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Cafés
Taupo has fantastic café food and coffee.
Huka Falls Café
Huka Falls Road, Taupo on-site at Helistar Helicopters base. Closest café to Huka Falls.
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Burbury's down at the lakefront opens at 7am with a huge selection of breakfasts, brunches and lunches |
| Coffee Plus on Horomatangi St does a great breakfast (open 8am) |
Zest at 65 Range Rd, for truly great deli food and coffee. |
| Deli 21 on Horomatangi St has a great variety of desserts |
Fine Fettle Café on Paora Hapi St has a good range of GE free and organic foods |
| Full of Beans Coffee House at the Suncourt Shopping Centre on Tamamutu St also has a big breakfast menu |
Flax on Horomatangi Street - great coffee |
| Replete Café on Heuheu St does superb coffee and breakfast |
Rustix Cafe & Bar on Heu Heu St does all day breakfast |
Takeaways
From Thai curry to a Big Mac
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Hell Pizza on Tuwharetoa St |
Volcanic Kitchen on Tongariro St for the best pizza and takeway roasts |
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Lotus Thai on Tongariro St for takeway Thai
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Jabies Doner Kebab on Horomatangi St |
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McDonalds on corner of Roberts & Ruapehu St |
Max Cafe on the lakefront (open 24/7) is a Taupo must for a post-session burger |
| Shayne's Fresh Fish & Chip Co on Acacia Bay Rd has won numerous national awards |
Subway Sandwiches & Salads on Roberts St |
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Grand Central Fry on Rifle Range Rd |
Silk Thai Restaurant on Roberts St |
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Burger King on Tongariro St |
Pizza Hut on Tamamutu St for takeawaya |
| The Heritage of India on Tongariro St |
KFC on Roberts St |
Restaurants
Fantastic food for all tastes and budgets
If you fancy something ethnic visit:
| Grasshopper Too Asian Restaurant for the best Chinese in town (Hilltop Shopping Centre - 07 378 7533) |
For lots of ambience try the Portafino Italian Restaurant - BYO (Tuwharetoa St - 07 377 6293) |
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Santorini Restaurant serves Meditteranean food (Tongariro St 07 377 2205) |
Mr India Tandoori Restaurant - BYO - (Tuwharetoa St - 07 377 1969) |
| Thai Lotus Restaurant reminisce your Thai adventures over authentic Thai food. Its BYO and you’ll need to book.
(Tongariro St - 07 376 9467) |
Milanos for great Italian fare
(Tuwharetoa St - 07 378 3344)
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If you're after plainer food and great value, try:
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Jolly Good Fellows for good ole English fare plus a big screen Sky TV
(Lake Tce 07 378 0457)
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Ploughmans - also an English style pub with good food and good value for money ( Rainbow Pt 07 377 3422) |
For something more upmarket:
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The Bach offers views of the sunset and overloooks the lake (Pataka Rd Lake Tce - 07 378 7856) |
Pimentos Restaurant & Bar - BYO -(Tamamutu St - 07 377 4549) |
| If it's a romantic evening or other special occasion you've got in mind, you can't go past Villino Restaurant (Horormatangi St - 07 377 4478) |
Plateau offers an excellent restaruant and Monteiths Bar as a venue. ( Tuwharetoa St 07 377 2425) |
Bars & Brassieres
Pubs, clubs and bars for any mood
| For hot DJ's and friendly crowds try the backpacker Mecca, Holy Cow! (Tongariro St - 07 378 0040) |
Mulligans (Tongariro St 07 376 9100) for a good mixture of backpackers and locals
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| Finn MacCuhal's has a great atmosphere and stocks Irish and European beers (Tuwharetoa St - 07 378 6165) |
The Shed - play pool, sit outside around the fire, watch the big screen ( Tuwharetoa St 07 376 5393) |
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Offside Sports Bar - (Tuwharetoa St 07 376 53930 |
For a spacious, smart and relaxed feel Plateau has it all (Tuwharetoa St -07 377 2425) |
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SOB - South of the Border (HeuHeu St 07 377 0646) |
For live music The Groove (Tuwharetoa St - 07 378 3900) |
| Waterside Restaurant & Bar does good food and also has a bar (Tongariro St - 07 378 6894) |
On Tap - (Tuwharetoa St 07 378 0830) |
| JJ's Cafe and Bar, which has outside seating down on the lakefront (Roberts St - 07 377 1545) |
Pub 'n' Grub - (Lakefront, Roberts St 07 378 3552) |
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