2026 New Zealand's Best Cafes

Gratitude Grinds

★★★★★ 5.0 (149)

📍 Trentham, Upper Hutt

Roastery

Altezano Brothers Roastery

★★★★★ 4.9 (83)

📍 Mount Eden, Auckland

Brunch

Torri Eatery

★★★★★ 4.9 (624)

📍 Tauranga South, Tauranga

Chiasso Coffee Roasters

★★★★★ 4.9 (312)

📍 Devonport, Auckland

Gemmell's Cafe Restaurant & Bar

★★★★★ 4.9 (292)

📍 Wairoa

Roastery

Dear Deer Coffee Roasting Bar Pakuranga

★★★★★ 4.9 (236)

📍 Pakuranga Heights, Auckland

Conversations - The Cafe

★★★★★ 4.9 (233)

📍 Saint Leonards, Hastings

French Soul Cafe

★★★★★ 4.9 (181)

📍 Tauranga South, Tauranga

Kaireka Cafe

★★★★★ 4.8 (77)

📍 Ngāruawāhia

Hare and the Turtle.

★★★★★ 4.8 (941)

📍 New Windsor, Auckland

TUCKER TIRAU

★★★★★ 4.8 (646)

📍 Tīrau

Brunch

FLUFF Cafe & Eatery

★★★★★ 4.8 (405)

📍 Grafton, Auckland

Brunch

Victus Coffee & Eatery

★★★★★ 4.8 (394)

📍 Nelson

Your Local Coffee Roasters

★★★★★ 4.8 (351)

📍 Pukekohe

Millers Coffee

★★★★★ 4.8 (256)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

Roastery

Origin Coffee Company Ltd

★★★★★ 4.8 (232)

📍 Ōtorohanga

Brunch

Rosina Eatery

★★★★★ 4.8 (200)

📍 Hastings

Hello Pickle

★★★★★ 4.8 (183)

📍 Regent, Whangarei

Etérna - Café and Dine - 24/7

★★★★★ 4.8 (182)

📍 Hamilton Central, Hamilton

Sheepworld Cafe

★★★★★ 4.8 (45)

📍 Warkworth

Fenton Street Art Collective & Distillery

★★★★★ 4.8 (151)

📍 Stratford

D Town Indian Fusion Restaurant

★★★★★ 4.8 (126)

📍 Dargaville, Dargaville

Raglan Roast

★★★★½ 4.7 (122)

📍 Volcom Lane, Raglan

Roastery

Kokako Organic Coffee Roastery

★★★★½ 4.7 (38)

📍 Mount Eden, Auckland

Indian Affair TOKOROA

★★★★½ 4.7 (95)

📍 Central, Tokoroa

Belle & Bean Café

★★★★½ 4.7 (93)

📍 Thames

Atomic Mills Lane

★★★★½ 4.7 (23)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

La Cibo Italian Restaurant

★★★★½ 4.7 (65)

📍 Katikati

Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters

★★★★½ 4.7 (2168)

📍 Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

Scope Cafe Rotorua

★★★★½ 4.7 (1320)

📍 Rotorua, Rotorua

Cafe Jerusalem

★★★★½ 4.7 (784)

📍 Village Mall, Kerikeri

The French Cafe

★★★★½ 4.7 (755)

📍 Eden Terrace, Auckland

Buster Greens

★★★★½ 4.7 (663)

📍 Dunedin North, Dunedin

Brunch

Hare & Copper Eatery

★★★★½ 4.7 (525)

📍 Tūrangi

Honey Cafe CBD

★★★★½ 4.7 (496)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

Hakuna Matata Cafe

★★★★½ 4.7 (426)

📍 Blenheim Central, Blenheim

Kai Toi

★★★★½ 4.7 (382)

📍 Whangārei, Whangarei

Up Cafe

★★★★½ 4.7 (351)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

Brunch

64 Coffee & Kitchen

★★★★½ 4.7 (252)

📍 Matamata

Great Flavours of India- Putaruru

★★★★½ 4.7 (250)

📍 Putāruru

Beyti’s Turkish Cafe

★★★★½ 4.7 (195)

📍 Kawerau

Pickle And Plum Cafe

★★★★½ 4.7 (132)

📍 Te Awamutu

Brew Haven Café & Bar

★★★★½ 4.6 (112)

📍 Matamata

Brunch

Q Kitchen Waiuku

★★★★½ 4.6 (66)

📍 Waiuku, Waiuku

Zealong Tea Estate - Tea Room

★★★★½ 4.6 (2001)

📍 Gordonton, Hamilton

Black Betty Cafe

★★★★½ 4.6 (1890)

📍 Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

Brunch

Victoria's Cafe Kitchen Bar

★★★★½ 4.6 (1577)

📍 Taupo, Taupō

The Shack

★★★★½ 4.6 (1294)

📍 Raglan

The Federal Store

★★★★½ 4.6 (1126)

📍 Strandon, New Plymouth

Brunch

Stoked Eatery

★★★★½ 4.6 (1047)

📍 Te Kūiti

Elixir Cafe

★★★★½ 4.6 (1006)

📍 New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth

The Espy Cafe

★★★★½ 4.6 (1000)

📍 Whitianga

Brunch

Kowhai Eatery

★★★★½ 4.6 (51)

📍 Ōtaki

Boho Cafe

★★★★½ 4.6 (725)

📍 Awapuni, Palmerston North

Don Luciano Café Masterton

★★★★½ 4.6 (645)

📍 Masterton

t bay cafe

★★★★½ 4.6 (466)

📍 Tītahi Bay, Porirua

Melrose House Cafe

★★★★½ 4.6 (465)

📍 Nelson South, Nelson

The Daily Charitable Trust

★★★★½ 4.6 (436)

📍 Te Puke

Twenty Eight

★★★★½ 4.6 (372)

📍 Hutt Central, Lower Hutt

Firebird

★★★★½ 4.6 (342)

📍 Levin

Cafe Awa

★★★★½ 4.6 (328)

📍 Whakatāne

The Sizzler House & Bar

★★★★½ 4.6 (13)

📍 Newlands, Wellington

Brunch

Kainga Eatery

★★★★½ 4.6 (273)

📍 Carterton

Pizza Hut Ngaruawahia

★★★★½ 4.6 (264)

📍 Ngāruawāhia

Brunch

The Burnt Place Bar & Kitchen

★★★★½ 4.6 (260)

📍 Hāwera

Latitude 40 South

★★★★½ 4.6 (43)

📍 Waipukurau

Thai Food Huntly Restaurant

★★★★½ 4.6 (176)

📍 Waikato, Huntly

Zephyr Wainui

★★★★½ 4.6 (175)

📍 Wainui Beach, Gisborne

The Farmer's Grill

★★★★½ 4.5 (31)

📍 Stratford

Common Coffee Roasters

★★★★½ 4.5 (11)

📍 Remuera, Auckland

Espress & Go

★★★★½ 4.5 (30)

📍 Ōpōtiki

Elite Turkish Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (57)

📍 Ōpōtiki

Brunch

Odettes Eatery

★★★★½ 4.5 (2033)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

Chuffed

★★★★½ 4.5 (1524)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

Scarecrow Mediterranean Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (1348)

📍 Auckland, Auckland

Salt And Pepper Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (1087)

📍 Horowhenua, Levin

Ti Tree Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (1009)

📍 Waihi

The Kirk Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (1004)

📍 Hamilton East, Hamilton

The Refinery

★★★★½ 4.5 (917)

📍 Paeroa, Paeroa

Barista

★★★★½ 4.5 (912)

📍 Palmerston North Central, Palmerston North

Roastery

Vanguard Specialty Coffee Co

★★★★½ 4.5 (906)

📍 Central Dunedin, Dunedin

MELBA Vulcan

★★★★½ 4.5 (889)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

Rose Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (47)

📍 Te Awamutu

The Secret Garden

★★★★½ 4.5 (778)

📍 Waihi Beach

Adoro Cafe Napier

★★★★½ 4.5 (682)

📍 Napier South, Napier

CHROME Cafe

★★★★½ 4.5 (646)

📍 Tahawai

Gastronomics Restaurant Cafe & Bar

★★★★½ 4.5 (509)

📍 Thames

Turkish Kebabs & Pizzas

★★★★½ 4.5 (354)

📍 Kaitaia

Black & White Coffee Cartel Timaru

★★★★½ 4.5 (341)

📍 Smithfield, Timaru

The Trading Post

★★★★½ 4.5 (337)

📍 Paengaroa

Basker

★★★★½ 4.5 (245)

📍 Whitianga, Whitianga

The Olive Branch Carterton

★★★★½ 4.5 (214)

📍 Carterton

Kauri Coast Pizzeria

★★★★½ 4.5 (162)

📍 Dargaville

The Mansoon Limited

★★★★½ 4.5 (148)

📍 Kawerau

The Gathering

★★★★½ 4.4 (83)

📍 Hāwera

Apple Quarters Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (70)

📍 Ōtaki

Takapuna Beach Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (3752)

📍 Takapuna, Auckland

Capers Cafe + Store

★★★★½ 4.4 (2228)

📍 CBD, Rotorua

The Boat Shed Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (1923)

📍 Frankton, Queenstown

Vudu Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (1918)

📍 Queenstown, Queenstown

Fig Tree Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (1246)

📍 Heretaunga, Upper Hutt

Brunch

The Thirsty Weta Bar & Eatery

★★★★½ 4.4 (1106)

📍 Ōtorohanga

Bestie Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (950)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

The Shelf

★★★★½ 4.4 (947)

📍 Auckland CBD, Auckland

The Yellow House Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (917)

📍 Whanganui

The Offering - Greytown

★★★★½ 4.4 (911)

📍 Greytown

The Monarch

★★★★½ 4.4 (835)

📍 Pukekohe

Cafe Medici

★★★★½ 4.4 (806)

📍 Martinborough

Essence Cafe & Bar Feilding

★★★★½ 4.4 (548)

📍 Feilding

Brunch

Flagship Eatery

★★★★½ 4.4 (453)

📍 Gisborne, Gisborne

The Strand Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (442)

📍 Whakatāne

The Parsley Pot Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (429)

📍 warkworth, Snells Beach

Loxies

★★★★½ 4.4 (405)

📍 Waikato, Morrinsville

Cahoots Cafe

★★★★½ 4.4 (373)

📍 Greytown

Rusty Nail Tavern

★★★★½ 4.4 (273)

📍 Taumarunui

Brunch

Oak Eatery

★★★★½ 4.4 (193)

📍 Morrinsville

St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl (Dee St)

★★★★½ 4.3 (6)

📍 Avenal, Invercargill

Cafe Baku

★★★★½ 4.3 (2004)

📍 Taupō

Dear Coasties

★★★★½ 4.3 (1484)

📍 Orewa

Mud Ducks

★★★★½ 4.3 (975)

📍 Whanganui

Watery Mouth Cafe

★★★★½ 4.3 (853)

📍 Blenheim Central, Blenheim

Brunch

Arthur St Kitchen

★★★★½ 4.3 (353)

📍 Timaru Central, Timaru

Honey House Cafe

★★★★½ 4.3 (197)

📍 Kerikeri

The Peppermill Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.2 (1289)

📍 Porirua City Centre, Porirua

Bosco Café

★★★★☆ 4.2 (1052)

📍 Te Kūiti

Strada Cafe/Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.2 (596)

📍 Masterton

Tutaki Cafe

★★★★☆ 4.2 (538)

📍 Hutt Central, Lower Hutt

Beyond Coffee

★★★★☆ 4.2 (458)

📍 Feilding

Milk & Honey Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (1200)

📍 Ahuriri, Napier

Wintergarden Cafe - New Zealand

★★★★☆ 4.1 (1186)

📍 Parnell, Auckland

Orana Motor Inn & Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (275)

📍 Kaitaia

McDonald's Tokoroa

★★★★☆ 4.0 (2531)

📍 Tokoroa

Turangi Tavern

★★★★☆ 4.0 (948)

📍 Tūrangi

Castaways Restaurant & Bar

★★★★☆ 4.0 (882)

📍 Waiuku

One3One Restaurant Cafe & Bar

★★★★☆ 4.0 (665)

📍 Paeroa

Zeebers Restaurant & Bar

★★★★☆ 4.0 (15)

📍 Taumarunui

Blue Waters Cafe

★★★½☆ 3.7 (19)

📍 Orewa, Auckland

287 Cafe Motel

★★★½☆ 3.6 (220)

📍 Wairoa

Crave house

★★★½☆ 3.6 (13)

📍 Kerikeri, Kerikeri

wildbean cafe

★★★½☆ 3.3 (19)

📍 Dannevirke