At a glance
Quick facts
A refined yet welcoming Auckland restaurant offering a contemporary fine-dining experience grounded in New Zealand ingredients, seasonal storytelling, and deep relationships with growers across Aotearoa.
- Type
- Restaurant
- Where
- Auckland Central, Auckland, NZ
- What you can find
- set-menu-dining, a-la-carte-dining, tasting-menus, Fine dining
- Practices
- organic, regenerative, locally-sourced, seasonal
- How to buy
- lunch, dinner, reservations
- Data note
- Location or listing details were last checked 14 Mar 2026.
Ahi is a flagship expression of modern New Zealand dining, co-owned by chef Ben Bayly and hospitality professional Chris Martin. Located in Commercial Bay overlooking the Waitemata Harbour, Ahi is designed as a love letter to Aotearoa - celebrating land, sea, people, and place through food. The menu is shaped by a strong commitment to ethical, sustainable sourcing and proudly names the regions and producers behind each key ingredient. Ahi’s own Kitchen Garden in Patumahoe supplies a significant portion of the restaurant’s organic vegetables, grown using regenerative practices to prioritise flavour, soil health, and seasonal diversity. In the kitchen, fire plays a central role, with dishes often cooked over open flame and informed by both Maori techniques and contemporary culinary craft. Expect a dining experience that feels immersive yet approachable, where thoughtful service, provenance-led storytelling, and carefully selected New Zealand wines come together to reflect the richness of local food culture.