Just like our café culture, our restaurant scene offers a never-ending choice of dining experiences and cuisines.
Options include everything from multi award-winning fish and chips to fine dining, and from locally brewed craft beer and wine, to steambox (meals cooked using natural sources of geothermal steam) or hāngī (a traditional Māori underground cooking method). Rotorua really will surprise you.
The bustling hub of Eat Streat boasts a dozen or so restaurants and bars in a thermally heated, covered avenue as long as a city block.
Here and throughout the city, food from every corner of the world is at your beck and call – a global smorgasbord of gastronomical delights.
Barrel & Co. Bar and Grill
Restaurants
At Barrel & Co. cooking centres around hearty grill favourites and a farm-to-table philosophy.
The Fainting Goat
Restaurants
The Fainting Goat is the every man and woman’s gastro bar, just a bit more refined than your typical corner pub.
Urbano Bistro
Restaurants
Urbano Bistro is a smart casual café by day and informal bistro restaurant by night.
Number 8 Wire
Restaurants
Number 8 Wire is all about bringing the fresh New Zealand ingredients to your plate.
The Regent Room
Restaurants
The Regent Room invites you to experience a superb selection of contemporary award winning New Zealand cuisine, elegant cocktails and a sensational boutique wine list.
Grill N’ Roll
Restaurants, Central
Grill N’ Roll is passionate about serving up delicious, freshly grilled and cooked food in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
Herbs & Spices Thai Restaurant
Restaurants
Herbs & Spices Thai Restaurant is the place to be. The menu includes all your Thai favourites like roasted duck curry, thick red curry, and pad Thai noodles. But that's not all. Check out the online menu for the works.
Rotorua Social Club
Restaurants
Open seven days a week from 8am for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with great service in a relaxed, sociable atmosphere.
Capers Café + Store
Restaurants, Central
Capers Café + Store is a contemporary café in the heart of Rotorua, providing great hospitality to locals and visitors alike.
Pātaka Kai at Te Puia
Restaurants
Pātaka Kai at Rotorua’s iconic Te Puia offers a unique dining experience nestled in the heart of the incredible Te Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley.
Mac's Steakhouse
Restaurants
Welcome to Mac’s Steakhouse, proudly serving fresh New Zealand beef and lamb.
Sabroso Restaurant
Restaurants
Serving authentic home-style food from throughout Latin America in a welcoming, casual setting.