Restaurants and Services in and around Cooks Beach 2021/2022
Food Scene
Lovely surroundings, great food and coffee. There's a little deli out the back of the restaurant where you'll also find a play area for kids. Often has live music.
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Eggsentric Cafe And Restaurant
1049 Purangi RdLovely surroundings, great food and coffee. There's a little deli out the back of the restaurant where you'll also find a play area for kids. Often has live music.
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Now renamed Kaizen. An excellent restaurant serving kaizen dishes/small plates/tapas. Also great pizzas and a Sunday Roast. Ryan has an excellent selection of wines. Bookings are recommended.
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36 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Go Vino
19 Captain Cook RdNow renamed Kaizen. An excellent restaurant serving kaizen dishes/small plates/tapas. Also great pizzas and a Sunday Roast. Ryan has an excellent selection of wines. Bookings are recommended.
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This place is a must visit, stunning views, lovely wine and food especially the pizzas. Open for brunch most days.
Frequently hosting the Taco Boys Food Truck and The Serial Griller Food Truck. Often has live music.Check Instagram and/or Facebook for latest opening hours.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mercury Bay Estate
761 Purangi RdThis place is a must visit, stunning views, lovely wine and food especially the pizzas. Open for brunch most days.
Frequently hosting the Taco Boys Food Truck and The Serial Griller Food Truck. Often has live music.Check Instagram and/or Facebook for latest opening hours.
This place is a must visit. A beautiful garden setting, beautiful food and a lovely gift shop.
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26 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Colenso Country Cafe & Country Shop
895 State Hwy 25This place is a must visit. A beautiful garden setting, beautiful food and a lovely gift shop.
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Craft Brewery with beer tasting, bar snacks and meals, a favourite.
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Hot Water Brewing Co
1043 Tairua Whitianga RdCraft Brewery with beer tasting, bar snacks and meals, a favourite.
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A really nice garden bar, great for people watching and having a cold beer after a walk to Cathedral Cove. Great food and a fun atmosphere
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The Pour House
7 Grange RdA really nice garden bar, great for people watching and having a cold beer after a walk to Cathedral Cove. Great food and a fun atmosphere
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Newly refurbished with a new owner, same lovely food and coffee, definitely worth visiting, there's even a gift shop right next-door.
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22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hahei Beach Cafe
3 Grange RdNewly refurbished with a new owner, same lovely food and coffee, definitely worth visiting, there's even a gift shop right next-door.
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Lovely casual wine bar and restaurant with daily platters, bar snacks or a la carte menu. A sample menu is in the folder in your room Check Instagram and/or Facebook for latest opening hours.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Church Bistro
87 Hahei Beach RdLovely casual wine bar and restaurant with daily platters, bar snacks or a la carte menu. A sample menu is in the folder in your room Check Instagram and/or Facebook for latest opening hours.
The best Fish and Chips around. Grab your takeaways and sit on the beach watching the sun set.
Under new ownership, now called Gobblers Takeaways
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9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Frying Scotsman
27 Captain Cook RdThe best Fish and Chips around. Grab your takeaways and sit on the beach watching the sun set.
Under new ownership, now called Gobblers Takeaways
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Drinks & Nightlife
Check your calendar for concerts, this is a popular concert venue, and traditional kiwi rural pub
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
THE COROGLEN TAVERN
1937 Tairua Whitianga RdCheck your calendar for concerts, this is a popular concert venue, and traditional kiwi rural pub
Parks & Nature
This beach is famous for its thermal springs at low tide. Take one of our spades or hire one at the Hot Water beach shop and dig yourself a hot pool. It's a very busy place in summer so you might just be lucky enough to get someone else's "pool" when they are finished. Best to go an hour either side of low tide. The beach here is very beautiful and great for surfing. Be sure to swim between the flags, it's our only surf patrolled beach for a reason, there can be strong currents/rips.
202 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hot Water Beach
This beach is famous for its thermal springs at low tide. Take one of our spades or hire one at the Hot Water beach shop and dig yourself a hot pool. It's a very busy place in summer so you might just be lucky enough to get someone else's "pool" when they are finished. Best to go an hour either side of low tide. The beach here is very beautiful and great for surfing. Be sure to swim between the flags, it's our only surf patrolled beach for a reason, there can be strong currents/rips.
Lovely place for families, has paddle board hire and a coffee cart over summer. Find a spot down at the water's edge or under the trees, public conveniences, barbecues, picnic tables and a playground. Very sheltered tidal inlet and a safe place to kayak.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Purangi Regional Reserve
210 Captain Cook RdLovely place for families, has paddle board hire and a coffee cart over summer. Find a spot down at the water's edge or under the trees, public conveniences, barbecues, picnic tables and a playground. Very sheltered tidal inlet and a safe place to kayak.
Shakespeare Cliff Lookout
Great views of Mercury Bay
Beautiful shelly beach with crystal clear water. Easy walk from our place. You'll probably end up taking some souvenir shells with you. You might even be lucky to happen across a wedding.
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lonely Bay
Beautiful shelly beach with crystal clear water. Easy walk from our place. You'll probably end up taking some souvenir shells with you. You might even be lucky to happen across a wedding.
A beautiful beach to visit - but can be very busy, definitely busier than our own Cooks Beach
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Playa Hahei
2 Hahei Beach RoadA beautiful beach to visit - but can be very busy, definitely busier than our own Cooks Beach
Sightseeing
Taking the Ferry across to Whitianga is a must do, its a magical trip. Do check out the wharf - New Zealand's oldest wharf beautifully restored.
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Ferry Landing
Taking the Ferry across to Whitianga is a must do, its a magical trip. Do check out the wharf - New Zealand's oldest wharf beautifully restored.
Arts & Culture
Worth a visit to learn about the local history
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Mercury Bay Museum
11a The EsplanadeWorth a visit to learn about the local history
This gallery supports local artists, there's a souvenir or a gift here to suit all budgets.
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Moko Artspace
24 Pye PlThis gallery supports local artists, there's a souvenir or a gift here to suit all budgets.
Shopping
An interesting place to visit to learn about macadamias - and of course to buy and eat them!
Cathedral Cove Macadamias
335 Lees RdAn interesting place to visit to learn about macadamias - and of course to buy and eat them!
Essentials
Check out the closing hours as they do change in the winter. Great for all your supplies from just the newspaper right to meal ingredients. Great for ice-creams, pies and sweetsCheck Instagram and/or Facebook for latest opening hours.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cooks Beach General Store
27 Captain Cook RdCheck out the closing hours as they do change in the winter. Great for all your supplies from just the newspaper right to meal ingredients. Great for ice-creams, pies and sweetsCheck Instagram and/or Facebook for latest opening hours.