Jami Korean BBQ

Tucked into 9/20 Link Drive in Wairau Valley, Jami Korean BBQ serves Korean food to locals and visitors in Wairau Valley, Auckland. From the Auckland city centre it is roughly 10 km away – worth planning your route before you set off.

Diners come here for Korean food. If it is your first visit, look out for classics of the style such as bibimbap. With 91 Korean options across Auckland, this corner of the local food scene is well covered.

Jami Korean BBQ opens 6 days a week and is closed on Mondays. The earliest start is 11:30 am on Tuesdays, and the latest finish is 9 pm on Tuesdays. Like many traditional restaurants, it closes between lunch and dinner service on several days, so check the times before heading over mid-afternoon. In total it trades for about 45 hours each week.

For budgeting, Korean restaurants of this kind in New Zealand typically cost around $40–$70 per person (Mid-to-upper range). It is surrounded by other eateries: we count 10 more venues within about 1 km, which makes this part of Wairau Valley easy to explore on foot.