TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Ah Ssak

74/100 (731 ratings)

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"Recently tried their spicy chicken wings, bibimbap, teriyaki chicken noodles along with the side dishes and I must say I absolutely adore it. I love..."

Snigdha Patra

"Have now been here several times and each visit has been fantastic. Service is super quick and friendly and they're open until late. The tofu stew is..."

Emma

"The foods are so fresh and high qualities. The staff is very friendly...."

J Sethi

"Best Korean place I've ever had in Auckland. Super authentic! Probably even better than those in Korea. My favorite is the crab soup. They use a..."

Vivian Yeh

"We bought the Fried squid and seasoned spicy chicken. Both tasted great. Soo much flavour. Perfect sauces and spices added. Overall very..."

Foodie

"Had an enjoyable dinner with friends at Ah Saks. I ordered the Pork bone soup or Gamjatang. The portion was big with 3-4 large pork bones with slowly..."

Gloria Ching

"Had the kimchi pork noodle soup and pork bone noodle soup $17 each, including sides. Simple hearty delicious winter food. Good portion size relative..."

Dustin Yeh

"Great place to dine at. I ordered the Dolsot Bibimbap and Seasoned Spicy Chicken (half = 7 pieces?).You can never go wrong with bibimbap so..."

Mochi.95

"We had a Korean Fried Chicken cravings so decided to come here for lunch. It's located on Upper Queen Street amongst the other food places there...."

Benedict Uy

"Great service and actually quite like the ambience compared to some of the other restaurants along that stretch. ordered the Cheese fried chicken,..."

Dora The Food Explorer

"Easily my favorite korean restaurant in Auckland! Their pork bone soup is to die for.☺️. I love their garlic fried chicken too. Would highly..."

Jellyane Clemente

"Ah Ssak is a great restaurant that has authentic food and is open late. I always order the pork bone soup which is always filling and..."

Teresa Lee

"HEARTY. Usually it’s so hard to find good, authentic Korean food. However Auckland has been blessed with a true gem for korean cuisine - Ah Ssak...."

Brendan Chun

"It’s been a while that we visited Ah Ssak but we love Korean food from here. Worth the money and time you would spread to find parking around. Food..."

Nivsha Amin

"Great tasting and authentic food! Ordered the spicy beef soup, ginseng chicken soup, and bbq chicken.Everything was tasty.Would come..."

Darren Big Belly

"I had dinner with my family at this restaurant as usual. I had spicy chicken, pork bone soup, tofu soup and spicy rice cake. The chicken was crispy..."

An H C

"This is our go to Korean Restaurant around Queen Street. They offer one of the best fried chickens with an affordable price. Also the rest of their..."

Julirose Supremo

"They always serve the best food. All ingredient are fresh and the foods are so tasty. You can eat real korean style food in the restaurant. Love this..."

Aklfoodie

"Recently started dining here more often, Ah Ssak is one of the good Korean restaurants that are on this part of Queen Street. Three of us went in for..."

G1k

"Another dinner take away (30/10) - nice place in the middle of the city, also good to hangout with friend.. nice food and drink, next time we plan to..."

Erin - Gold Code For 20% Off : CATH6386

"This restaurant is famous for raw fish salad. I added noodles for that. I also ordered pork born soup. This one was large one. We were 6 pple :)..."

Alice In New Zealand

"I really like the Hot & Spicy fried chicken with pepper sauce. If you like it spicy food then this is for you. Will definitely recommend this place..."

Vishal Arora

"Yummy raw fish and pork bone soup just as good as I used to have here few years ago, I went last Saturday, the place is still the same owner and busy..."

CocoOnFire

"I've tried many Korean restaurant. But this is the best place to go. Garlic Chicken and Chilli Chicken was so crunchy, crispy and succulent. Ah..."

Jason Wang

"One of the best Korean restaurant in town. I tried chicken and pork bone soup. Spicy chicken is so crispy and yummy. Also the soup was so nice. I've..."

Lee Charles

"A friend took us there on the weekend, we had pork bone soup and fried chicken with garlic sauce. Their pork bone soup is my favorite out of all the..."

Michael Hung

"We were on Upper Queen Street and wanted to have Korean. And guess what? Having so many Korean restaurants side-by-side didn't help as we were just..."

Jade Lim

"The garlic chicken is AMAZING. It's not crunchy fried chicken - but its certainly got a lot of flavour. Give it a go! If you're skeptical get the..."

Joy Kavya Ravela

"Best place for literally THE BEST Korean fried chicken!! Only come here for their chicken. From their Soy, Garlic, Spicy range, all are crispy, juicy..."

Jen Lin

"Yummy Korean food!! I tried 3 dishes last Friday. Staffs were all nice and friendly. I love their Korean food. I felt like I was in Korea. I hope to..."

Mihee Park

"Went here for dinner. It's a pleasant place with a simplistic design. The music played sometimes however I would suggest they keep the music on even..."

Maria

"The best pork bone soup 😋. Definitely recommended if you are a soup lover and they have the best side dishes (free refill as well). Great customer..."

Bun

"The first time I went I tried their pork bone soup and spicy chicken. I love their pork bone soup! The spicy chicken was very tasty too! Service was..."

Ahfaye

"What I like here is free side dishes and their service. Staff members are friendly and nice. I really like their pork bone soup that comes with rice...."

Mon Tara

"My girl friend really like their food. I think their side dishes is best I have tried so far flavour wise. However, I only have tried around 10..."

James

"The best Korean restaurant I have been to in CBD so far.Ambience is a little dim, making it a comfortable place to enjoy friends company without..."

Alistair O'Brien

"I had pork bone soup, spicy fried chicken and spicy raw fish. You definitely need to try it. It was so good. This is my best Korean..."

Kevin Lee

"Yum this place is really nice :) a bit busy even on a Tuesday night. I loved the BBQ pork with cheese, cheese just seriously adds another great..."

Kiwi Eats Asia

"If you are a pork bone soup lover, you definitely need to try their pork bone soup! Heavenly good 👍🏻 MY ALL TIME favourite ☺️🍴..."

Annie Low

"Their Cheese Chicken was so good!! I personally wasn't a big fan of their rice cakes but that's probably because I'm not a huge fan of rice cakes in..."

Sendy Zhen

"Pork bone soup is their signature dish and it's sincerely good. The soup is really tasty and with big chunks of meat in it, so tender so..."

Mindylow_

"I've been wanting to try out this place for awhile now since they are well known for their Korean fried chickens and beer.We were impressed..."

Michelle Ma Belle

"My favorite Korean restaurant in town. Reasonable price, good portion and it tastes sensational. Must try their BBQ squid and pork bone soup..."

Ron Goh

"Came in here for dinner and ordered the cheese chicken dish and the stir fried squid. The side dishes consisted of egg, kimchi and sliced cocktail..."

Kirsten

"Nice spiced fried chicken! The best I've ever had in AKL. The service is great, too. It has been my usual spot for lunch&dinner for long...."

Sammi Xue

"Been here many times with my Korean friend. We always order the fresh raw fish with the spicy sauce. It's like a sashimi salad with raw salmon and..."

Hungus Girl

"Fantastic Service.The menu didn't look exciting at all but when the food arrived it looked really good and every dish was..."

R

"Haven't been back in awhile just because Upper Queen St is such an inconvenience to walk to since its so steep. But went here ages ago because I was..."

Razelle Icaro

"I came here late on a Saturday night and the food was excellent. I see that everyone below is banging on about the fried chicken - and indeed it is..."

Jay Zee

"Ordered the spicy bbq pork and we shared some fried chicken. Eaten here a few times before, the food always comes out quickly and always tastes..."

Ryan

"Ah Ssak was my first experience eating korean fried chicken. As a whole it was an interesting experience as the batter was completely different to..."

Audrey

"Tried some of their fried chicken after hearing good things, and it didn't disappoint. We ordered half spicy fried chicken and half tebsaki fried..."

Victoria

"Went on a saturday night for an early-ish dinner. It's located on upper Queen St (about 3/4 up the hill before K Road). The food was well priced for..."

Josh Law

"Best fried chicken ive had in Auckland! Relatively cheap and friendly staff. With my order i got a range of sides which came with the meal inc..."

Dylan Vernall

"A relaxed little Korean place where you can have a few beers or soju with spicy raw fish or any one of their spicy stews. My favourite here..."

FoodiePhysician

"Amazing korean food, almost every dish is great, very good value for money, fast service, waitress always with a smile and best of all open till very..."

I'm Hungry

"Excellent value and authentic flavours and atmosphere. Open really late so very convenient for an evening out and about. Staff are attentive and..."

Michael Eastwood

"Come here purely for the chicken wings! Love the spicy wings, normal fried chicken is good too.The side dishes are amazing, best kimchi..."

Chin And Prony Powichitkul

"Really great food! The atmosphere and inside of the place was really nice. The service was pretty good too although she seemed kinda annoyed at..."

Charmaine Li

"Best korean restaurant in Auckland cbd. Great side dishes and very friendly staff. I always feel welcome and their food never disappoint..."

Brave Eat

"One of my local favorites on a strip of nearly identical Korean spots, mainly due to the name (Ah Ssak!) and their spicy fried chicken, which I've..."

Hazel Gibson

"Love this place, one of my favourite korean places. Spicy raw fish salad previously recommended by another user was super tasty (and spicy) and..."

Charlee Brown

"By far my favourite Korean restaurant, I usually come once a week! The BBQ chicken and BBQ beef is my all time favourite.the staff are amazing and..."

Ann Lee

"Love this place..best Korean food we have been coming here for over 3 years and have never been dissappointed I have to disagree with previous..."

Kylie Wirepa

"i love the fish and chips, it is very very YUMMY, you get always water and its cosy. staff,boss could be a bit more friendly but as long as i get my..."

Janet

"Not just another Korean food joint. Quaint clean little restaurant with some unique Korean dishes we haven't seen elsewhere. We loved the Fresh Raw..."

Lillian

"A cheap and cheerful restaurant to indulge in Korean food and liquor. Come as a group and try the fresh raw fish with vinegared vegetables and red..."

Cheap Eats

"Good hearty Korean food - the lady serving us had a ‘mom’ vibe, you feel like you are in her front room and she is looking after you in a caring..."

Syd Eats

"If you are looking for a place which closes late night, this place is the one! There are lots of options and the food is..."

Jim

"I had a fantastic experience!! The staff were friendly, the atmosphere was cozy, and the food was amazing. Highly recommend trying the bibimbap and..."

이시은

"Beautiful food and restaurant run by a wonderful mum. Side dishes is very VERY..."

Sojung Yoon

"Our family favourite Korean restaurant on Upper Queen Street. Been here many times for a long time, and always enjoyed the range of authentic and..."

Guo Ling

"I absolutely love the side dishes here, delicious! I got the seafood soup, it was pretty good. One of my favorite Korean places to eat late at night,..."

Betty Shi

"Love the fried spicy squid~~ and BBQ pork are well marinated and flavored. Would love to come back try more dishes, my new favorite place...."

Calvin Chiew

"We had a Korean Fried Chicken cravings so decided to come here for lunch. It's located on Upper Queen Street amongst the other food places there...."

Benedict Uy

"One of the best Korean restaurants ever!! Delicious food. Highly recommend and am definitely coming back..."

Bill Daniel

"Yum! Had the spring rolls, pork katsu donburi (it had a more Korean name!), Spicy beef noodle soup (mild) and teriyaki chicken noodles (which were a..."

Christine Rush

"We always came to have Korean BBQ 10 years ago. The price and quality has not change at all. Food is tasty and services is great ! Still enjoy the..."

John Lin

"•One of the best Korean Restaurant I’ve ever tried so far •Delicious and super yum food •Tastes so good that it never disappoints •Been..."

Anubhav Bandles

"Food was great. Good service. Fried chicken was not that crunchy though, maybe because of the sauce that caused it. Other than that, food was..."

Michael Jerome de Loyola

"4/5 food (homey Korean food) 3.5/5 service (short staff hence longer wait) Overall recommended to try out Korean..."

Joseph Kim

"The best Korean fried chickens I ever had! Crunchy outside and moist inside. Their fish roe soup has three sizes, small, medium and large; and full..."

Lawrence Cnz

"Food is good but not really something that would blow your..."

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