Rogue Hop

About Rogue Hop

Rogue Hop is a speakeasy-style bar hidden in the heart of Napier at 113 Hastings Street, built around two simple pleasures: independent beer and local wine. Eighteen beers sit on tap at any time, and the line-up is always changing, so there's usually something new to discover — with a fridge full of backups behind the counter.

The wine list is proudly Hawke's Bay — Brookfields, Te Mata Estate, Alpha Domus, Decibel, Maison Noire, Zaria from Bridge Pa and more — spanning sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, rosé, malbec, merlot, syrah and pinot noir, plus a sparkling row of rosé, brut and méthode traditionelle. A certified-organic chenin blanc makes the cut too, and a short cocktail list runs from a fruity Bay Breeze to a double-shot Negroni built on Hastings Distillers vermouth.

The kitchen holds its own with dumplings made in-house, spicy pulled pork bao buns, soft shell tacos, Hands Down Nachos and an extra-crunchy chicken schnitzel. Gluten-free beers, zero-alcohol ciders and a fridge of beers under 0.5% ABV — Guinness 0% included — make sure nobody misses out. Beer, wine and food are all available to take away: closed Mondays, open from 3:30pm Tue–Thu and from 2pm Fri–Sun.

Rogue Hop: Napier's Hidden Speakeasy for Independent Beer and Hawke's Bay Wine

Rogue Hop calls itself the speakeasy hidden in the heart of Napier, and the description fits. Tucked away at 113 Hastings Street in the CBD, this is a bar built around two simple pleasures: independent beer and local wine, poured in a warmly lit room where the line-up on the taps never sits still for long.

Inside, the space glows under warm hanging lights, with a colourful geometric artwork on the wall and big windows looking out over the city street. It's cosy rather than cavernous — the kind of room where conversation carries and the people behind the bar know exactly what's pouring.

Eighteen Taps, Always Changing

There are eighteen beers on tap at any given time, and the rotation means regulars rarely order the same beer twice unless they want to. Rogue Hop champions independent brewing, so each visit tends to bring a fresh line-up. Whatever isn't on tap is waiting in the fridge, so the choice runs well beyond the counter. Better yet, everything — beer, wine and food — is available to take away, which makes the bar work just as well as a bottle shop for the walk home.

Hawke's Bay in a Glass

The wine list leans proudly local. Unless a label says otherwise, the bottles come from Hawke's Bay: Brookfields, Te Mata Estate, Alpha Domus, Decibel, Maison Noire and Zaria from Bridge Pa, alongside a few travellers from Marlborough and Central Otago for contrast. There are crisp sauvignon blancs, serious chardonnays, a rosé, malbec, merlot, freisa and syrah, and a sparkling row of rosé, brut and méthode traditionelle for celebrations. Most wines pour by the glass, every one is available to take away, and the list even includes a certified-organic chenin blanc — the Decibel Mangatahi Terraces.

If cocktails are more your speed, the short list is thoughtfully built: a fruity Bay Breeze with cranberry, pineapple and lime; a sparkling Magic Hour gin hybrid with strawberry and blood orange; a proper Negroni made with Hastings Distillers vermouth; an Espresso Fox built on Quick Brown Fox coffee liqueur with double shots; and a tequila margarita with Herradura Añejo, rimmed with salt.

Food That Holds Its Own

The kitchen is more than an afterthought. The Rogue Dumplings are made in-house — free-range chicken, pork or vegetable, folded with ginger, garlic, chilli oil, hoisin and sesame. Beyond them sits a spicy pulled pork bao bun stacked with pickled vegetables and gochujang mayo, soft shell tacos filled with Bostock's organic chicken, and Hands Down Nachos buried under spicy mince 'n beans, jalapeño and garlic cream cheese. The extra-crunchy chicken schnitzel with marinara and mozzarella anchors the menu, while cheesy garlicky baguettes, Bloom's pretzels with Old Yella mustard and baked fries with a chicken salt option cover the snackier end.

Zero-Proof, Full Flavour

The drinks list is unusually inclusive. Gluten-free drinkers get their own beer section — Kereru's Apex Hoppy APA and Rice Lager plus Two Bays Pale Ale — and every sauce in the kitchen is gluten free too. There's a dedicated zero-alcohol line-up as well: Peckhams craft cider and Zeffer's crisp apple and passionfruit ciders, plus a fridge of beers under 0.5% ABV running from Tiny Family's No Regrets Hazy IPA and Anytime XPA through State of Play's Sunseeker, Golden Lager, Nectaron Hazy IPA, IPA and Double IPA, Sawmill's Bare Pilsner, and even Guinness 0%. Designated drivers and dry-month regulars are properly looked after.

Pull Up a Seat

Rogue Hop keeps relaxed, evening-friendly hours: closed Mondays, with doors opening from 3:30pm Tuesday to Thursday and from 2pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Come early in the week for a quiet glass of local chardonnay, gather friends for dumplings and a rotating tap flight on the weekend, or grab a bottle and dinner to go. Questions about what's pouring this week? The team takes email at bar@roguehop.nz. As the bar itself puts it: pull up a seat — they'll pour the rest.

Signature items

• Eighteen Rotating Taps
• Rogue Dumplings
• Hands Down Nachos
• Spicy Pulled Pork Bao Bun
• Hawke's Bay Wine Wall
• Guinness 0%

Menu

Wine

• Brookfields Robertson Pinot Gris — Hawke's Bay pinot gris, available by the glass or bottle
• AC Reserve (Corban Family) Te Mata 2023 Viognier — Fragrant Hawke's Bay viognier by the glass or bottle
• Huia Vineyards Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc — Marlborough sauvignon blanc, by the glass or bottle
• Squawking Magpie Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc — Crisp Marlborough sauvignon blanc, by the bottle
• Te Mata Estate Sauvignon Blanc — Classic Hawke's Bay sauvignon blanc, by the glass or bottle
• Čuvar Chardonnay — Chardonnay, available by the glass or bottle
• Swift Chardonnay — Chardonnay, available by the glass or bottle
• Zaria Bridge Pa 2025 Chardonnay — Bridge Pa chardonnay, by the bottle
• Chateau Garage Rosé — Rosé, available by the glass or bottle
• Brookfields Cabernet Sauvignon — Cabernet sauvignon, by the bottle
• Maison Noire Tuki Tuki 2021 Freisa — Italian-style freisa from Tuki Tuki, by the bottle
• Brookfields Sundried Malbec — Sun-dried malbec, by the glass or bottle
• Squawking Magpie The Gravels Mer/Mal/Cab — Merlot, malbec and cabernet blend, by the glass or bottle
• Alpha Domus The Fox Moth Merlot — Soft Hawke's Bay merlot, by the glass or bottle
• Maison Noire Waimarama Road 2022 Reserve Syrah — Reserve syrah from Waimarama Road, by the glass or bottle
• Swift Lumiere Syrah/Pinot Noir — Syrah and pinot noir blend, by the bottle
• Te Mata Pinot Noir — Hawke's Bay pinot noir, by the glass or bottle
• SQM Reserve Central Otago 2024 Pinot Noir — Central Otago pinot noir, by the bottle
• Zaria Sparkling Bridge Pa 2024 Sparkling Rosé — Bridge Pa sparkling rosé, by the bottle
• Alpha Domus Beatrix Sparkling Rosé — Sparkling rosé bubbles, by the glass or bottle
• Abbey Cellars Flirt Brut — Brut bubbles, by the glass or bottle
• Vilaura Methode Traditionelle — Méthode traditionelle sparkling, by the bottle

Cocktails

• Bay Breeze — Simple and fruity vodka with cranberry, pineapple and lime
• Magic Hour — Sweet, tangy sparkling gin hybrid — strawberry, imaGINation gin, blood orange and pink grapefruit soda
• Espresso Fox — Quick Brown Fox coffee liqueur and vodka with Switch espresso — double shots
• Tequila Margarita — Herradura Añejo tequila, Triple Sec and lime, rimmed with salt
• Negroni — Hastings Distillers Rubis Rouge vermouth, L'Opera and gin — double shots

Zero Cider

• Peckhams Proper Craft Cider — Zero-alcohol craft cider made from cider apples
• Zeffer Crisp Apple — Zero-alcohol crisp apple cider
• Zeffer Passionfruit — Zero-alcohol passionfruit cider

Sauces (GF)

• Sauce Selection — Old Yella mustard, sriracha mayo, aioli, sweet chilli, Simply Red kasundi and double brown BBQ sauce

Snacks & Mains

• Cheesy Garlicky Baguette — Warm baguette loaded with cheese and garlic
• Bloom's Pretzels — Pretzels served with Old Yella mustard
• Baked Fries (v) — Oven-baked fries with the option of chicken salt
• Spicy Pulled Pork Bao Bun — Woodys' pulled pork with pickled onion, cucumber, carrot, apple and lettuce, spicy gochujang mayo, coriander, spring onion and sesame
• Soft Shell Tacos — Bostock's organic chicken with guacamole, pico de gallo and creamy cilantro lime sauce
• Hands Down Nachos — Corn chips with spicy mince 'n beans, olives, pico de gallo, capsicum, jalapeño and garlic cream cheese
• Chicken Schnitzel — Extra-crunchy schnitzel with marinara sauce and mozzarella, served with salad — fries available on the side

Gluten-Free Beer

• Kereru Apex Hoppy APA — Hoppy APA at 5.8% from gluten-free brewers Kereru
• Kereru Rice Lager — Crisp gluten-free lager brewed with rice
• Two Bays Pale Ale — Gluten-free pale ale

Certified Organic

• Decibel Mangatahi Terraces 2024 Chenin Blanc — Certified-organic chenin blanc from the Mangatahi Terraces

Rogue Dumplings — Made Here

• Free Range Chicken Dumplings — Ginger, garlic, spring onion, carrot, coriander, soy, chilli flakes, oyster and hoisin sauce, sesame and chilli oil
• Pork Dumplings — Carrot, spring onion, garlic, soy, red onion, chilli flakes, hoisin, oyster sauce, sesame and chilli oil
• Vegetable Dumplings — Mushroom, green beans, cabbage, coriander and carrot with hoisin, Kikkoman and chilli oil

Zero-Alcohol Beer (<0.5% ABV)

• Tiny Family No Regrets Hazy IPA — Zero-alcohol hazy IPA
• Tiny Family Anytime XPA — Zero-alcohol extra pale ale for anytime
• State of Play Sunseeker — Zero-alcohol drop from the State of Play range
• State of Play Golden Lager — Zero-alcohol golden lager
• State of Play Nectaron Hazy IPA — Zero-alcohol hazy IPA with Nectaron hops
• State of Play IPA — Zero-alcohol IPA
• State of Play Double IPA — Zero-alcohol double IPA
• Sawmill Bare Pilsner — Zero-alcohol pilsner
• Guinness 0% — The classic stout at under 0.5% ABV

Frequently asked questions

Where is Rogue Hop?

Hidden in the heart of Napier at 113 Hastings Street, Napier CBD, Hawke's Bay.

When is Rogue Hop open?

Closed Mondays. Open from 3:30pm Tuesday to Thursday and from 2pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Closing times aren't listed on the site.

Can I buy drinks or food to take away?

Yes — beer, wine and food are all available takeaway, and every wine on the list can be taken home as a bottle.

How many beers are on tap?

Eighteen, all independent, and the line-up is always changing — so there's usually something new to try.

Are there gluten-free or non-alcoholic options?

Yes. Gluten-free beers include Kereru and Two Bays, all the sauces are gluten free, and there's a full zero range: Peckhams and Zeffer zero ciders plus beers under 0.5% ABV, including Guinness 0%.

What food does Rogue Hop serve?

Dumplings made in-house (chicken, pork or vegetable), spicy pulled pork bao buns, soft shell tacos, nachos, chicken schnitzel, pretzels, baked fries and cheesy garlicky baguettes.

How do I get in touch?

Email bar@roguehop.nz.

Tips

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