17/09/2026
Ten years.
In September 2016, Wolfgat opened in a historic cottage at 10 Sampson street, overlooking the bay of Paternoster. Twenty seats and no real plan beyond cooking what this coastline gave us.
There have been accolades since that we never went looking for. At the World Restaurant Awards in Paris in 2019 we were named Off-Map Destination of the Year, and Restaurant of the Year. Time listed us among the 100 Greatest Places in the World. Other best-of lists and awards have followed, locally and abroad, and we're grateful for each one.
But there are more important reasons why Wolfgat is still standing:
The team who show up every day: Alicia, Emily, Emmerson, Rochelle and She-Earl since day one (and more recently Matthew), as well as our supporting cast of colleagues and family, and those who have joined for previous stints along the way.
The fishing community of Paternoster: Wolfgat does not exist without the people who go out to sea every day, or without the generations who made this a working village long before we arrived.
Our colleagues, from here and around the world, who have cooked alongside us in this kitchen, and welcomed us into theirs.
And our guests, who made the journey out to this remote stretch of coast, who came back, who told someone else to come. Thank you for embracing our sometimes unconventional ways, and for your continued curiosity.
Cheers to the next ten.
