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Fine dining on the roof of Quay Street

Porto Fader is a rooftop dining room above the Waitematā. You are on the official website — portofader.com.

Auckland CBD and the Sky Tower seen across the Waitematā Harbour

The Sky Tower and the CBD, across the water from the roof

A dining room with the harbour in the frame.

The room sits on the roof at 116 Quay Street. Ferries cross below, Devonport sits on the far shore, and the Sky Tower holds the western edge of the view. In the evening the water takes the last of the light, then the city.

Tables are set for conversation. The terrace is open to the weather when Auckland allows it, and the inner room is glazed so the outlook stays with you if the wind comes up.

Yachts on the Waitematā with the Sky Tower and Auckland waterfront beyond
The waterfront, a few floors beneath the terrace.

Guests at individual tables can take the whole view.

There is no shared bench and no standing room. Each table is laid for the evening, with enough space that the harbour remains part of the seating. Blankets are offered on the terrace from autumn through to spring.

The chef’s table, for up to eight, is set at the pass. It is the only place in the house where the kitchen, rather than the water, is the spectacle.

A white-clothed table set for two on an open terrace
Terrace seating, laid before service.

Cooking with a classical spine and a New Zealand larder.

The kitchen works with Bluff oysters, kina, pāua, Ora King salmon, Wakanui beef, Hawke’s Bay lamb, and fruit that still tastes of the orchard. Technique is exact. Flavour is not muffled to make a plate look quiet.

Wine is chosen to the course: Marlborough, Central Otago, Hawke’s Bay, and a short list from Champagne and Burgundy when a dish deserves the distance. A juice and tea pairing is poured with the same care.

A chef arranging a finished plate in the kitchen
Service at the pass.

Porto Fader — a real food experience, taken high above the port.

The point of the roof is not the height alone. It is the way the harbour, the glass, and the plate meet. Come for a long dinner. Stay until the last ferry lights have crossed the water.

Dress is smart. The dining room is for guests aged 12 and over. This page, and every page on portofader.com, is the official website.

A wide view of the Waitematā Harbour, Rangitoto, and the Hauraki Gulf
The gulf, in the direction the terrace faces.

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116 Quay Street, on the roof

The dining room is on the roof of 116 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010. Take the lift marked Porto Fader from the Quay Street lobby. The terrace faces the Waitematā.

116 Quay StreetAuckland CBDAuckland 1010New Zealand

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