Iced, never frozen twice
Slurry ice on the deck, vacuum sealed on shore. Nothing is thawed and refrozen to buy time.
Shop live catchBeach cafe fishmonger · Aotearoa
Line-caught and cold-chain packed the same day. Every listing names the region, the method and the best way to cook it.
Landed this weekShop by water
Start with the species you already love, or the region you want to taste. Everything else follows.
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Sliced to orderTuna, salmon and scallops at sashimi grade, cut at the counter the morning they ship.
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On the half shellGreen mussels, razor clams and scallops in the shell, purged and packed on ice.
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Alive on arrivalMud crab, live scallops and whole squid, landed and handed over still moving.
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Every choice we make is about keeping the first hour of freshness intact.
Slurry ice on the deck, vacuum sealed on shore. Nothing is thawed and refrozen to buy time.
Shop live catchPortioned to order, not pulled from a pre-cut tray that has been sitting since Monday.
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From the deck
Every listing names the region, the boat and the day it landed.
Landing to packing
Named on every listing
Today's plateBeach cafe
Three cafe favourites from our beachside counter — plated simply, priced plainly, and ready the moment the tide turns.
Cold chain, explained
No mystery ice, no re-frozen stock. Here is exactly what happens between the deck and your door.
Slurry ice goes on within minutes of landing, so the flesh never sits warm.
Fillets are portioned the morning they ship, never pre-cut and held.
Vacuum sealed with a region card naming the boat and the landing date.
Every box carries a cold-chain check and a live tracking link.
Straight from the bench
4.9 average from 318 verified orders.
The salmon arrived colder than my fridge. Cooked it that night and it was perfect.
I finally know which region my mussels came from. That alone sold me.
The packing notes told me exactly how long to steam them. No guesswork.
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