Eat & Drink

Fuel your days with the best-ever coffee, enjoy lunch with a side of harbour views, and indulge at award-winning restaurants. Be sure to bring your appetite to Wellington.

There’s a list for that

Waiter setting a table inside Ortega Fish Shack. A large Marlin is mounted on one wall and a very large painting of a lake is on the other.

Ortega Fish Shack

Looking down at a hand holding a fork, digging into a bowl of spiralled pasta at 1154 Pastaria on Cuba Street.

Daily dining deals in Wellington

Two people sit at a table with a tile top with a purple and a green latte with decadent pastries.

New and notable places in Wellington

The pastry window at Tomboy Bakery, located in Mount Victoria in Wellington. A small white card fixed to a silver stand says "Custard Brioche".

Your knead to know list of Wellington bakeries

Four colourful cocktails lined up on the counter at Crumpet, a bar located on Manners Street in Te Aro, Wellington.

Mix it up at Wellington’s cocktail bars

Artisanal dark chocolate bars, imprinted with a floral design, on a baking sheet at the Wellington Chocolate Factory.

The bean-to-bar scene: Artisan chocolate in Wellington

The interior of Raumati social club, customers sitting at tables and the bar staff making drinks behind the bar. A shelf of wine and spirit bottles is seen behind the bar.

Soul-warming food on the Kāpiti Coast

A waiter serving a cake to customers sitting at a table inside Seashore Cabaret.

Dine out on great food in the Hutt Valley

Where to eat