Ahi. looks out across the Waitematā Harbour from Level 2 of Commercial Bay, placing an expressly New Zealand restaurant in the middle of downtown Auckland. Its name means fire in te reo Māori, a fitting signal for a kitchen that uses flame as both a technique and a way to draw flavour from local ingredients. The dining room serves lunch and dinner every day, pairing the polished setting and waterfront outlook with a menu designed to tell stories about Aotearoa through food.
Provenance is made unusually visible. The menu names the regions where major ingredients were grown, caught or raised, turning geography into part of each dish rather than background information. Organic vegetables from the Ahi Kitchen Garden in South Auckland sit alongside seafood, game and farm produce sourced around the country. That approach gives seasonal change a clear purpose: the kitchen can respond to its growers and suppliers while keeping the meal anchored in recognisable New Zealand landscapes.
The opening snacks introduce the restaurant's range in compact form. Kawakawa sourdough comes with house cultured butter, while oysters, scampi and braised pāua place seafood at the forefront. Starters such as salmon and grilled octopus lead into more substantial plates of steamed fish, wild red deer, lamb or crayfish. Māori ingredient names and native flavours appear naturally within contemporary compositions, allowing the cooking to be inventive without losing sight of where its ingredients began.
A New Zealand Food Story offers the fullest expression of the concept, progressing through four snacks and four courses chosen to show the kitchen's current season. Diners can also build their own route through the à la carte menu and add garden vegetables or crisp potatoes at the table. New Zealand wines, local beers and inventive cocktails continue the regional focus into the glass, making Ahi. particularly well suited to visitors who want a considered introduction to modern Aotearoa dining.
Address: Level 2, Commercial Bay, 7 Queen Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Lunch Set Menu
A New Zealand Food Story
4 snacks + 4 courses
Lunch Snacks
paramanawa
PARAOA
Commercial Bay · 5 m Ahi’s kawakawa sourdough + house-cultured butter
TIO
Waiheke · 32 km Te Matuku oyster + Ahi garden fennel & celery granita + Marlborough méthode ‘sea foam’
KOURA RANGI
Auckland Islands · 1,688 km poached scampi + koji butter sauce + crispy wasabi Price: POA
MAPARI TARTARE TART
Waikato · 131 km Angus picanha + Sturgeon Valley caviar + Coppersfolly wasabi sour cream + nashi pear
PĀUA
D’Urville Islands · 450 km Blackfoot pāua fritter + pāua emulsion + crispy kumara
Lunch Starters
kaitimata
HĀMANA
Akaroa Harbour · 784 km Akaroa salmon + kina cream + nasturtium + granny smith apple + smoked salmon & kimchi on ‘vogels’
KAMOKAMO
Clevedon · 41 km terrine of grilled butternut & kamokamo + buffalo curd + fire blanched beans + witloof jam + kale veloute
KOURA
Fiordland · 1,119km totara-flamed whole live crayfish + shaved fennel + orange + mustard butter
Lunch Mains
kai matua
IKA
Aotearoa · ~ km steamed fish + Jerusalem artichoke + pickled pioppino + smoked whey beurre blanc + puffed buckwheat + sorrel
HĪPI
Hawke’s Bay · 349 km Matangi lamb + carrot & kawakawa pavé + carrot piccalilli + sheeps labneh + walnut & toasted yeast crumble + brussels sprout
RAKIRAKI
Cambridge · 130 km wood-fired duck breast + duck leg & cranberry mortadella + smoked beetroot + celeriac + choko + orange vinaigrette
KAU
Taranaki · 410 km Ahi backyard BBQ: Greenstone Creek scotch + Marmite brown butter + crispy agria potatoes + creamed leeks + baby gem + kiwi onion dip
Lunch Extras
kai tāpiri · 15 ea
HUAWHENUA
roasted greens from the Ahi. Garden + our dressing
RIWAI
Ahi’s crispy agria potatoes + mushroom ketchup
HUAMATA
Ahi. Garden salad + house dressing
Lunch Dessert
26 ea
BURNT BUSH HONEY TART
Waiheke Island · 31 km Waiheke Island Honey Co native honey + almonds + McLeod’s sparkling IPA + fresh winter citrus & persimmon ice-cream
PAINĀPORO
Parua Bay, Whāngarei Heads · 121 km BBQ’d New Zealand pineapple + smoked chilli + pumpkin seed ‘Nutella’ + cocoa nibs
Dinner Set Menu
A New Zealand Food Story
4 snacks + 4 courses
Dinner Snacks
paramanawa
PARAOA
Commercial Bay · 5 m Ahi’s kawakawa sourdough + house-cultured butter
TIO
Waiheke · 32 km Te Matuku oyster + Ahi garden fennel & celery granita + Marlborough méthode ‘sea foam’
KOURA RANGI
Auckland Islands · 1,688 km poached scampi + koji butter sauce + crispy wasabi Price: POA
MAPARI TARTARE TART
Waikato · 131 km Angus picanha + Sturgeon Valley caviar + Coppersfolly wasabi sour cream + nashi pear
PĀUA
D’Urville Islands · 450 km Blackfoot pāua fritter + pāua emulsion + crispy kumara
TUNA HŪHUNU
Ngāruawāhia · 108 km BBQ’d long-finned eel + horopito glaze + puha verde + rēwena fried bread + pickled fennel
Dinner Starters
kaitimata
HĀMANA
Akaroa Harbour · 784 km Akaroa salmon + kina cream + nasturtium + granny smith apple + smoked salmon & kimchi on ‘vogels’
WHEKE
Bluff Coast · 1,200 km grilled octopus + glazed daikon + pickled grapes + octopus XO + grilled pikopiko & spring onion
KAMOKAMO
Clevedon · 41 km terrine of grilled butternut & kamokamo + buffalo curd + fire blanched beans + witloof jam + kale veloute
Koura
Fiordland · 1,119 km totara-flamed whole live crayfish + heirloom carrots + blood orange + mustard butter
Dinner Mains
kai matua
IKA
Aotearoa · ~ km steamed fish + Jerusalem artichoke + pickled pioppino + smoked whey beurre blanc + puffed buckwheat + sorrel
HĪPI
Hawke’s Bay · 349 km Matangi lamb + carrot & kawakawa pavé + carrot piccalilli + sheeps labneh + walnut & toasted yeast crumble + brussels sprout
RAKIRAKI
Cambridge · 130 km wood-fired duck breast + duck leg & cranberry mortadella + smoked beetroot + celeriac + choko + orange vinaigrette
KAU
Taranaki · 410 km Ahi backyard BBQ: Greenstone Creek scotch + Marmite brown butter + crispy agria potatoes + creamed leeks + baby gem + kiwi onion dip
Dinner Extras
kai tāpiri · 15ea
HUAWHENUA
roasted greens from the Ahi’s Garden + our dressing
RIWAI
Ahi’s crispy agria potatoes + Ora’s farm mushroom ketchup
HUAMATA
Salad leaves from Ahi’s Garden + vinaigrette of Kakariki EVOO
Vegetarian Set Menu
A New Zealand Food Story
4 snacks + 4 courses
Vegetarian Snacks
paramanawa
Ahi. kawakawa SOURDOUGH
Commercial Bay · 5 m cultured butter
eggplant TART
Northland · 167 km sheep labneh + pickled daikon + granny smith
smoked CARROT TARTARE
Patumāhoe · 63 km tomatillo salsa verde + almonds+ fire-roasted capsicum
tempura ENOKI MUSHROOM
Mangawhai · 98 km chilli XO + burger sauce
Vegetarian Starters / Mains
kaitimata / kai matua · 32 / 46
KAMOKAMO
Clevedon · 41 km terrine of grilled butternut & kamokamo + buffalo curd+ fire blanched beans + witloof jam + kale soup
HARORE
Mangawhai · 106 km Ora’s farm fire mushrooms “tart fine” + snow peas + stracciatella + summer truffle + hollandaise
BBQ’d CABBAGE
Patumāhoe · 63 km garden puree + kohlrabi sauerkraut + whey velouté + pickled radish
Vegetarian Extras
kai tāpiri · 15 ea.
HUAWHENUA
roasted greens from the Ahi. Garden
RIWAI
Ahi’s crispy agria potatoes + mushroom ketchup
HUAMATA
Ahi.Garden salad + our dressing
Sweet As
KAI REKA · 26 ea.
BURNT BUSH HONEY TART
Waiheke Island · 30 km Waiheke Island Honey Co native honey + almonds + McLeod’s sparkling IPA + fresh winter citrus & persimmon ice-cream
BANANA LOUISE CAKE
Whangarei · 80 km banana parfait + banana skin jam + macadamia + coffee & rum + meringue
PAINĀPORO
Parua Bay, Whāngarei Heads · 121 km BBQ’d New Zealand pineapple + smoked chilli + pumpkin seed ‘Nutella’ + cocoa nibs
Coffee
KAWHE
Black
White
Tea
Origins aromatic oolong
Origins green
Green tea, spearmint & peppermint
New Zealand breakfast
Aromatic earl grey
Lemon & ginger
AHI GARDEN TEA
Wine
WĀINA · 100ml
Solaire Petit Manseng
2023 Marlborough
Pegasus Bay Aria Riesling
2025 North Canterbury
Wooing Tree Tickled Pink Pinot Noir
2021 Central Otago
Gibbston Valley Pinot Gris
2018 Central Otago
Fortified
75ml
JudgeRock The Verdict Saint Laurent
2023 Central Otago
Campbells Muscat
NV Victoria, AU
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