Must-see restaurants in Hastings & Around

  • OM Goodness Specialty Breads

    Hastings & Around

    OMG! Baked in a 100-year-old oven, the organic, gluten-free, vegan, paleo-friendly, dairy-free loaves produced at this bakery/cafe are seriously high…

  • Maina

    Hastings & Around

    Blur the lines between breakfast, lunch and dinner at Havelock North's best cafe, inside a former post office infused with stylish retro Kiwiana decor…

  • Pipi

    Hastings & Around

    Bright pink with candy stripes, chandeliers and mismatched furniture, cheeky Pipi thumbs its nose at small-town conventionality. The food focus is on…

  • Opera Kitchen

    Hastings & Around

    Occupying a high-ceilinged heritage building – formerly the HB Electric Power Board – our favourite Hastings cafe serves up sophisticated breakfasts and…

  • Bare Knuckle BBQ

    Hastings & Around

    This authentic American barbecue joint a couple of kilometres north of Hastings conjures up a Mex-Tex rancho vibe with Spanish hacienda architecture,…

  • Wright & Co

    Hastings & Around

    This all-day cafe enlivened by blue butchers' tiles segues to a hip bistro from Thursday to Saturday night. Try the Thai-influenced breakfast curry bowl…

  • Malo

    Hastings & Around

    Hotel restaurants can be hit-and-miss, but moody Malo at Porters boutique hotel hits the right notes. Harnessing sassy interior design (polished boards,…

  • Deliciosa

    Hastings & Around

    Great things come in small packages at this rosy little tapas bar. The kitchen delivers sassy, locally sourced edibles such as pork belly with pomegranate…

  • Little Blackbird

    Hastings & Around

    At the bottom of an old art-deco office building, mostly full of lawyers, is this tidy little eatery with retro interior design, funky lighting,…

  • Vidal

    Hastings & Around

    There's nothing suburban about this winery restaurant on the suburban backstreets of Hastings. The warm, wood-lined dining room is a worthy setting for…

  • Taste Cornucopia

    Hastings & Around

    A high-ceilinged organic cafe in central Hastings, Taste Cornucopia serves filling breakfasts, organic coffee, smoked fish pies, curries, vegetarian…

  • Rush Munro’s

    Hastings & Around

    Rush Munro’s is a Hastings institution, serving locally made ice cream since 1926. Our favourite is the manuka honey flavour, best licked among the…

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