Rumaki
Rumaki is Aotearoa's first total immersion te reo Māori café and restaurant, offering great food, coffee and drinks in a unique environment where te reo Māori is celebrated and spoken throughout the entire experience.
Located in Rotorua's city centre, Rumaki is Aotearoa's first total immersion te reo Māori café and restaurant, creating a welcoming space where visitors can enjoy quality food and drinks while experiencing te reo Māori in everyday life. From the moment you walk through the doors, Māori is the primary language, reflecting Rumaki's mission to help normalise and celebrate te reo Māori.
Open from morning through to late evening, Rumaki transitions seamlessly from a café by day to a fully licensed restaurant by night. The menu combines comfort food with contemporary flavours, featuring favourites such as frybread, brisket dishes, gourmet burgers, pizzas and sharing platters. Local ingredients and native flavours, including kawakawa, add a distinctive Aotearoa touch throughout the menu.
Whether you're stopping by for a coffee, meeting friends and whānau for kai, hosting a hui, catching up on mahi, or unwinding with a wine, beer or cocktail, Rumaki offers a genuinely unique Rotorua dining experience. Blending great hospitality, delicious food and cultural connection, it provides visitors with an opportunity to experience the language, flavours and spirit of Aotearoa in one welcoming setting.