Eat Streat
Tutanekai Street
Ever-changing fluorescent lighting and activity from hungry wanderers make this bustling inner-city food alley a go-to spot for locals and tourists alike.
Restaurants
Choosing a place to eat out in Rotorua isn’t a task for the faint hearted, and that’s because Rotorua restaurants are as varied as they are wonderful, and whether it’s exotic cuisine you’re after or a big ol’ meaty burger, restaurants in Rotorua have it all.
From fancy fine-dining up high, to low-key local eateries that promote comfort as key, those in the Rotorua restaurant business know that the way to any customer’s heart is through their taste buds after all. Find anything from Latin American inspired food, burgers cooked on a manuka wood grill, authentic Japanese sashimi to loaded fries and Asian inspired noodle dishes, because if there’s one thing a tourist town understands, it’s the need for variety. Rotorua restaurants won’t leave you hanging when there’s a specific craving come dinner time.
Sabroso
1184 Haupapa Street
Full of classic Latino warmth and hospitality, you can expect to feel like more of an old friend here than a customer.
Social Club
1160 Amohia Street
Social in name and character, this eatery is a bright and vibrant place to park up with a group of friends any time of the day.
Stratosfare Restaurant
178 Fairy Springs Road
Get your hungry self to this brilliant eatery, leagues above when it comes to the Rotorua dining scene (both metaphorically and literally).
Terrace Kitchen
1029 Tutanekai Street
Like all good eateries, this place has food at the heart of its ethos, and thanks to the talents of some super experienced chefs, you can expect some exceptional kai on the...
The Vnam Kitchen
1220 Fenton Street
Vietnamese food lovers, Rotorua has the place for you.
Yamato
1123 Pukuatua Street, Hillcrest
Bowls of hot sticky rice, thick udon noodles and hot miso broth sound like your kind of thing? Then you best get yourself down to Yamoto.