Te Araroa

9 Takahe Road, Ahipara 0449, New Zealand / te-tai-tokerau / Try: Pāua fritter; fish and chips

Serves pāua fritters, fish and chips, burgers, and other takeaway food.

4238a Far North Road, Pukenui 0484, New Zealand / te-tai-tokerau / Try: Pāua pie; fish and chips

Serves pāua pie and fish and chips.

583 Great South Road, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland 1062, New Zealand / tamaki-makaurau / Try: Hāngī

Serves hāngī, boil-up meals, rēwena bread, fried bread, and steamed pudding for dine-in or takeaway.

302 Great South Road, Manurewa, Auckland 2102, New Zealand / tamaki-makaurau / Try: Hāngī — monthly fundraising meal

Hosts a fundraising hāngī on the last Saturday of each month.

1099 Whatawhata Road, Whatawhata 3285, New Zealand / waikato / Try: Real-fruit ice cream

Sells real-fruit ice cream and pre-packed berries, with seasonal berry picking.

7 Taupo Quay, Whanganui 4500, New Zealand / whanganui / Try: Street food and local produce; offerings vary by stall

Saturday markets bring together food producers and street-food stalls, alongside crafts and other goods.

36 Main Road, Waikanae 5036, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Steak-and-cheese pie; sandwiches

Sells steak-and-cheese pies, sandwiches, and coffee.

104 Lambton Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Plant-based mince-and-cheese pie; doughnuts; croissants

Makes plant-based doughnuts, croissants, sandwiches, and pies. Its mince-and-cheese pie includes tomato and soy mince, caramelised onions, and cheese sauce.

3A MacLean Street, Paraparaumu Beach 5032, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Meat pies; sausage rolls; chocolate croissants

Sells meat pies, sausage rolls, and chocolate croissants.

11 Cobham Court, Porirua City Centre, Porirua 5022, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Pies; sausage rolls

Sells pies, sausage rolls, and coffee, including a steak-and-double-cheese pie.

3 Ono Street, Waikanae Beach 5036, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Pies; pastries; bread

Sells bread, pies, pastries, sandwiches, and coffee.

16 Hartham Place North, Porirua City Centre, Porirua 5022, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Meat pies; sausage rolls

Sells mince, steak, chicken, bacon-and-egg, and potato-top pies, alongside sausage rolls.

Unit 6G, 14 Leeds Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand / te-whanganui-a-tara / Try: Sourdough bread; bagels; pastries

Makes sourdough bread, bagels, and pastries.

23A Inglis Street, Havelock 7100, New Zealand / te-tau-ihu / Try: Greenshell mussels; mussel croquettes; mussel, smoked-fish, and kūmara pie

Serves steamed Greenshell mussels, garlic-butter mussels grilled on the half shell, Dutch-style mussel croquettes, and a mussel, smoked-fish, and kūmara pie.

17 Cook Street, Havelock 7100, New Zealand / te-tau-ihu / Try: Green-lipped mussels; steamed mussel pot; handmade pasta

Serves Italian dishes including handmade pasta, seafood, and a one-kilogram pot of green-lipped mussels with homemade bread.

73 Main Road, Havelock 7100, New Zealand / te-tau-ihu / Try: Green-lipped mussels; steamed mussel pot; mixed mussel platter

Serves green-lipped mussels steamed with white wine, garlic, and herbs, as well as a platter of mussels prepared in several ways with croquettes.

74 Main Road, St Arnaud 7072, New Zealand / te-tai-o-aorere / Try: Pies; sandwiches; coffee

Combines a café, takeaway counter, and grocery shop, with pies, sandwiches, and coffee.

6 Rapuwai Lane, State Highway 8, Lake Tekapo 7999, New Zealand / waitaha / Try: Mt Cook salmon ceviche; baked Mt Cook Alpine salmon fillet for two

Serves Mt Cook salmon ceviche with chilli and pickled red onions, and baked salmon fillet for two with vegetables and saffron sauce.

2602 Twizel–Omarama Road, Twizel 7999, New Zealand / waitaha / Try: Chinook salmon sashimi; salmon sushi; pan-roasted Chinook salmon

Operates a Chinook salmon farm and fish shop, with a café and restaurant serving salmon sashimi, hand-rolled sushi, and pan-roasted salmon. The shop sells fresh, smoked, and cured fish.

Inside the Godley Hotel, 2–4 Rapuwai Lane, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand / waitaha / Try: Smoked Salmon Royale; seafood chowder

Serves breakfast and lunch daily, with dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Its Smoked Salmon Royale combines smoked salmon with sourdough, whipped feta, a soft egg omelette, avocado, rocket, and confit tomato.

20 Ruataniwha Road, Twizel 7901, New Zealand / waitaha / Try: Mt Cook smoked-salmon eggs Benedict; salmon arancini; homemade pies

Serves brunch, including eggs Benedict with Mt Cook smoked salmon and smoked-salmon arancini. It also makes homemade pies.

5 Market Place, Twizel 7901, New Zealand / waitaha / Try: Pies; filled rolls; sandwiches; quiches

Sells pies, filled rolls, sandwiches, quiches, cakes, slices, muffins, and scones, with an all-day breakfast menu.

13 Earl Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand / otakou / Try: Fish and chips; blue cod; deep-fried cheese roll

Serves fish and chips with a choice of hoki, monkfish, or blue cod, as well as battered seafood, kūmara chips, and a deep-fried South Island cheese roll.

Cow Lane, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand / otakou / Try: Coffee; flat white

Serves coffee, including flat whites.

76A Golf Course Road, Wānaka 9305, New Zealand / otakou / Try: Maude wine tasting; cheese board

Offers guided wine tastings and wine by the glass or bottle, with cheese boards.

65 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown 9302, New Zealand / otakou / Try: Southland cheese rolls; sweetcorn fritters; brisket on toast

Serves an all-day café menu including Southland cheese rolls with green tomato relish, sweetcorn fritters, and slow-cooked brisket on toast.

27 Ramshaw Lane, Arrowtown 9302, New Zealand / otakou / Try: New Zealand wine tasting; Whitestone cheese board

Offers New Zealand wines by the taste, half glass, or full glass through a tasting card, along with cheese boards.

29 Ballarat Street, The Mall, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand / otakou / Try: New Zealand wine tasting; Whitestone cheese board

Offers New Zealand wines by the taste, half glass, or full glass from self-service dispensers, with cheese boards and other small plates.

326 Dee Street, Avenal, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand / murihiku / Try: Foveaux blue cod; pāua-and-greenbone dumplings; Aparima whitebait; seasonal Bluff oysters

Serves Foveaux blue cod, Aparima whitebait, and pāua-and-greenbone dumplings. Bluff oysters are offered in season. The blue cod comes with brown butter, lemon, capers, and croutons.

8 Ward Parade, Bluff 9814, New Zealand / murihiku / Try: Blue cod; crispy pāua spring roll; green-lipped mussels; seasonal Bluff oysters

Serves battered or pan-fried blue cod, green-lipped mussels, seafood chowder, and a crispy pāua spring roll. Bluff oysters are offered in season.

126 Rocks Highway, Riverton/Aparima 9822, New Zealand / murihiku / Try: Seafood chowder; green-lipped mussels; battered fish

Serves seafood chowder, green-lipped mussels, battered fish, meat dishes, and café baking.