We use kai to bring people together and help remove barriers to participating in our society.

We’re excited to announce the opening of our second café location at Manuka Cottage, Addington, for dinner from December 12th!

More news: from December both café will be known as the Cooks Collective Café as the Cooks Collective take over operation.

Run by the Share Kai Cooks Collective these monthly community cafés encourage connection in our neighbourhoods, a taste of the delicious cuisines of Afghanistan, Eritrea, Pakistan and Nepal and are hospitality learning and income opportunities for members of the Collective.

Meals are $15, sweets $4 and drinks $3. Walk-ins with cash and payWave accepted (online ordering is now closed).

Join us for lunch 12 - 1.30pm, on the first Friday of every month - in the sunny dining space at Canterbury WEA, 59 Gloucester Street, City Centre.

Join us for dinner 6 - 7.30pm, on the second Friday of every month - in the garden or dining space at Manuka Cottage, 70 Harman Street, Addington.

Upcoming café days:

January Friday 9th - Bhutanese/Nepali menu. Manuka Cottage, 70 Harman Street, hours 6 - 7.30pm.

February Friday 13th (closed Feb 6th for Waitangi Day) - Nepali menu. WEA Canterbury, 59 Gloucester Street, hours 12 - 1.30pm.

February Friday 13th - Eritrean menu. Manuka Cottage, 70 Harman Street, hours 6 - 7.30pm.