Carmen Jones

21/07/2026

Carmen’s Cauli Fritters.
No flour, just tender pieces of cauliflower, dipped in seasoned egg, and fried til golden. Served with labneh aioli, salsa and toasted almonds.
On the menu since Day 1.

16/07/2026

Shaping up to be another gorgeous sunset on Nikau Corner 🌴
Come up to Carmen and enjoy it over a drink and a couple of tapas 😊

15/07/2026

Rolling Tapas or Carmen Feast ?
6 people, 16, or 60 people ?
Tell me what’s on your mind for that next gathering, and we’ll make it happen for you ✨✨
Contact email or Group Bookings form on our website (link in bio) both come directly to me, Clare at Carmen Jones - and I’ll be in touch by return 😊💃🏼
Food Influences:
Spanish / Arabic / Turkish

12/07/2026

10/07/2026

Moments of Matariki Morning, pre-dawn, soup shots, community breakfast, and enjoying each other’s company on Nikau Corner 😄🤩😍





Apologies to anyone whose shots I’ve madly taken screenshots of! All credit to you and everyone involved in this year’s Matariki on Karangahape Road !! 😍

05/07/2026

Ahead of Te Karanga-a-Hape on Thursday 9 July, we're asking some of the people who help make K Road what it is to share their reflections on Matariki and what they're grateful for.
Today, Claire Hindmarsh from Carmen Jones shares her thoughts ✨
Matariki is a special time to pause, reflect on the year that's been, give thanks for the people and places that sustain us, and look ahead to what's to come.
As part of Te Karanga-a-Hape, you'll find opportunities all along K Road to reflect, share your hopes for the future, and connect with the stories of our community through art, kai, music and conversation.
And if you're feeling hungry, Claire and the team at Carmen Jones will be open throughout the day, serving up their much-loved Mediterranean fare as part of the celebrations.
Te Karanga-a-Hape, Matariki 2026
Thursday 9 July, 5pm–10pm
Along Karangahape Road
Free | All ages | Everyone welcome
Programme link in bio ✨✨✨

28/06/2026

Reintroducing you to our Blushing Hugo - a classic elderflower spritz from Switzerland - enlivened with a heavy dash of Shiraz Gin 🍷🥃🍹- don’t you think it’s a picture ? 😍🌅🥂
Having just sipped on this very cocktail in the setting sun, I can confirm: it’s Good. Come in and join me!

26/06/2026

Finding a pozi for a bit of me time, maybe be a touch of work to catch up on, glass of something handy, winter sun streaming in .. Carmen Jones is here for you. And when you get a bit peckish, and call a friend or 2 to join you - we’re here for that too, with a menu of quiet deliciousness here when you need it

21/06/2026

for Sunday night dinner we recommend this! ‘Makarna’ Turkish style pasta with pulled lamb, garlic yoghurt, walnuts, chilli oil and parsley 🍝🍝🍝
Take your pasta craving in a new direction with this flavour bomb💥
On every night at Carmen, but specially good on Sunday!

16/06/2026

Stop by for a wine, stay on for dinner - call friends to join you 🤗🍷🥂😊

09/06/2026

It’s still not cold! so we’re still doing our unseasonal summery pizza on special :
Basil from the home garden, pesto, grilled courgettes, green peas, feta and toasted seeds.
Get your last mouthfuls of summer - here at Carmen, until it just feels WRONG! (or we run out of pesto - whichever happens first 🌱)

02/06/2026

We’re still picking basil at home - so we’re putting on summery pesto’y basil’y specials “thanks to Climate Change”😬😅😁 … pizza, pasta or even risotto laden with pesto, grilled courgettes, green peas, feta, basil and toasted seeds - an explosion of summer memories in your mouth! Only $28, on special till the basil stops producing 🌱🌱🌱

07/05/2026

Hmm - Spanish pizza and Turkish pasta … well we are on K’Road, and that gives us license to do things a bit differently 😎💃🏼🍷. Don’t get me wrong - those things do exist, we’re just here getting them in front of you - cos we don’t do all the clichéd stuff - there’s plenty more we can serve up for you!
Open 3pm onwards
coffee, food, drinks
happy hour til 6

05/05/2026

Bring the whole whanau!
Graduation, birthday, reunion, no reason at all … all valid excuses to get together at Carmen Jones 🍷🍝🥘🧆🥂
Your kind of Mediterranean - no clichés but All the tastes!