Local Dining & Cuisine
Kokatahi Hotel & Resturant
Kokatahi Hotel & Resturant
The Kokatahi Hotel & Resturant is at the top of our list for Local Food. It's a quick 15 minute walk from our accomodation and has great kiwi classic meals from steak and mash, to burgers, beers and desserts. There's a great atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. Make sure you head over for a meal or a game of pool while your here!
The Hokitika Sandwich Company
The Hokitika Sandwich Company
The Hokitika Sandwich Company is a cozy cafe know as a top tourist spot and is also a go to for us locals. They make tasty fresh sandwiches - from New Yorkers & Italian to Fish or Veggie, wraps and salads. There’s also a variety of cold drinks stocked and they make amazing Havana filter coffee, milkshakes and hot tea also.
Stumpers Bar and Cafe
Stumpers Bar and Cafe
Stumpers Bar & Cafe is a great option for homemade value food options and drinks. It's a Hokitika classic with an onsite bar, cafe and both outdoor seating for the sunny days or fireside indoor seating for the cold winter evenings. Open all day from 7am (8am Sunday) until late. Enjoy anything from a light snack to a full delicious meal – there is always something suitable for the whole family.
Korath Thai Cuisine
Korath Thai Cuisine
Korath Thai Cuisine is a casual style dine-in and takeaway restaurant serving Thai street food. The variety of food ranges from snacks, noodles, fried rice, stir fry, curry and all can be made from mild, medium, hot or even Thai hot! Extensive Menu of Curries, Stir-fry’s, Noodles , Fried Rice, Soups & Snacks. Made with fresh and quality ingredients
Sushi Bar Hokitika
Sushi Bar Hokitika
Freshly made sushi and other traditional Asian eats.
Stone Oven Bakery & Cafe
Stone Oven Bakery & Cafe
The bakery was one of Hokitika's oldest shops. It was previously called Preston's Bakery and moved to Revell Street around the year 2005 and changed its name to Stone Oven Bakery and Cafe. The owner, Dicey Davidson, has been sourcing local ingredients and providing hand crafted pastries and savouries to the local community and tourists! Stone oven also offers breakfast and lunch menus and at times, special event menus for special occasions like Christmas, Mother's Day, Easter and local events like Hokitika Wildfoods Festival.
Thatcher & Small
Thatcher & Small
Indulge in culinary offerings, where excellent food takes centre stage, complemented by a carefully curated selection of craft beer, Allpress Coffee, and exciting cocktails. At Thatcher & Small, you are invited to embrace the allure of Hokitika’s past, while savouring the present in a space that seamlessly marries history with modern sophistication.
Woodstock Hotel
Woodstock Hotel
The Woodstock Hotel has been around from the great days of the Goldrush, when Hokitika was the busiest port in New Zealand and was in the mix to be named the capital of New Zealand. Now it's a spot to enjoy a hearty meal, beer or cider brewed on site, and possibly a bit of local music.
Oceanview Restaurant & Bar
Oceanview Restaurant & Bar
This magnificently positioned restaurant is elevated above the water so you can relax and enjoy a top-quality dining experience while watching the waves break on the beach. The Ocean View Restaurant is open for: Breakfast Monday – Friday from 7.00am to 10.00am. Breakfast Saturday – Sunday from 8.00am to 11.00am. Lunch 12pm to 2pm daily (no lunch on Mondays). Dinner 5.30pm to 9.30pm daily (Summer). Dinner 5.00pm to 8.30pm daily (Winter).
Fat Pipi Pizza
Fat Pipi Pizza
Back in 2006 Pam and Mike were offered an opportunity to lease an unused pizza oven in the local bakery in their hometown of Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand, known to local Maori as Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. The name Fat Pipi was inspired by the name of one of Mike's fishing boats. The rest is history. Beginning with making takeaway pizza in the evenings, within two years demand had increased to the point where Mike & Pam had outgrown the bakery. Just two doors down the road was a vacant building, a disused restaurant, formally known as the Tin Shed, complete with its own pizza oven and not much else. Mike & Pam negotiated to purchase the building, then Mike set about gutting the interior. It took the next two years and all Mike's spare time refurbishing, installing native timber furnishings, while Pam maintained the existing takeaway pizza service, until finally the day arrived when they moved into their current premises. Was it worth all the work and stress? Ask yourself. Just rock up, buy a pizza, sit at the shared tables, listen to the music, smell the pizza being made, enjoy our 'Far Canal' house wine, hear the orders being called by the staff and join in the conversation with a medley of nationalities. Yep, it was all so worth it. There is even an old cannon ball on display that was uncovered during the excavations. Today, people come from around the globe to Fat Pipi for a pizza. The Maori meaning for Hokitika is 'a place to return'. We hope you will join us and return time, and time, again.
