Wellington · Courtenay Place

Wellington’s newest
late-night Asian tapas.

3 ultimately different zones and a balcony over Courtenay Place — where night-market plates meet tap cocktails and electric beats. Small plates from $8.88.

Tue–Fri 5pm–Late Sat–Sun 11:30am–LateDJ Fri & Sat from 8pmCourtenay Place
Lucky 8 Wellington interior
Inside Lucky 8 Wellington
Courtenay Place

Flavour worth sharing.
Unpretentious pricing.

On the corner of Courtenay & Blair, Lucky 8 Wellington is a cross-breed — a serious kitchen wearing the clothes of an edgy late-night lounge.

Pull up for small plates from $8.88 early, stay for the DJ and the balcony late. Night-market energy on Wellington’s busiest strip.

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3 ultimately different zones

Courtenay Place
01

Lucky Bar

Ground floor, walk-in, quick bites & drinks — available for exclusive hire.

02

Main Dining Room

The heart — DJ nights & big-group energy.

03

Lucky Lounge

Private dining over Blair Street — 32 seated, 40 standing.

The space

Zones, balcony & beats

Signature plates

Full menu →
The whole menu, basically from
$8.88

Small plates, made to share. Order three or four each — and taste the whole table without thinking about the bill.

Nights at Lucky 8 Wellington
Live · Fri & Sat from 8pm

Runs
late

Neon, balcony and a DJ on the weekend — Welly’s new late-night room. The volume climbs as the night goes.

Find us · Wellington

Hours & location

  • Address16 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington
  • MondayClosed
  • Tue–Fri5pm–Late
  • Sat–Sun11:30am–Late
  • KitchenCloses between 9pm and 11:30pm, depending on the night
  • ParkingStreet parking around Courtenay Place & Blair Street; paid lots nearby.
  • Call(021) 970 359
  • Instagram@lucky_8_welly

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What Wellington says

4.4★ from 252 Google reviews — real words from real nights.

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Tracey Matenga02/08/2026

Yum chat is amazing, worth the price tenfold (and in this dumb economy, thats so great). Didnt order drinks so cant comment there but the people, food, ambience, great! We'll be back soon.

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Rowena Kapa02/08/2026

Thanks for accommodating all of my whanau on the day and accepting us when we were late. This was just what we needed for our final.lunch before flying home. Was a great experience, no wonder it was so full and busy.

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Ed Moses02/08/2026

Kai was awesome loved it all.😀

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Lou Biddle02/08/2026

Excellent service and food to die for

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L AKi01/08/2026

Food was great, prices very reasonable for food and drink. Only complaint is even upstairs was very cold (despite the sign of the door saying it was toasty inside) and the dishes coming out could have been hotter (warm your plates before plating please!)

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Gracen Graham01/08/2026

The yum cha was amazing!! So delicious and great vibe. The service was also top tier

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Rain01/08/2026

Had the bottomless yum cha here— it was fantastic! Food was great & prompt, staff were friendly and good at pacing the rounds so you could constantly get refills of things. Cocktails were also fantastic. Well priced for such an amazing time out, and absolutely fantastic for family! Will be coming back here again soon!

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mirah bui29/07/2026

Most phenomenal food I’ve ever eaten in my life. Genuinely, and my bill came to around just $70 something. Tried the hao hao chilli chicken. Definitely worth the hype. The beef steak fillet with tartare sauce, heaven. Then the fried pork and shrimp wontons, and the bao buns are just absolutely delicious! Very filling, cheap mock tails that also taste good.

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Damian White28/07/2026

We went here like 1hr ago on Tuesday night, gianni and 2 girls (sorry forgot your names) had amazing service and great food and even gave us free chicken and shrimp. UPS to those guys amazing place will always come back.

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Jasmin J27/07/2026

Delicious food, tasty cocktails , reasonable prices & lovely staff. Also our food and cocktails arrived quickly - which made us very happy. Thank you so much we had a wonderful dining experience& we will definitely come back 🥰

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Isaac Thia26/07/2026

Great value for money with a nice atmosphere.

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Gianfranco Brovedani26/07/2026

Yum cha was amazing highly recommend

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