Whether you’re after carb-free, gluten-free, paleo, keto, low fat, high fat, or your standard hearty 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 street markets where you can buy freshly made items like fry bread, donuts, ciabatta rolls, kebabs, chutneys, jams, honey and more, or grab breakfast, lunch or dinner from the food trucks. 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 Farmers Market – 7am to 1pm, Kuirau Park
Rotorua Night Market – 5 to 8.30pm, on Tutanekai Street between Himemoa and Haupapa streets
Guidough's
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A Swiss style artisan bakery with two shops in Rotorua, famous for its cinnamon rolls, sourdough bread, pastries and pies.
Picnic Café
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Excellent breakfast and great coffee! Even the locals eat here, they know a good deal.
Ciabatta Café & Bakery
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Ciabatta Café & Bakery's bread has personality, no two are the same, yet each is as good as the next.
Third Place Café
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Check out the award-winning café with one of the best views in town and great food to top it off!
Artisan Café
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Artisan Café is a small independent eatery with a passion for good food, good coffee and authentic service for breakfast, brunch and lunch.
Le Café de Paris
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Bienvenue! Welcome to Le Café de Paris, an authentic French café in the heart of Rotorua.
Lime Café
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A contemporary eatery near Rotorua's lakefront, Lime Café offers unforgettable meals with a modern twist, served al fresco or indoors. Expect a bright, relaxing ambience with good service and great food. Enjoy the extensive menu options, reputed barista coffees and a well-stocked cabinet of savouries and treats. Lime Café is fully licenced and is the perfect spot for a memorable breakfast or lunch with friends.
Revolver Coffee Roasters
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Revolver Coffee Roasters is a small boutique specialty coffee supplier and Revolver Espresso bar located inside Vetro Mediterranean Foods on Amohau Street.
Boasters at Eleven Eighty
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Boasters at ElevenEighty is a coffee roastery attached to a relaxed modern coffee house that invites you into a welcoming friendly space in the heart of the city centre of Rotorua.
Marshmallow
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Using her nana’s recipes and making everything in the little kitchen at the back of the shop, Wendy’s dream of having her own cakery came true in August 2021.
Capers Café + Store
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Capers Café + Store is a contemporary café that offers products that are both good for your body and soul and for the planet.