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
Capers Café + Store
Cafés, Central
Capers Café + Store is a contemporary café in the heart of Rotorua, providing great hospitality to locals and visitors alike.
Charlie's Café at Chipmunks Playland
Cafés, East
Grab a bite to eat at Charlie's while the kids play at the number one choice for kids' entertainment in Rotorua!
Ciabatta Café & Bakery
Cafés
Ciabatta Café & Bakery's bread has personality, no two are the same, yet each is as good as the next.
Le Café de Paris
Cafés
Bienvenue! Welcome to Le Café de Paris, an authentic French café in the heart of Rotorua.
Market Kitchen Café at Skyline Rotorua
Cafés
Enjoy a tasty range of dishes and beverages in Market Kitchen Café, while enjoying breathtaking views over Rotorua!
Okere Falls Store
Cafés, East
Espresso, beer and wine, cakes, ice cream, chocolate, take-home meals, pies, organics, gourmet and everyday groceries, Italian and German treats, New Zealand artisan foods plus lots more fantastic yummy things!
Picnic Café
Cafés
Excellent breakfast and great coffee! Even the locals eat here, they know a good deal.
Scope Rotorua
Cafés
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, East
Sequoia Eatery brings you the freshest food with the friendliest service right on the doorstep of the lakes and Whakarewarewa Forest.
Third Place Café
Cafés
Check out the award-winning café with one of the best views in town and great food to top it off!