed and passed around.
Address: Market Square, 95-97 Customs Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Hello Beasty Menu
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Main Menu — Snacks
Edamame
Edamame chilli, moromi miso
Nashi pear kimchi
cashew cream, shiso + chives
Sichuan tuna tartare
black rice crackers, avocado, tobiko + finger lime, chilli oil — 1pc
Shokupan Japanese milk bread
confit garlic, miso brown butter, shio kombu.
Main Menu — Raw + Cold Cuts
Ruakaka Kingfish
green chilli, coconut, fresh lime + fish sauce, cucumber, Thai basil
Beasty sashimi selection
Big Glory Bay salmon, garlic chive, basil + finger lime, market tuna, wasabi cream, Ruakaka kingfish, charred jalapeño
Cucumber + Fennel salad
green sesame sauce, chilli, mint + coriander, silken tofu, crunchy chilli + almonds
Burrata
Yuxiang sauce, roasted peanuts, spring onion, sesame + chilli crisp
Main Menu — Potstickers + Buns
Pork + ginger potstickers
spring onion, garlic shoot, chilli crisp + black vinegar — 6pc
Spiced tofu savoy cabbage + spinach dumplings
Schezwan tomato + sesame sauce, peanut, chickpea furikake — 5pc
Steamed chicken + prawn dumplings
smoked hock suprême butter, chilli shallot — 3pc
Nikuman sticky beef cheek buns
Japanese black vinegar, chilli jam — 2pc
Main Menu — Small Plates
KFC Korean fried cauliflower
spicy gochujang glaze, roasted sesame seeds
Beasty fried chicken
red chilli hot sauce, miso ranch, yuzu cucumber, lime
Crispy soft-shell crab
XO chilli sauce, ginger, spring onion, fresh coriander, mint + bean sprouts, lime
Prawn + crab toast
seared grain-fed eye fillet, sweet + sour sauce, Japanese mayo, green onions
Main Menu — Bigger Plates
Roasted Hapuka
Hokkaido scallop, scampi + chive sausage, caramelised cauliflower puree, umeboshi, capers, pine nut dressing
Slow-cooked Coastal Lamb shoulder
red chilli + Sichuan sauce, coconut, coriander + mint
Wok-fried black pepper eye-fillet
cumin, chilli jam, onion, garlic shoots, Japanese black vinegar, soy, crispy shallots
Chilli Sichuan noodles
Wok-fried pork mince, mustard greens, black vinegar, spring onion, coriander, roasted peanuts
Shredded confit duck okonomiyaki
mung bean, kimchi, bean sprout, spring onion, spicy bulldog sauce, kewpie, shaved bonito, furikake
Main Menu — Hibachi
Wild caught Australian tiger prawns
garlic + kombu butter, shichimi — 4pc
Grain-fed eye-fillet kushiyaki
karashi mustard, black pepper shallots, wasabi chimichurri — 2pc
Crispy-skin pork belly
radish kimchi, baby gem lettuce, mustard
Korean BBQ chicken
chickpea, black garlic + sesame purée, pickled cucumber yuzu + fresh turmeric — 2pc
Main Menu — Extras
Iceberg, crunchita cos
ginger + sesame
Charred broccolini
sesame dressing, roasted peanuts, coriander, togarashi
Crispy fried brussel sprouts
leek soubise, white miso dressing, smoked bacon + chilli Typhoon shelter
Spring onion flatbread
green koji — 1pc
Steamed Japanese rice
Main Menu — Desserts
Coconut vanilla rice pudding
stewed Granny Smith apple + rhubarb, cornflake coconut crunch, fruit granita
Kkwabaegi
twisted donuts, chocolate fudge sauce, miso buttermilk caramel
Crème brûlée cheesecake
charred pineapple, makrut lime, mango sorbet, chocolate crisp
Vegetarian — Snacks
Edamame
Edamame chilli, moromi miso
Nashi pear kimchi
cashew cream, shiso + chives
Shokupan Japanese milk bread
confit garlic, miso brown butter, shio kombu.
Vegetarian — Cold Cuts
Cucumber + Fennel salad
green sesame sauce, chilli, mint + coriander, silken tofu, crunchy chilli + almonds
Burrata
Yuxiang sauce, roasted peanuts, spring onion, sesame + crispy chilli
Vegetarian — Dumplings
Spiced tofu savoy cabbage + spinach dumplings
Schezwan tomato + sesame sauce, peanut, chickpea furikake — 5pc
Vegetarian — Small Plates
KFC Korean fried cauliflower
spicy gochujang glaze, roasted sesame seeds
Vegetarian — Bigger Plates
Roasted eggplant + kimchi Okonomiyaki
mung bean, spring onion, spicy bulldog sauce, kewpie, red cabbage slaw, furikake
Chilli Sichuan noodles
shiitake, mustard greens, black vinegar, spring onion, coriander, roasted peanuts
Vegetarian — Extras
Iceberg, crunchita cos
ginger + sesame
Charred broccolini
sesame dressing, roasted peanuts, coriander, togarashi
Crispy fried brussel sprouts
whipped tofu, white miso dressing, furikake
Spring onion Flatbread
— 1pc
Steamed Japanese rice
Vegetarian — Desserts
Coconut vanilla rice pudding
stewed Granny Smith apple + rhubarb, cornflake coconut crunch, fruit granita
Kkwabaegi
twisted donuts, chocolate fudge sauce, miso buttermilk caramel
Crème brûlée cheesecake
charred pineapple, makrut lime, mango sorbet, chocolate crisp
No Added Gluten — Snacks
Edamame
Edamame chilli, moromi miso
Nashi pear kimchi
cashew cream, shiso + chives
Sichuan tuna tartare
black rice crackers, avocado, tobiko + finger lime, chilli oil — 1pc
No Added Gluten — Cold Cuts
Ruakaka Kingfish
green chilli, coconut, fresh lime + fish sauce, cucumber, Thai basil
Beasty sashimi selection
Big Glory Bay salmon, garlic chive, basil + finger lime, market tuna, wasabi cream, Ruakaka kingfish, charred jalapeño
Cucumber + Fennel salad
green sesame sauce, chilli, mint + coriander, silken tofu, crunchy chilli + almonds
No Added Gluten — Small Plates
Crispy soft-shell crab
ginger, spring onion, fresh coriander, mint + bean sprouts, white miso + togarashi emulsion, lime
No Added Gluten — Hibachi
Wild caught Australian tiger prawns
garlic + kombu butter, shichimi — 4pc
Crispy-skin pork belly
radish kimchi, baby gem lettuce, mustard
No Added Gluten — Bigger Plates
Roasted Hapuka
Hokkaido scallop, scampi + chive sausage, caramelised cauliflower puree, umeboshi, capers, pine nut dressing
Slow-cooked Coastal Lamb shoulder
red chilli + Sichuan sauce, coconut, coriander + mint
Wok-fried black pepper eye-fillet
cumin, chilli jam, onion, garlic shoots, Japanese black vinegar, soy, crispy shallots
No Added Gluten — Extras
Iceberg, crunchita cos
ginger + sesame
Crispy fried brussel sprouts
leek soubise, white miso dressing, smoked bacon + chilli Typhoon shelter
Charred broccolini
sesame dressing, roasted peanuts, coriander, togarashi
Steamed Japanese rice
No Added Gluten — Desserts
Coconut vanilla rice pudding
stewed Granny Smith apple + rhubarb, cornflake coconut crunch, fruit granita
Crème brûlée cheesecake
charred pineapple, makrut lime, mango sorbet
Beasty Chef’s Selection
SPRING/SUMMER ‘FEED ME’ MENUS — FOR TABLES OF TWO OR MORE
Beasty ‘Feed Me’ Menu 1
Snack: Spicy miso edamame. Raw/cold: Ruakaka Kingfish, mandarin yuzu kosho fermented cream, salted lemon, fennel, puffed rice, sesame, makrut lime. Choice of either: KFC — Korean fried cauliflower, spicy gochujang glaze, roasted sesame seeds. Or Beasty fried chicken, fermented red chilli, yuzu cucumber, kimchi seasoning. Bigger plate: Slow cooked Coastal lamb shoulder, red chilli + Sichuan sauce, coriander + mint. Rice + charred broccolini, sesame dressing, roasted peanuts, coriander, togarashi. To finish: Kkwabaegi twisted donuts, miso caramel, chocolate fudge sauce.
Beasty ‘Feed Me’ Menu 2
Snack: Spicy miso edamame. Raw/cold: Beasty sashimi selection, Big Glory Bay salmon, garlic chive, basil + finger lime, market tuna, wasabi cream, Ruakaka kingfish, charred jalapeño. Small plate: Crispy soft-shell crab, XO chilli sauce, ginger, spring onion, fresh coriander, mint + bean sprouts, lime. Hibachi: Korean BBQ chicken, chickpea, black garlic + sesame purée, pickled turmeric + cucumber. Bigger plate: Slow cooked Coastal lamb shoulder, red chilli + Sichuan sauce, coriander + mint. Rice + charred broccolini, sesame dressing, roasted peanuts, coriander, togarashi. To finish: Kkwabaegi twisted donuts, miso caramel, chocolate fudge sauce.
For a Bit More
Fresh Market Oysters
pickled ginger, lemon
Sichuan tuna tartare
black rice crackers, avocado, tobiko + finger lime, chilli oil
Crispy salt + pepper pork belly gua bao
pickled cucumber, chilli, tamarind + lime sauce
Cocktails
BLOODY KIMCHI
Svitlo Vodka, Beasty kimchi blend, tomato juice, togarashi salt
BEASTY YUZU-SHU SPRITZ
Yuzu-shu sake, yuzu + cucumber, Prosecco, soda
LITTLE KOKONATTSU
Plantation rum, pineapple + coconut milk punch, lime leaf
BOKBUNJAJU BRAMBLE
Roots Dry Eco Gin, blackberry bokbunjaju, lemon
GINGER NEKO
Plantation Original Dark rum, ginger shrub, fresh mint, lime
On Tap
Sapporo
Urbanaut Kingsland Pilsner
Garage Project 'Chipper' Hazy Pale
By the Glass
Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur, NV
Kenzie Albariño, 2024
Decibel Chenin Blanc, 2023
Novum Rosé, 2024
Alpine 'Head In The Clouds' Pinot Noir, 2024
Moko Hills Pinot Noir, 2022
Umeshu + Sake
Kunizakari Muroka Umeshu
Zenkuro Original Junmai Sake (NZ)
Yamamoto Pure Black Junmai Ginjo Sake
On Arrival — Perfect for Groups + Celebrations
Fallet Dart 'Grande Selection' Brut, NV
Fresh croissant + brioche, strawberries, peaches + apples. Dry, fine. Delicious. An award winning grower champagne from this ancient winemaking family in Charly-sur-Marne. Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay.
Ayala Brut Majeur NV, Aÿ
Citrus + lemon curd. Brioche. Dry, zesty + rounded.
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