An overhead table of Mia Kusina dishes: fried chicken with rice, loaded fries, adobo cauliflower, bao buns, nachos, garlic bread and churros.

140 George Street · Central Dunedin

Filipino and Mexican, made for the middle of the table.

Sisig, adobo cauliflower, quesadillas off the board and nachos worth arguing over — and a bar that keeps going after the kitchen quietens down.

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Find us 140 George Street Central Dunedin

The dining room at Mia Kusina — record sleeves across the wall, greenery and lights hanging from the skylight, a stone fireplace at the back.

Three tall drinks beside the open drinks list, with string lights and greenery blurred behind.

The room

A dark room with plants in the rafters.

Mia Kusina sits in the middle of George Street behind a frontage that gives away very little. Inside: record sleeves pinned wall to wall, greenery and warm bulbs strung from the ceiling, a stone fireplace at the back, and a bar running the length of the room.

The kitchen cooks both halves of its name — Filipino food the owners grew up on, and the Mexican plates that go with a long night at the bar. Almost all of it is built to be passed around. Bring four people, or bring fourteen.

Kitchen: Filipino & Mexican, cooked to share
Seating: Indoor dining, bar, booths, counter and an outdoor terrace
Good for: Dinner, groups of any size, late drinks
Everyone welcome: LGBTQ+ friendly

From the kitchen

A few things worth ordering.

The full menu

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A crowd dancing on the lit floor at Mia Kusina while a band plays under the hanging greenery.

What’s on

Evenings here run late.

Live music

Bands play through the room on selected nights, usually toward the end of the week — the floor lights up and the tables get pushed back. Dates go up on Facebook as they’re confirmed.

See what’s coming up

Happy hour

Cheaper drinks before the room fills up. The run changes with the season — call the bar or check Facebook for this week’s times.

Ring the bar

Big tables

Birthdays, work dinners, farewells. We’ll rearrange the room for a group of any size — give us a few days’ notice and tell us roughly how you want to eat.

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