TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated September 2024

Wayne Lee

Gary Brazel

"We ordered takeaway pizzas here, but on picking them up and seeing the venue I wish we'd dined in. Fat Pipi have actually invested in their decor to..."

Mark Lincoln

"Came for dinner on Monday. Sadly whitebait pizza was unavailable. Portofino & T-Rex pizza were OK. Chicken lickn had interesting ingredients. Pizzas..."

Vicky Szmajda

"Had their whitebait pizza signature dish. Absolutely delicious, with a crisp base, mozzarella, whitebait, capers, parsley & lemon wedges. Busy, even..."

Dee O.

"A wonderful dining experience. The food was deliciousssssssssssss. We had half & half pizza - Blue Balyu and Greenpiece. And Kiwi Carbonara pasta...."

Purvi Savla

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

Non-smoking restaurants

"All the dishes was wonderfully prepared. The presentation is great and taste even better. Kudos to the chef. The service staff was warm and..."

Shawn Tong

"We eat with our eyes and this was definitely sexy food! Flavors were incredible to match the beautiful food presentation. Coffee was hot and..."

Cass Gardner

"Perfect stop for lunch as we made the long drive from Franz Josef. Hearty, tasty food that made our ride onwards happier. The chowder was comfort..."

E L

"Just wow! having traveled around NZ and parts of the world and even working in hospitality for a portion of my life...This place is absolutely..."

Grace rose

"Nice spot and very friendly staff. Food and coffee came out and was beautiful. Adults thought it was really tasty but the kids thought it could have..."

Adam Maltese

"Started with morning coffee which was excellent. Came back for an evening meal. Well presented and very tasty. Jim is a very friendly welcoming host..."

Scott Pickering

"Saw that this was highly reviewed on Google and it didn’t disappoint! We had the Grilled mushroom that was topped with bacon, salad mix, tomato and..."

Ying Quan

"Small place with good brekkie options. Too much bacon for us that we couldn’t finish. Staff were really friendly..."

Saranya A

"One of the best meals I’ve had travelling along the West Coast. Amazing presentation, attentive service, delicious flavours and beautifully plated...."

L AKi

"After a quick scout around town this is definitely the most buzzing place at 2pm on a Wednesday on a drizzly Winter day! Highly rate the seafood..."

Sally Milford

Stella Cafe Hokitika

85/100 (1228 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Great coffee, great food and lovely people! Perfect place to refuel in..."

Roxanne Ewing

"We can't wait to holiday in NZ again. Loved your cafe, it was crowed the day we pulled up for breakfast, but that didn't compromise the service, it..."

Marj Lydiard

"Pretty awesome wee cafe, good coffee and amazing eggs benedict, the best ever. Freshest eggs in..."

Moreen Evans

"Great coffee and very friendly staff. Also great choice of classic music. Thanks..."

Tony Dunlop

"Great food, nice staff and loved the live bee hive inside. My sandwich was so big I took half of it to go and was able to eat it on the ride to Franz..."

Lesa Searls Sass

"Lovely service and great to be able to get a flour free fritata teamed with a particularly nice broccli salad. So much better service than my last..."

Ronnie Buckman

"What a gem, great coffee and food that rocks. A must stop when in..."

Terry Saltnes

"This is my go to cafe for when I have visitors staying. Best coffee and have the best range of gluten AND dairy free treats I've come..."

Sarah Clarkson

"Food and device good but for a restuarant seating 80 Plus customers to have only ONE TOILET is absurd and probably illegal. It was also not serviced..."

Frank Giron

"2nd time I've eaten here while passing through hokitika.....still amazing and will come..."

Steve Hartley

"Yummy and fast service when very busy. :)..."

Ezra Sharp

"Fantastic cofffee, food and service. So good we went here two days in a..."

Amanda Holmes

"Good service, good..."

Michael Goh

"Stella cafe has the best coffee ever awesome staff who remember your name and delicious caramel slice! My favorite cafe..."

Bec Gaskell

"Great food, we had the Beef Wellington, Beef sirloin and Twice cooked pork belly. Good service with attentive servers despite buzy night. A bit too..."

Cécilia Madeleine

"We are tourists who come here for a quick breakfast, don't expect much in terms of food taste or space here. However, we were pretty surprised with..."

Chloe Dang

"The eggs bennies at Stella Cafe were delicious 😋 As were the smash avocados on toast. We would recommend Stella's for breakfast, brunch and lunch...."

Anna Blackman

"Great coffee, and friendly positive service. Must come back for some food! Always here to support local businesses in the..."

Dylan Bedford

"Had a wonderful meal here. The staff were so hospitable. The food was fantastic. The service was great. The Cafe was clean and tidy. Obviously a..."

Jack Paki

"We stopped in for coffee and a cake mid afternoon. What a brilliant place! Great look and feel with really nice folks serving. Coffee was awesome and..."

Paul Bourke

"A lovely little coffee shop with yummy cabinet food too! Happy we popped in and met the..."

Crystal Grave

"Best place for lunch , coffee , beer in all the village ! We arrived little late for lunch but we were served ! Thank you so..."

REDA RABIA

"Fantastic coffee! Great breakfast and lunch selection. Double layer toasted sandwiches are packed with fillings, you can choose what you have. Bowl..."

Kitan Petkovski

"Great breakfast set. There is a live hive behind the glass in the cafe which is cool to watch. Coffee is not bad, environment is nice, good place to..."

Maxi Wong

"Good food, great service, staff is supper..."

Holly

"What a fabulous Eggs Bene OMG Delicious! Wonderful Cafe with friendly helpful staff and great atmosphere. Really doing their bit to make an..."

Trace Richards

"Wonderful cafe, lovely food. They have keto foods and were very accommodating with our requests. Love the bee's on the wood floor. Clean place with..."

D Ha

"Their smoked mushroom breakfast was delicious and very generously stacked with mushies swimming in a thick smoky mushroom sauce. It's the first time..."

Tony Re

"Our group of 4 enjoyed our delicious burgers & steak sandwiches. My hot chocolate was also fantastic - but we all found the coffee to taste..."

Andy Pudmenzky

"An awesome cheese scone this morning and the best Big Breakie yesterday. Incredible coffee both days while visiting. Great Service an all round must..."

Leigh Ham

"Great spot!! Just went in for a coffee and to read the paper. Ended up with a quick lesson about bees. “Life Bees live here” If we’ve had the..."

Peggy Lindner

Stone Oven Bakery

Beer Battered Blue Cod

Roast Vegetable Pie and Cheese and Onion Scone

Wheelchair Accessible

"Our first visit late one afternoon wasn’t great timing and there was very limited choices of food. But we gave them a second chance and went for..."

Caroline Cameron

"Came here for breakfast while staying in Hotikita. We got the eggs Benedict and waffles - both delicious! The iced vanilla latte was delicious as..."

Shannon Hoeg

"Enjoyed the food here and the atmosphere. Staff were great. We had to wait a while for our food but they were really..."

joshua

"Called in for a coffee and bite to eat with a friend. Loved the stained glass windows. Staff were lovely and friendly . We both had a toasted..."

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"Asian choices include Philippine favorites, eg Tapsilog etc. They have whitebait,..."

Gilbert LAMAYO

"We came here just being curious of the positive reviews, well they are not wrong.This place is great! Atmosphere is chill, comfy and cool. Staff area..."

Gani GT

"Drove through to grab a coffee and a sandwich. I thought it was going to be okay but ended up being amazing! My coffee with soy milk tasted perfectly..."

Catalina Wybert

"Great food and location. Loved their eggs benedict with bacon, very nice and soft bread. Coffee is great too! There's a nice beach just behind the..."

Bryan Yeo

"Pork belly for lunch was lovely. Probably needs the fat to be more crispy than chewy. Reasonable price. Good value for money. Nice to see Filipino..."

April S

"Dicey and his really friendly and graceful staff made my early morning visit a great start to the day... Beautiful old style cafe/bakery on one half,..."

* GibsonS

"We enjoyed very good Eggs Benedict this morning. The salmon version was nice as should be, but particularly the vegetarian version was surprisingly..."

Michel Jongerius

"Delicious food, beyond words. Fast and good service. Able to provide for many dietary requirements. Lovely decor and vibe. A must stop in..."

Calani Payton

"Great sausage roll just out of the oven. The toasted sandwich was advertised as by itself and I just wanted a classic kiwi toasted sandwich, was..."

Claire Wallath

"This is a cute little place to stop by the beach. I really enjoyed my creamy chicken pie and the coffee was just..."

Shannon

"I was traveling through Hokitika about a month and was looking for a casual breakfast joint. I found the Stone Oven. Glad I did. I had one of the..."

jm dicker

"We recently stopped in Hokitika during our drive between Franz Josef and Arthur's Pass and had a good, quick breakfast at the Stone Oven..."

BradJill

Stumpers Bar And Cafe

81/100 (3133 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"During my visit to Stumpers Bar and Cafe on a Monday afternoon, I found it to be a convenient option despite limited vegetarian choices. While the..."

Ab S

"Really nice atmosphere and very friendly prompt service. The squid entree would be the best I have ever had. A huge serving with super tasty coating...."

Gordon Mckie

"Went there to try their white bait dish. Ours came as an omelette. It was nice but the egg taste overpowered the whitebait taste. Sitting outside is..."

Michael Antonios

"Big portion Soup of the day was really nice, it was some sort of potato soup. Garlic loaf & garlic butter were great too Too much fries 🫨 Can't..."

Chua VALERIE

"Just WOW how good is the $24 Stumpers big breakfast. We drove around town looking for an open cafe and came across the pub. I’ve never eaten..."

Karry Randall (Retiredatfifty)

"Hokitika - cool little town; has apparently won awards for being Aotearoa’s most welcoming too. I couldn’t agree more. The Favourite Husband and..."

Caroline Cameron

"Stumpers had a much nicer feel to it than many places we've been lately. A decent menu range at decent prices. They did make an error with the meal..."

Meeky M

"Good pub food that hit the spot on the night we were there. Not fancy but good quality food, great staff, quick service and very well run by the..."

Michael Errey

"Enjoyed our pit stop at Stumpers Bar & Cafe. Portion is on the generous side. Was served by friendly crew and we loved the atmosphere. The fish n..."

Candis Yeo

"Food portion is huge. 3 dishes for 5 adults and we have to take away the remaining. Definitely best dining experience in Hokitika. Good pork rib and..."

Too Wei Zhen

"We had a group of 12 and being a holiday weekend the staff did a fabulous job of seating us and getting all meals out promptly and all together. Food..."

Barbara Millar

"We had a drink outside before heading off to our next adventure. Lovely service with a smile. Locals are..."

Carol van Kerkhoff

"Sat down for early dinner just after 5pm and had the chicken cajun salad and my partner had the lamb shank. Food and service was good but on the..."

Janet Outhwaite

"Good central location, staff are pleasant and helpful, open to making table arrangement changes for groups if space/tables are available. The meals..."

Mike N

"Great place for supper. The lamb shanks are delicious! Service was prompt and friendly. It was a busy night so very noisy but we still enjoyed our..."

Jayne Turner

"Dog friendly must be on a leash outside. Table's outside were very busy. Walked around the town and came back around the hr, finding a free table..."

Terry Klenner

Dulcies Takeaways

81/100 (1192 ratings)

Fish and Chip Blue Cod

Blue Cod and Chips

Fish and Chips Full Portion Fries

Meat Pattie Fish and Chips

Free off-street parking

"Great fish n chips. Busy so abit of a wait, so good sign. Very close to beach so we could have our dinner watching sunset..."

Joanne Bos

"This is a true local kiwi fish and chip shop, the atmosphere is from yesteryear, menu on the wall, high counter and the smell of great fish and..."

Tristan Williams

"The best fish and chips we’ve had in New Zealand. Good portions of fish, good batter and the blue cod tasted fresh and meaty. Chips were good..."

Genevieve Banks

"Full of locals and that’s how you know it’s good. Had to wait a little but glad this little Chippie was busy on a Friday night. Lovely staff and..."

George Bubb

"We started using Dulcis on a weekly basis when we moved here two months ago. 6 orders and each time perfect. If you're looking for a feed like you..."

TWO DOGS

"The fish was very good, and the chips were just brilliant, but the service was very blunt and don’t expect a..."

Jonathan Hampton

"The best fish and chips you'll ever taste. The hard-working ladies at Dulcie's churn out burgers, whitebait patties and tons of other yummies for the..."

Fergus Blakiston

"It's great if you loved everything fried! We tried the blue cod, hoki, wedges and fries, and being small eaters, my partner and I could have done..."

Liyana Soh

"Best fish and chips in town. Love to have them right on the..."

Alecia Dickie

"Yummy fish and chips in Hokitika. Beautiful fish just wished the pieces were bigger. Very fresh and great on the beach watching the sunset. Old..."

Melissa McCreanor

"When you are in a new town, eat where the locals eat. For Hokitika, Dulcie's is obviously a local favourite fish and chips place. The fish is..."

Stephen McNeill

"Beautifully cooked Blue Cod and chips. Service with a..."

Tracey

"Very tasty fish and chips, and the sausage was gorgeous!! Very friendly staff and service. Only let down was the sauces, which, although tasty, were..."

Daniel Bowden

"This is a hidden take away that only locals regularly use. The fish is we had was lovely and the chips were good and crispy chips. Servi e is very..."

Janey Collins

39 Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"The portion for Big Kiwi can be improved given the price($24) for value. Cappuccino which we ordered was not that flavoury and strong/rich enough...."

Kopi Ong

"Fantastic food, wonderful service and a really warm welcoming environment. 10/10..."

Adam Rosten

"Very fresh and delicious pies. Better than Ferg Bakery pies tried 2 days ago at..."

FRan

"Called in for breakfast. Great waffles and berries. Great wait staff. Thanks team enjoy our breakfast. My wife does like her..."

Gary Holmes

"This is decent cafe with GREAT WiFi ! All most all other cafes in this town only give you 50MB free. So cheap! But cafe 39 is good to sit and hang..."

Kyle D

"Great coffee, good food, well presented. Cafe tidy, spacious. Staff professional and helpful. Definitely a place to go on..."

Timothy Mora

"Loved our late lunch here and would recommend to others. We had 2 of the lunch specials (bacon and corn stack and toasted sandwich with fries) and..."

Clare Babbage

"Yummy breakfast, and the staff were super..."

Sam selwyn

"Food and service was fine but felt the portion size was a bit small for the..."

Jonathan Hampton

"Just a lovely little cafe that serves up great food and coffee. Friendly staff and excellent location means this will be my new go to cafe when..."

David Smith

"It’s Boxing Day, it’s very busy but all staff remained cheerful and friendly. Advised when placing the order there may be a bit of a wait. It..."

Kim Lewis

"Had the big breakfast, berry smoothie and coffee. All were..."

Jonathan Gardiner

"Brilliant coffee, great value and friendly..."

James Foley

"YUM! We tried here for the first time today and the coffee was good. Ordered a cheese, mushroom, ham omlette & pancakes with bacon, maple syrup,..."

Leanne Cantrell

"Coffee was perfect and eggs bene absolutely hit the spot! Even great options for our little..."

Natasha Taen

"Excellent service, yummy blueberry, and waffles...."

Shannon Platt

"Lovely lady served us she was very kind and helpful the coffee she made me was..."

Roberta Coleman

Porky's Takeaways

74/100 (1366 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Excellent place to visit if you're after good quality fish and chips. There is nothing too flash about this shop, so I wasn't expecting anything..."

Rhonni

"Porky's Takeaways in Hokitika would seriously have to have some of the best fish and chips in NZ, maybe on the entire planet. The selection of fish..."

Graham Henderson

"Best meal and friendliest service we had on our two-week holiday road..."

Donna Edman

"Great chips from this place, almost historic in just how good they were. However everything else is a bit Fawlty Towers. The queue goes out the door..."

Michael Winner

"Their chips are the best.They seem like that they have the certain way to fry it well.The saltiness and crispiness are..."

Marvin

"Best yummiest fish and chips in NZ! Stopped off here on the way home up the west coast and was surprised with how busy yet communicative the staff..."

Clare Miles

"Our driver said this was the best place to try out the Whitebait fritters, so that's exactly what I did. I'd never had one before so I didn't know..."

Graham Tranter

"Was sceptical as this place had mixed reviews but honestly amazing fish and not too much batter! I had blue cod and my partner had Turbot and it was..."

Emily Rose

"Even though there isn't a lot of choice in Hokitika, the 'Townchip' is great for fish, chips or burgers. We got two burgers, the Full Monty and Bog..."

Troy G

"Best fish and chips I've had in years. The fish melted in your mouth and the chips were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Highly..."

Nikki Wall

"Best fish and chips I have had for a long time. Staff were friendly, reasonably priced and cook so well. Wish I lived nearer - I would definitely..."

Christine Dahroug

"Yummy fish and chips, very affordable and decent quantities. Has lots of different options. Would definitely go..."

lexy maalouf

"One of the best Fish Burgers I've had for ages! Filled with lettuce, tomato and beetroot and tartar sauce. Yum. Whitebait pattie and chips got thumbs..."

Carmen Hansen

"A return visit after the first a few months back. The fish burger was delicious last time so worth another visit for another and it didn't..."

Brent Pizzato

"The chips is awesome. The fish also really good. Easy to park and they have outdoor tables to enjoy the..."

Ari Tristianto Wibowo

Easteat Restaurant

Eggplant in Garlic Sauce

Fried Egg Noodles

Dumplings

BBQ Pork Fried Rice

Combination Meat Fried Noodles

Pork and Seafood Dumplings

Lamb

Stir Fried Chicken with Oyster Sauce

Pork

Braised Beef Brisket with Tomato

Sweet and sour chicken

Black Bean Chicken on Rice

Dry Fried Green Beans

Wheelchair Accessible

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

"Fantastic service, very prompt, polite and patient. Highly recommended for a good quality, authentic meal in Hokitika! Great to see them on the scene..."

Tony Roberts

"Was the only place serving lunch at 14:30 so we went for a lunch to this restaurant. Had very nice pan-fried pork and veggie dumplings. Beef brisket..."

Ruslan Taran

"Generous portions, thoroughly enjoyed our..."

Orla TM

"Ordered the Mongolian beef and it was amazing! Best Chinese meal I've ever had on the Coast! Top work to the easteat team for stepping it up a notch..."

Stu Eaton

"They have menu with many options for meals. Staff is nice, food is brought up quickly with fresh taste. I see many people coming to take away. ..."

Chloe Dang

"thoroughly enjoyed the meal. not totally authentic, but close enough. prices are alright too. we were the only people in the shop. hope they stay in..."

Woon Yang Ng

"Came for dinner on Tuesday night. Pork in sweet and sour pork tasted a bit old. Lamb, ginger and shallot stir fry, chicken and black bean stir fry..."

Vicky Szmajda

"This place serves really nice chinese food! Love..."

Felicia Kang

"First time trying their meals . bought to take away. Good sized meals . Good service. Very helpful at the counter . Will be going again . You..."

Lee Harrington

"We had a delicious dinner here would definitely recommend its on the quieter side of town but the staff are so friendly and the food came so quick..."

Naomi Cole

Subway

Wheelchair Accessible

"We stopped for lunch at subway while we were going to franz joseph. We were in search for some vegetarian food and subway at hokitika came to our..."

Yuvraj Modi

"Ordered Large salad and foot long both really nice, good serving size and happy..."

Ryan Ashton

"Thing it was the guy's first day so was a bit of a struggle with the order, but got there in the..."

Andy Mitchell

"Went to grab subway for tea tonight. Awesome experience, wonderful ladies made the experience so fun, laughed lots and the food was bloody brilliant...."

Sammi Munroe

"Absolutely great experience both with the food and the staff. One of the staff members was very helpful, nice and at the same time funny. She..."

Arya Mirsepasi

"Good for early morning meal. Opens 7am. Grab sandwiches before leaving Hokitika in the..."

zOm aZy

"The lady who was preparing our subs was super funny and friendly… didn’t mind waiting in the queue while hearing her funny comments! She made me..."

Parisa Kay

"Great staff, super friendly. Try roasted red onions..."

Seth Carlisle

"Extremely expensive and over priced but was nice food and staff..."

Atomic seventynine

"Always a safe option when passing through or staying in Hokitika. The quality is as all subway should be, excellent. The service was good, and..."

Sam Hubbard

"Awesome subs! Nice and fresh, staff are awesome and friendly, shop is nice and tidy. I left a happy..."

Harry Hitch

"12/04/2016 - had my breakfast in this store. I ordered a foot long seafood sandwich. Just like any other Subway stores, it is clean and tidy..."

Bernard “Bernie” Tan

"Great service!! We were taken care of by very helpful and adorable..."

Raquel Rosa

La Bouffe Hokitika

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Outdoor Seating

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Priya Indian Restaurant

Garlic and Butter Naan

Wheelchair Accessible

"Not a fancy restaurant with the usual Indian music and incense, which is actually a plus! The food was fantastic especially the various nan breads...."

Stewart Boyle

"Everything here was great, top to bottom. The service was quick and excellent, priced well for the quality of the food. The specified spice levels of..."

Shannon Wesley

"One of the best Indian meals I’ve had in a long while. We ordered 2 curries and both were delicious. We ordered for takeaway. They were easily able..."

Monica Wischmeyer

"Seriously this food is SOO FREAKIN AMAZING!!!!!!! I am a huge Indian food snob and this takes the bucket. Even the chai tea is out of this world. The..."

Justin Hoernschemeyer

"Delicious Indian food with vegetarian/vegan options. The staff were so friendly and helpful when I asked about vegan options. I got an Aloo Gobi to..."

emily s.

"Genuinely one of the best Indian's I've had in a long time. Ordered 2x curries (butter chicken & rogan josh) over the phone with garlic naan bread..."

kdorm

"Excellent food in Hotitika. Never imagined to find such good Indian restaurant here! Must..."

Hema Ojha

"Delicious meal and prompt service. The mango chicken was excellent! Would definitely go back for seconds if I wasn't so..."

Stacey Neill

"Delicious indian food! Loved the fish curry and butter chicken. Naan was also very fresh. Food took a little long but it was worth the..."

Brian He

"Excellent fast service. Food was delicious, big portions. Butter prawn highly..."

Glenis Hodson

"Good first experience but a surprise! I had dinner at Priya during my first ever trip to Hokitika. I had paneer kadhai served with complimentary..."

Shirish Paranjape

"Great authentic indian food made by Indians. Well priced. Large portions. The chicken tikka was lean breast cubes served with fresh herb sauce. The..."

Ron

"We ordered the butter prawns, lamb Bhuna and butter nan and it was all..."

Emily Roche

"Initially the guy said to wait they are busy. But later he served really well and food was very nice. They also serve free rice bowl with food...."

Yojana Pareek

"Very friendly personal. They offer free tap water. The food is very delicious and tasty. A lot of options for vegetarians..."

Ondrej Papánek

"The food was absolutely delicious and the staff very..."

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