Global Kitchen brings the world to Broadway Avenue in the heart of Palmerston North. Its story is rooted in both local and international traditions — a journey across Aotearoa and beyond that gathered treasured family recipes and time-honoured culinary secrets, now served fresh to diners in the heart of Manawatu, seven days a week.
The kitchen is led by Executive Chef Mark Harman, an acclaimed New Zealand chef with an international career spanning private dining, high-end hospitality and culinary leadership across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. His globally inspired cooking pairs bold international flavours with a strong emphasis on seasonal, nourishing ingredients. His career includes the distinguished honour of cooking for members of the British royal family, along with numerous culinary awards for excellence in food quality and service, and he shares his philosophy beyond the restaurant as the host of a regional television cooking series.
Alongside its lunch and dinner menus and a curated beverage list described as one of Manawatu's most unique, Global Kitchen offers the Trust the Chef Table — an intimate five-course chef's table experience for three to seven guests, where the chef surprises and delights. Functions and meetings are catered for, and the team welcomes a wide range of tastes and dietary needs, crafting every dish with care.
On Broadway Avenue in the heart of Palmerston North, Global Kitchen serves exactly what its name promises: a table set with flavours gathered from around the world. The restaurant's story is rooted in both local and international traditions — a journey that has crossed Aotearoa and travelled well beyond it, collecting treasured family recipes and time-honoured culinary secrets along the way. Now those flavours and stories have been brought home to Manawatu, served fresh to diners seven days a week.
The team proudly counts Global Kitchen among Palmerston's best dining experiences, and the philosophy behind the food is easy to read: feel-good food that meets global flavour, with every dish crafted with care. The kitchen leans on balance, nutrition and a deep respect for ingredients, and it deliberately cooks for a wide range of tastes and dietary needs — so a table of mixed appetites, from health-conscious to simply hungry, can all find something to love.
At the helm is Executive Chef Mark Harman, an acclaimed New Zealand chef whose international career spans private dining, high-end hospitality and culinary leadership. Mark has held senior culinary roles across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, worked alongside some of the industry's most respected chefs and contributed to high-profile culinary events. A career highlight — and a measure of his talent and professionalism — is the distinguished honour of having cooked for members of the British royal family. His work has earned numerous culinary awards for excellence in both food quality and service.
Mark's cooking is globally inspired, built on bold international flavours and a strong emphasis on seasonal, nourishing ingredients. He is equally known for his dedication to health-conscious, accessible food, and he shares that philosophy beyond the restaurant as the host of a regional television cooking series promoting simplicity, creativity and wellness in everyday meals. At Global Kitchen he leads a passionate team committed to vibrant, flavour-packed cooking.
For something special, book a seat at the Trust the Chef Table — an intimate chef's table experience that puts you in the hands of the kitchen. Over five expertly crafted courses inspired by flavours from around the world, the chef surprises and delights while you simply arrive hungry and curious. The table is deliberately small, welcoming a minimum of three and a maximum of seven guests, and the recommended dining time is at least three hours so the evening can unfold at its own pace. It is a food-only experience, but it can be enhanced with a selection from what the team calls Manawatu's most unique and curated beverage list.
Global Kitchen opens seven days a week. Monday and Tuesday are dinner affairs from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, while Wednesday through Sunday the doors open at 11:30am for lunch and service runs through to 10:00pm at night. That makes it an easy pick for a long CBD lunch, a pre-show dinner or a leisurely weekend meal, with a dedicated lunch and dinner menu alongside a separate beverage menu.
The restaurant also caters for functions and meetings, a practical option for corporate gatherings and celebrations in the Palmerston North CBD. Reservations can be made online or by phone, and the team welcomes enquiries about dietary needs and group bookings.
Whether you come for a five-course journey at the chef's table or a spontaneous weeknight dinner, the promise is the same: globally inspired cooking crafted with care, served in the heart of Manawatu. It is a story of journeys — of recipes carried home, and of a chef who has cooked for royalty and returned to his community — told one plate at a time on Broadway Avenue.