Here
is the list of
North Island cafes (Auckland separate) in alphabetical
order that have been visited and
found to be the best:
Albany - Altura Cafe &
Roastery -
Information
Baylys Beach(Northland) - The Funky Fish -
Information
Bulls - 119 Bridge Street - Mothered Goose Cafe
Cambridge - Rouge - Empire Street -
Email
Dannevirke - The Old
Bank Cafe-
Information
Dargaville - Blah,Blah,Blah.....101 Victoria St.
Feilding - Passion, 77 Kimbolton Rd -
Information
Gisborne - The
Villagio
Cafe, 57 Ballance Street -
Information
Gisborne - Cafe Ruba, 14
Childers Road -
Information
Gisborne - Exhibit Cafe (Tairawhiti Museum)
Greytown - Cahoots Cafe, 97 Main Road - 06-304-8480
Hamilton - Momento - Victoria Street
Hamilton - Crave Cafe, 201
Sandwich Road
Hamilton - Domaine Cafe, 575
Victoria Street -
Hastings - Madelene's -
Hawkes Bay:The Bay Espresso Organic Coffee Company-
at Karamu Road
at Havelock North
at Omahu
at Onekawa
Bay Espresso website
Havelock North - Cuccini Cafe - 9 Middle Road -
Information
Inglewood - MacFarlands, Kelly
& Maitai Streets -
Information
Kawakawa - Trainspotter Cafe, 39
Gillies Street -
Information
Kerikeri - Posh Nosh, 3
Homestead Road -
Information
Kohuhohu (Hokianga Ferry North)
- Waterline Cafe
Kohukohu (Hokianga Ferry North) - Cubita Coffee Ferry Stop
Leigh - Sawmill Cafe,
142 Pakiri
Road
Martinborough - Cafe
Medicini, 9 Kitchener St -
Information
Mangatawiri - The Castle
Cafe -
Information
Manly - Sparx Cafe,54 Rawhiti
Rd, Manly -
Information
Mangawhai Heads - Sail Rock
Cafe, 12a Wood St.-
Information
Matakana - Black Dog , 23
Matakana Valley Rd -
Information
Matakana - Heron's Flight Cafe -
Matakana - Patisserie, 70
Matakana Valley Rd. -
Information
Matamata - Absolutte Coffee Company -
Information
Matamata -Espresso to Go,
Broadway -
Information
Matamata -Workmans Cafe, 52
Broadway -
Information
Motuoapa(Taupo) - Licorice,
State Highway One (south)
Mt Maunganui - Gusto Cafe - 200 Maunganui Road
Napier -Provedore, 60 West Quay
-
Information
Napier - Thorpe's, 40
Hastings Street -
Information
New Plymouth - Elixer Cafe - 117
Devon St. -
New Plymouth - ESPresso, 17
Brougham St. -
New Plymouth - MacFarlands -
Information
New Plymouth(Fitzroy) - Cafe' Piccolo Morso, Devon St East
(check this out!) -
Information
New Plymouth - Zanziba*, 440
Devon Street East -
Information
New Plymouth - Bach on Breakwater
Newtown - The Ball Room, 9
Riddiford Street -
Information
Oakurua - Snickerdoodles, 1151 Surf Hgwy 45
Oakurua - Okurukuru, 738 Surf
Highway 45 -
Information
Okato - Cafe Lahar - 64 Carthew Street
Opunake - Sugar Juice, 42-44
Tasman Street -
Information
Orewa - Le Croissant, 19 Moana
Ave. - five star!
Otorohanga - Origin Espresso Bar
-
Information
Otaki - Brown Sugar Cafe, SH#1 -
Information
Otaki - Street Wise Coffee
Carts, SH#1 -
Information
Paekakariki Cafe- 7 Beach Road - 04-292-8860
Palmerston North - Espresso Fusion Cart, in the Square
Paraparaumu Beach - Beach Deli
Petone - Caffiend - 233-235 Jackson Street
50 Marine Parade -
Information
Pukekohe - Cafe Berne -
Raglan - Aqua Velvet, 17 Bow
Street -
Information
Raglan - Tongue & Groove,
19 Bow Street
Raumati Beach - Cafe Rosetta, 121 Rosetta Road
Rotorua - The Metro, 1224 Eruera St. (#1)
Taihape - Brown Sugar, Huia
Street -
Information
Taumarunui, The Rock Cafe, 111
Hakiaha Road
Taupiri Hopin Stopin,
Great South Road
Taupo - Replete -
Information
Tauranga - Alimento,72 First St.
-
Information
Tauranga - Fixation, 10 Dive
Crescent,
Information
Te Aute - The Paper Mulberry Cafe - 06-8568688
Te Kuiti - Bosco Cafe, 57 Te
Kumi Rd. -
Information
Te
Puna - Cafe Paradiso, SH#2 and Clarke Road -
Information
Thames - Relish on Thames, 606
Pollen Street -
Information
Thames - Sola, 720B Pollen
Street-
Information
Waihi Beach - The Porch, Seaforth Road (main road)
Waikanae - Ambrosia Pattisserie,
6 Mahara Place
Waipu - Artform
Cafe, 1 The Centre -
Information
Waitomo Caves - HUHU , 10
Waitomo Caves Road
Wanganui - Cafe Indigo,
Majestic Square -
Information
Wellington - Memphis Belle - Dixon Street -
Information
Wellington - Plum, 103 Cuba
Street -
Information
Wellington - Emporio Cafe, 11
Tory Street
Wellington - Fidels, Cuba Street
-
Information
Wellington - Matterhorn, 106
Cuba Street -
Wellington - Olive
Restaurant, 170 Cuba Street -
Information
Wellington - Midnight Espresso,
178 Cuba Street -
Information
Wellington - Cafe L'affare, 27
College Street -
Information
Wellington - Scorcharama,
497A Karaka Bay Rd -
Information
Wellington - The Lido, Wakefield
& Victoria Sts. -
Information
Wellington - Wholy Bagels, Wills
& Bond Sts. -
Information
Wellington - Mojo Cafes -
Information
Whakatane - Bean
Whangamata - Casement Cafe, 310 Casement Rd. TOPS!
Whangarei - Nectar Cafe, 88 Bank
Street -
Information
Whangarei - BOB Cafe,
29 Bank
Street -
Information
Whangarei - Fresh Cafe, 12 James
Street -
Information
Whangarei - Mokaba, Town Basin -
Information
Whangarei - Cafe Latino
(mobile)*** - Port Road/Kioreroa Rd.
Whitianga - The Cog,
10 Coghill Street -
Information
Whitianga - Velocity, 69 Albert
Street -
Information
A very special place several
kilometres on a side road north of
Whangarei is the Gallery &
Cafe Helena Bay Hill -
More Information here -
Take the time to drive out here for great food and coffee with the most
spectacular of views and one of the best galleries in New Zealand.
Auckland & Region Cafes
-
We need help here to
recommend top coffee
creators in the Auckland region as we are
extremely limited in our personal opportunities to source out the best.
Here are the ones we are sure of:
City - Centre of Gravity, Mayoral Drive
City - Waterfront Cafe, Viaduct Harbour
City - Barabra (Princes Wharf)
City - Dellows Kitchen, 212 Jervois Road, Hernes Bay
Ponsonby Road - Landreth -
Information
(Paula says excellent!)
Read below for
cafes known or discovered by other coffee lovers:
Jim Keane
writes the following:
Hi
Ron and Paula, just caught up with your site after reading the article
in the NZMCA mag. Great to know there is some good stuff out there,
there sure is plenty of the other stuff!
My wife and I started our 'rest
of our
life' journey on friday last, we've got an Autosleeper motorhome from
the UK based on a Peugeot Boxer engine/chassis. We're from auckland and
are in Katikati as I write on our way down south.
I write to tell you of two fabulous coffee shops in
Auckland,
I
feel qualified to speak of them as i've spent a small fortune in them
over the last few years.
'Icoco' in Royal Oak began as only a roastery with only a
few
privileged to taste the heavenly brew but over the last 18 months it
has become a sanctuary for the aficionado, owned by Mark and Jose and
mostly managed by Jason from Singapore. The coffee is great and the
food offerings whilst not very diverse are temting and tasty.
'Luscious' in Onehunga is owned and operated by Jason
Marconi and
his wife Rachel and has been in operation for perhaps 5 years,
testament to it's popularity for tremendous coffee and superb display
counter of food to satisfy everyone from across the spectrum, meat
lovers to vegans.
the service in both cafes is impeccable too, something we
find rarely in our search for the pefect cup!!
Best Wishes to you on your
travels, hope to run into you some day, metaphorically of course!!
Jim and Sheryll Keane
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and from a new arrival to
Wellington from Christchuch :
Hi Ron,
Was just emailing to mention the cafe 'Doria' in Wellington.
I recently moved up to Wellington from Christchurch and it has taken a while to find a few good
cafes, but Doria is top of my list now! They make awesome coffee, and THE BEST muffins in the world! If you have not been there yet, I highly reccommend
a visit, and you have to try a blueberry and chocolate muffin too!!
Taranaki St, Wellington - near the Courtenay Place
intersection
Rebekah Ford
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Just a start - Lots More to Come!
We need someone who has the
passion we do
who can visit the cafes of Auckland,
Wellington, Christchurch and other places we miss or
haven't got to yet to add to our knowledge of top cafes. No
pay but you get to meet some great people and drink quality coffee.
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