Cafes:
Paihia
Third Wheel located in “the lanes” off Marsden Rd. Great place for good coffee/tea and home-made treats for morning tea.
The Breeze Cafe and Grill Te Tii (just past Waitomo garage). Good for breakfast and lunch.
The Blue Door Marsden Road. 15-20 minute walk along the beach from your unit dependent upon the tide (alternative route via the main road). Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Opua
Flo's Cafe in the marina complex.
Kerikeri
The Honey House set next to the Kerikeri river beside the Stone House. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Kerikeri Bakehouse 334 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri. Best pies in Northland, great food. Locals queue out the door.
Restaurants:
Paihia
Charlotte’s Kitchen on the Paihia wharf beyond Zane Grey’s. Open for lunch and dinner.
By George Marsden Road. Mainly seafood restaurant
Terra fine dining restaurant. Excellent food for a special occasion. Degustation menu with or without wine accompanying is available. Access via the lanes off Williams Rd. Closed Mon and Tue. Expensive.
Pizza Shack breakfast and pizzas. Eat in or takeaway.
Russell
Sage restaurant at Paroa Bay winery – take the car ferry and drive out to the winery or book their minibus and take the passenger ferry across to board the bus.
Omata Estate another vineyard. Pizzas and platters.
Seaside to your left as you come off the passenger ferry wharf. Great mix of international cuisines.