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Kika Kika is a modern sharing restaurant and bar focussing on quality, seasonal dishes
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Wood grilled octopus, Nduja, grilled orange, warm potato mousse, bay flowers.
16/10/2026

Wood grilled octopus, Nduja, grilled orange, warm potato mousse, bay flowers.

05/10/2026

current dessert line up! Which one are you choosing? Limoncello tiramisu, crunchie bar, rhubarb pavlova or Granny Smith apple terrine?

What an amazing night we had on Monday at the cuisinegoodfood awards. So great to celebrate all the good things happenin...
28/08/2026

What an amazing night we had on Monday at the cuisinegoodfood awards. So great to celebrate all the good things happening in the NZ food scene. Feels like an exciting era coming with so many great new restaurants and lots to celebrate. We are extremely proud to have retained 2 hats. It takes a lot of people doing a lot of things right to make this possible. Immensely proud of the incredible team we have at kika, your dedication blows me away. Special thanks to K E L L I B R E T T Kerry Tyack and everyone Cuisine Magazine for giving us this accolade. Thanks also to our loyal customers for always turning up and supporting us through thick and thin. Hope to see you soon James

22/07/2026

Thanks for your help Rowan! Shout out to the guys behind the scenes who worked incredibly hard over the last few years. Our head chef Swati Korabu, restaurant manager Ian Thomas. Ex head chef Ruairi Bachofner and the whole team past and present. Last but certainly not least our loyal customers, thank you all so much! It’s been an exciting 10 years!

17/07/2026

Roman gnocchi, Gerri’s mushrooms, George’s truffles.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our good friend Sam Neill.A wonderful, kind,and generous man. An incredible act...
14/07/2026

We are deeply saddened by the passing of our good friend Sam Neill.

A wonderful, kind,and generous man. An incredible actor and a true gentleman. We have loved all the collaborations we’ve shared over the years.

Our thoughts are with his family and his extended family at Two Paddocks Vineyard.

Appreciation post! I want congratulate head chef and co owner of arc Sam Cooper (left) and brother Josh Cooper on the am...
08/07/2026

Appreciation post! I want congratulate head chef and co owner of arc Sam Cooper (left) and brother Josh Cooper on the amazing achievement of getting arc onto the Michelin Guide. Sam and I met 8 years ago when I employed him as head chef of kika. A couple of years later we decided to open arc together and Sam became the head chef of arc, we switched things up to put on a tasting menu a few years ago and Sam has been creating delicious menus ever since. A great acknowledgment for these guys hard work and they deserve all the credit.special mention to our fantastic front of house manager Rachel Hellested. From me and all the team at kika we salute you! Shame you couldn’t be at the awards but this one was all you buddy!

Chef James

I want to start by thanking everyone for all of the kind messages today it’s been crazy, what a wonderful and overwhelmi...
01/07/2026

I want to start by thanking everyone for all of the kind messages today it’s been crazy, what a wonderful and overwhelming night we had yesterday. Getting a Michelin star was something I never thought possible for my career, you just cook the food you love and hope people enjoy it. After hearing about Michelin being in NZ you start to think it could be a possibility but that’s it. My dream as a young chef became a reality last night and we received 1 Michelin star, I’m stunned and absolutely delighted. I’m so proud of our team at kika past and present and I owe all the gratitude in the world to them and their amazing work. It’s been a challenging year balancing restaurant life with the addition of my 1st child so this feels extra special. Huge congratulations to all the other restaurants that were recognised, we also managed to pick up a spot on the guide for our sister restaurant arc and a Bib Gourmand for Paloma. What a night!

Thanks everyone, Chef James

moonfish crudo, whipped tofu, burnt mandarin dressing, togarashi. on now!
25/06/2026

moonfish crudo, whipped tofu, burnt mandarin dressing, togarashi. on now!

Address

2 Dunmore Street
Wanaka
9305

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 5:30pm - 10pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 10pm
Friday 5:30pm - 9pm
Saturday 5:30pm - 10:30am
Sunday 5:30pm - 9pm

Telephone

+6434436536

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