Whether you’re after carb free, gluten free, paleo, keto, low fat, high fat, or your standard hearty-as full Kiwi breakfast with all the fixings, you’re covered!
Our restaurateurs and artisan makers are savvy and creative, and many are award winners. Besides great dishes, they also whip up your fix of barista-made coffees. A great selection of specialty bakeries offer breads, pies, slices, donuts, cupcakes and more.
Support our locals on the weekend at the farmers markets where you can buy freshly made items like fry bread, donuts, filled ciabatta rolls, kebabs, chutneys, jams, honey and more. You can also shop for fresh, locally grown, seasonal, organic fruit, veggies and native herbs to fill your caravan hamper or picnic basket.
Saturday Morning Market – 7am-1pm at Kuirau Park
Rotorua Farmers Market on Sunday – 9am-1pm at Te Manawa, corner of Tutanekai and Hinemoa streets in the CBD
Capers Café + Store
Cafés, Central
Capers Café + Store is a contemporary café that offers products that are both good for your body and soul and for the planet.
Arts Village Café
Cafés, Central
AVC - the cosy café at Rotorua Arts Village. Food, coffee, art and chill.
Ciabatta Café & Bakery
Cafés, Central
Ciabatta Café & Bakery's bread has personality, no two are the same, yet each is as good as the next.
Fat Dog Café
Cafés, Central
Since 1995, Fat Dog has been the funky, quirky café in then CBD of Rotorua.
Le Café de Paris
Cafés, Central
Bienvenue! Welcome to Le Café de Paris, an authentic French café in the heart of Rotorua.
Okere Falls Store
Cafés, East
Espresso, beer & wine, cakes, ice-cream, chocolate, take-home meals, pies, organics, gourmet & everyday groceries, Italian & German treats, New Zealand artisan foods plus lots more fantastic yummy things!
Picnic Café
Cafés, Central
Excellent breakfast and great coffee! Even the locals eat here, they know a good deal.
Scope Rotorua
Cafés, Central
Wild about flavour, Scope Café’s all-day breakfast and lunch menu is a fusion of delectable wild flavours, combined with a twist, to create mouth-watering dishes.
Sequoia Eatery Rotorua
Cafés, Central
We’re excited to bring you the freshest food with the friendliest service right on the doorstep of the lakes and Redwoods forest on Tarawera Rd.
Terrace Kitchen
Cafés, Central
Terrace Kitchen caters to the appetite of all occassions offering an all-day brunch, then a snack and tapas menu, followed by a shared plates dinner service late into the evening.
Third Place Café
Cafés, Central
Check out the award-winning café with one of the best views in town and great food to top it off!