Restaurants in Bay Of Islands
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Kamakura
The flashest option in Russell by a long way, this restaurant has a breezy beach-house feel. The Pacific Rim menu gainfully plunders Asian and French styles to produce beautifully presented, delicious meals. In summer it hosts a monthly artisan market (www.artisanmarket.co.nz).
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Only Seafood
A superb place for local seafood, with dishes ranging from the simple (catch-of-the-day with lemon and parsley) to all manner of creamy, spicy concoctions. The fat Pacific oysters served with soy, wasabi and pickled ginger are sublime.
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Pear Tree
Lovely views of the basin from this homestead are this restaurant’s big drawcard, ably matched by the food.
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Waterfront Cafe
It’s a sausage-roll-and-custard-square kind of place, but it’s Russell’s best weekday breakfast option.
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Waikokopu Cafe
The setting is a cracking start – by a pond, backed by bush and overlooking the Treaty Grounds. The locale is matched by Kiwi icons on the menu – the ever popular ‘fush and chups’ and the Rainbow Warrior, ‘French toast sunk in maple syrup, bacon and banana’.
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Ake Ake
Has a swanky restaurant (lunch $14 to $26, dinner $26 to $31; open lunch Tuesday to Sunday, dinner Tuesday to Saturday), a pétanque court, and offers vineyard tours ($5, 11.30am Saturday and Sunday) and tastings ($3, free if dining).
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Swiss Cafe & Grill
Unpretentious but excellent, this waterfront restaurant has a wide-ranging and eclectic menu, which includes pizza, nicely prepared fish dishes and Swiss comfort food such as schnitzel and homemade strudel.
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Pure Tastes
Occupying a small canvas-and-glass corner of the Paihia Beach Resort, this first-rate restaurant serves interesting, beautifully presented Pacific fusion food using mainly Northland ingredients.
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Bay of Islands Farmers Market
The Bay of Islands Farmers Market is a good place to sample a range of what the region has to offer, from sausages to limoncello.
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Cafe Blue
It may be on the main road into town but this garden cafe is a peaceful oasis, serving sandwiches, salads, renowned Cornish pasties and sub-$20 grills.
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Tuk Tuk
Thai fabrics adorn the tables and Thai favourites fill the menu. In clement weather grab a table out front and watch Russell’s little world go by.
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Frank’s
While it moonlights as a cafe and a bar, it’s as a pizza parlour that Frank’s really shines. Share a large pizza for a well-priced carbo load.
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Pizza Port
There are a couple of tables, but you’re better off grabbing one of the gourmet wood-fired pizzas and battling the seagulls at the beach.
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Cafe Zest
Bathed in Kerikeri’s orange glow, cute little Zest serves up a tempting array of counter food with plenty of vegetarian options.
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Fishbone
Stylish Fishbone does a great coffee and serves imaginative food; Dr Seuss fans should try the green (pesto) eggs and ham.
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Black Olive
Call in for popular pasta and pizza takeaways, or grab a seat in the restaurant or garden.
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Gannets Restaurant
This funky eatery has an emphasis on seafood that would put a smile on any gannet’s beak.
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Cafe Jerusalem
Northland’s best falafels, served with a smile and a social vibe.
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