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Experience dining like never before this Restaurant Month — with immersive noodle-fueled scavenger hunts, hands-on cooking...
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More detailsAuckland’s Biggest Dining Celebration Returns This August!
With over a dozen unique dining events, Restaurant Month is the city’s largest and most exciting culinary celebration. Events are all ready selling quick, so get ready to get hungry, and get booking.
Don’t miss out on an incredible 2025 events lineup, from elegant dining experiences with guest chefs to progressive dinners that take you on a journey through multiple restaurants. Add to that hands-on cooking classes and you’ve got a month packed with flavour and fun. So, don't try this at home... try it at Restaurant Month. Want to dive deeper into our unmissable events? Scroll down for all the delicious details:
Taste the work of hospitality legends
Top restaurants team up with guest chefs for exclusive, one-night-only culinary collaborations that blend creativity, flavour, and flair.
Advieh with Gareth Stewart & Robin Wagner
Advieh, Intercontinental AKL | 27 AUG | 6.30pm | $180pp
Gareth Stewart, one of Auckland’s most acclaimed chefs, opens his kitchen at Advieh for a bold collaboration with Adelaide’s rising star, Robin. Together, they craft a six-course menu that fuses European precision with Kiwi soul. This exclusive event promises a vibrant collision of heritage, innovation, and expressive modern Australian cuisine—paired with exceptional wines and cocktails.
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Icebergs at SOUL Bar
SOUL Bar & Bistro | 6 AUG | 6.30pm | $170pp
This one-night-only party brings together two legends: Auckland’s SOUL Bar & Bistro and Sydney’s iconic Icebergs Dining Room and Bar. The evening kicks off with a lively cocktail reception, followed by a four-course menu by Icebergs Head Chef Alex Prichard, perfectly paired with the signature creations of Matty Opai, Icebergs’ Beverage Director and Australian Bartender Magazine’s Bar Manager of the Year 2023. If you’re ready for a night of incredible food, exceptional drinks, and all the buzz, flavour, and fun you would expect from SOUL, you will not want to miss this.
Be quick foodies, this event only has 20 tickets left!
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A progressive dining journey
Embark on a progressive dining journey across multiple venues. Travel the globe through taste, all without leaving the heart of the city.
Passage to India
14 AUG | 6.30pm | $125pp
Take your taste buds on a journey through India with a progressive dining adventure across three standout restaurants—Times of India, 1947, and Goat. Each venue serves a regionally inspired four-course feast, showcasing bold spices and aromatic dishes from areas like Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal. As you rotate through each stop, you’ll collect stamps in your custom Dining Passport, tracing a delicious trail of flavour, culture, and culinary discovery.
Around the World at Commercial Bay
20 AUG | 6.30pm | $140pp
With a custom-designed Dining Passport in hand, guests will journey through three unique restaurants at Commercial Bay, each offering a surprise dish that reflects their signature style. Expect bold Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavours at Advieh, globally inspired gastropub fare at Reign and Pour, and modern European cuisine with harbour views at Queens. With matched wines and spirits at every stop , this exclusive event promises a dynamic and delicious evening of discovery.
Feast from the East
21 AUG | 6.30pm | $90pp
Journey through three standout Asian eateries—Seoul Night, Mad Samurai, and Khu Khu—each serving a signature course paired with curated wines and spirits. From refined Korean-Japanese fusion to bold Japanese street eats and fiery Vegan Thai delights, this immersive event promises a sensory celebration of Asia’s culinary diversity. Collect stamps in your Dining Passport as you savour each stop—one unforgettable bite at a time.
