Havana Bar Wellington

Havana Bar sits on Wigan Street in Te Aro. It is a five-minute walk from the bustle of Cuba Street and holds a hat from the 2024 NZ Cuisine Good Food Awards.

The venue serves South American and Argentinian fusion cuisine. It is dressier than its neighbors on Wigan Street, but it feels less like a formal institution than the waterfront spots nearby. Where the Te Aro dining scene often favors quick, casual bites, Havana Bar leans into a slower pace. The room runs smart, providing a sharper focus on the plate than the typical fusion bars that crowd the central grid. It succeeds by avoiding the noise of the main thoroughfares, trading the crush of the city’s standard dining hubs for a focus on the kitchen’s output.