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Cafes

The cafés spill out onto the pavement in the Octagon, Dunedin's unique version of a "town square". Along the main shopping thoroughfare of George and Princes Streets,  small cafés exude a tempting aroma of coffee. Explore the side streets and suburbs for more great café options.

 

Most Dunedin cafes offér everything from a sumptuous snack to a substantial meal. Food choices range from strictly vegetarian and gluten-free to the more traditional carnivorous fare. While some cafés are strictly day time operations, many are open late providing food and refreshments for those out on the town. Many are also licensed to sell alcohol so you can choose anything from a short black to a glass of fine wine.

1908 Cafe

Great food in Portobello on the Otago Peninsula.

Arc Cafe

Gourmet vegetarian cuisine.

Aurora Cafe


Barakah

Tapas lounge bar and restaurant with a sophisticated Moroccan theme. Located next door to di lusso in the heart of the city with alfresco seating and an outlook on all the happenings in Dunedin's Octagon. Open for great coffee, brunch, lunch and dinner and an all-day tapas menu. Also an ideal spot for a relaxed drink from our extensive range.

Bean There Cafe


Bennu Cafe and Bar

Dunedin café style bar centrally located. Specialising on good food and service in ambient and relaxing surroundings inner city café style bar, specialising in gourmet pizzas, antipasto platters, stuffed breads, Mediterranean, Mexican and New Zealand Cuisine. The ambience is superb with the emphasis on fresh innovative food and excellent service being paramount. Bennu is fully licensed and the coffee culture is alive and well in Bennu. There is also a room to hire down stairs for parties, meetings etc.

Blackstone Cafe and Bar


Cafe Buz


Cafe Doulos


Cafe Roma


Cafe Rue

We feature a contemporary and progressive style of cuisine with an unusual combination of ingredients and a spectrum of colour.

Cafe Tokyo


Cakes on the Side


Capers

Dunedin cafe centrally located offering breakfast and lunch.

Cinamon Cafe


Circadian Rhythm Cafe

Love your fruit and veges?  Want to eat honest, fresh and tasty food when you are in town?  We are open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week.  Come and experience the environment and our wholesome selection of vegan, vegetarian, gluten & dairy free food.  Fully licensed - beer, wine & spirits, Greenman and Emerson's beer.

Civic Cafe


Classic Cafe


Croque-o-dile In the Garden

Delicacy

A superb suburban café & delicatessen situated in  exclusive Maori Hill, serving up a delicious café-style menu during the day and an exquisit concept menu on several evenings of the week, not to mention a great range of local wines and great coffee!  Not only is the decour comfortable and stylish, the staff are most welcoming and friendly.

Espresso Bar and Cafe


Eureka Cafe and Bar

Open 7 days for lunches and dinners. "Make it what you will".

Fantail Café and Bar at Glenfalloch

Located on Otago Peninsula, Glenfalloch was first settled in 1871 and now offers stunning walks through native flora and fauna. Enjoy sumptuous dining at Glenfalloch's Café, historic homestead, in amongst a spectacular bushland setting. Open Monday to Sunday 10.30am till 4pm. Kiwiana Barbeque available Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Bookings are essential for the Kiwiana Barbeque.

Fluid Espresso

A great wee café sitting between the University and the Polytechnic.  This gem is always bustling serving up great coffee, café-style food of healthy panini's and fresh salads along with friendly and timely service.

Food Department

Situated in the university area and just over the road from the museum, this popular café is a fantastic recent addition to Dunedin's café scene. With quality food and great prices, the service and menu alike will never fail to impress.

Garden Seat Lunch Bar


Gloria Jeans Coffees


Good Earth Cafe

A small Cafe open 7-30am till 4-00pm Monday To Friday. Serving All Day Breakfast and Lite Meals.Coffee and Takeaways available.

Governors Cafe

A Dunedin Icon established in 1977.  Serving awesome locally roasted fair trade organic coffee with an all day menu with great breakfasts, wraps, burgers and smoothies.  A very relaxing setting with friendly staff.

Green Acorn


Ground Essence


Harvest


Jerrys Garage


Jujabe-Realfruit Juice and Icecream


Kellys Cafe


L and Ms Koffee Pot


Little Hut Cafe

Dunedin's iconic cafe, The Little Hut Cafe, has an "A" grade rating from the Dunedin City Council.  Lovers, families, friends and colleagues gather in a safe haven, away from the hustle and bustle of the crowds to enjoy generous servings of fresh food.  Gluten free options available.

Ma Higgins


Mannequin

Great atmosphere, greater espresso. Previously a derelict student flat, now extensively remodelled to accommodate a café/bar just blocks from the infamous World's Steepest Street. Indoor or al fresco dining with a relaxed atmosphere, great menu and wine list, and amazing espresso.

Mash Cafe

Mash Café and Restaurant is situated in the heart of Dunedin's Octagon, right next door to the Regent Theatre. A bustling café during the day offering breakfast, brunch and lunch menus, it is transformed in the evenings offering a three course menu and a more intimate atmosphere.

Mazagran Espresso Bar


Metro Cafe and Bar


Modaks Espresso


Mokha


Mornington Coffee House


Mosgiel Station Cafe

Muffin Break


Nectar

One of Dunedin's newest cafe's and most certainly one of the most stylish.  Located on Princes Street just along from the Dunedin Casino, the coffee is absolutely superb and the menu mouth watering.

No. 8 Cafe w herbs


Nova

Multi award-winning café from 2006. Big city style in the heart of Dunedin. The all-day menu uses fresh local produce. Fully licensed. Best stop for espresso. Café by day, restaurant by night.

Ombrellos Courtyard Caffe and Bar

We offer an extensive selection of New Zealand and Central Otago wines to compliment a fresh and innovative menu.

Orange Cafe

Orange Café specialises in light meals and desserts. Homemade food, organic fair-trade coffee, pleasant spacious surroundings and a central location make Orange the ideal place to meet friends and business colleagues, or relax after thetheatre. Open from 7am till late.

Otago Museum Cafe

A stroll through the 100-year-old trees of the Otago Museum Reserve leads you to the Museum Café, situated within the Museum itself. Calm, spacious and furnished with rimu café chairs and tables to accommodate 90 people, the Museum Café attracts a diverse range of customers, from Museum visitors to University of Otago faculty and students.

Ozan Turkish Cafe and Takeaway


Paasha Turkish Cafe

Paasha is a Dunedin institution, and if you’ve ever been to Dunedin and not dined out here (or had takeaway) you are totally missing out. Their famous doner or shish kebabs are outrageously yummy.

Portobello Coffee Shop


Potpourri Natural Foods

We are a vegetarian/vegan café, open six days a week with Monday to Friday evening dining.

Ra Cafe and Bar

Alfresco dining on the sunny side of the Octagon. All day brunches / café cuisine at night. Fully licensed with friendly service, fantastic espresso, music and DJ's.

Relish

Café style restaurant with small bar facilities attached. Street front restaurant with modern decor looking out onto the bustling Princes Street, Dunedin. Offers regional cuisine for breakfast and dinner , for up to 64 guests.

Reload


Rembrandt Coffee house


Rhubarb Cafe

Suburban café and fine wine cellar situated in the heart of busy Roslyn.  Friendly staff and great coffee in a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.

Scotia

Seating up to 80 in comfortable and elegant surroundings, the main restaurant makes for very relaxed dining. Generously spaced tables add to the total dining experience. Chef, Tim Lynch's Scottish influenced menu is simple and stunning.

Seabreeze


Seoul Restaurant

Korean food in the central city.

Settlers Restaurant

Situated in the Kingsgate Hotel.

Sopranos


St Lees Restaurant and Coffee Lounge

Try the extensive range of pizza and pasta dishes complemented with St Lee's own gourmet salads. If you don't feel like a full meal then relax in the coffee lounge with some light snacks and refreshments from the bar.

Starbucks


Starfish

Situated in St Clair.

Tangente Cafe

Thai Kar Tom Cafe

Thai cuisine.

The Atrium on George

Located in Quality Cargills Hotel. Cargills "Atrium" Restaurant and Bar serves a wide variety of fine food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or for special functions. The evening a la carte menu features a variety of international and local cuisine, created from the very best of locally grown produce and seafood.

The Bay Cafe and Bar

Situated in Macandrew Bay.

The Blackdog Cafe Bar and Restaurant

Situated in the heart of the city only one block South of the Octagon. Enjoy fine dining in the intimate, smoke-free surroundings of the restaurant. Relax in the bar or just drop in to the café during the day and try the amazing coffee and tempting breakfast, brunch or lunch menu.

The Bog

The Common Room


The Crib


The Fix


The Kissing Gate Cafe

Indoor/Outdoor dining 7 days a week. Good country fare with a Mediterranean twist. Fully licensed. Happy to open after hours for bookings small or large (minimum 6).

The Perc


The Port Royale Cafe

Extreme coffee. Defined tastes. Hideaway garden. Coffee, light meals, snacks and sheltered garden

The Strictly Coffee Company


The Tall Poppy

Treat yourself to a delicious Tall Poppy morning tea, brunch, lunch or afternoon tea. Open from 10am Wednesday – Sunday. Or enjoy a spectacular evening meal Thursday – Sunday from 6pm.

The Waterstreet Cafe


Vanilla Rocket


Vanquish Cafe

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Velvet Burger

Dunedin's answer to oversized, overly tasty, delicious gourmet burgers.  The original Velvet Burger is located next to the The Bog on George St and the new additon, Velvet Burger Respect, along with its very own liscenced bar is situated amongst the bustling atmosphere of the Octagon.  A most popular and well-known new addition to Dunedin's cuisine scene.

Wobbly Goat Cafe