Restaurants in Tauranga
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Grindz Café
The undisputed highlight of wide-open First Ave is Grindz, a hip cafe with scattered footpath tables. Inside it's a roomy, split-level affair, with funky wallpaper, antiques and retro relics. Bagels, veggie stacks, muffins, cakes and salads are the order of the day, plus creative coffee (try 'The Trough' if you're sleepy: a four-shot soup bowl of caffeine heaven). Free wi-fi too.
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Pak 'n Save
A short drive south of central Tauranga.
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Fresh Fish Market
A local legend serving up fresh fish and chips, with hexagonal outdoor tables right on the water’s edge and plenty of seagulls to keep you company.
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City Markets
Self caterers should swing by the fruit-and-veg City Markets, in a warehouse a block back from the Srand. Freshly baked bread, too.
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Turkish to Go
Swiftly serving tasty kebabs; the large ones should satisfy even the most epic of appetites.
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Elixir
All natural and healthy, with some gluten-free options. Juices, smoothies and home-made muesli, plus coffee, pancakes and gelato, are delivered all bright and breezy.
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Shima
Shima is a simple, unpretentious sushi and sashimi bar, hung with Japanese fans, umbrellas and lanterns. Bento boxes and set-price menus are great bang for your buck.
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Collar & Thai
No tie required at this upstairs eatery that artfully elaborates on Thai standards and uses plenty of fresh seafood. Perfect for a pre-movie meal (the Rialto Cinemas are right next door). Good-value lunch specials, too.
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Wharf Street Restaurant & Bar
Wharf Street could live off its harbour views alone, but gets down to business with its extensive wine list and good value seafood, served in a refreshingly unpretentious dining room.
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Little India
Part of a consistent nationwide chain, this flavoursome curry house offers the best value on the Strand, especially for lunch specials. Outdoor tables for a hot night and a hot prawn jhalfrezee.
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Cafe Bravo
Set back from the Strand fray, this refined restaurant-bar is a quiet spot for breakfast or a substantial lunch (try the cider-braised pork belly), or lighter stuff like sandwiches, salads, wood-fired pizzas and freshly squeezed juices. There’s outside seating on the pedestrianised street, and a couple of good vegetarian options.
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Mediterraneo Café
A hot spot reeling with regulars enjoying terrific coffee and scrumptious all-day breakfasts. Order from the blackboard or from the cabinet crammed with sandwiches, salads, flans and cakes. Lunchtime crowds can be frantic (but the chicken salad is worth it). Plenty of gluten-free and vegetarian options.
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Naked Grape
With cheery staff, wine-coloured rugs and lilting jazz, this hip Strand wine bar draws the daytime crowds with pastas, pizzas, salads, good coffee and beaut breakfasts. At night it’s moodier, with mains like spice-rubbed salmon with citrus salsa and eggplant parmesan with toasted pine nuts.
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Zeytin on the Strand
Ask the locals to name their favourite restaurant, and odds-on they’ll name Zeytin − a Turkish delight indeed. Real food, real cheap, with something for everyone along the lines of kebabs, delicious homemade breads, dips and healthy salads, wood-fired pizza and a few exotic surprises.
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Somerset Cottage
The most awarded restaurant in the bay, Somerset Cottage is a simple-but-elegant venue for that special treat. The food is highly seasonal, made from the best NZ ingredients, impressively executed without being too fussy. Standout dishes include blue cheese soufflé, duck with coconut kumara and the famous liquorice ice cream.
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