WHERE TO EAT

Breakfast

Grab something to go from one of the region’s many great coffee shops – Thorn Ohakune is a cute container cafe with tasty food and good coffee, while Raetihi's Angel Louise Cafe offers a private courtyard.

Afternoon Tea

Skip lunch and make an early afternoon reservation for Chateau Tongariro’s famous high tea – try to get a table in front of the huge arched window overlooking the surrounding mountains.

Dinner

There are plenty of choices for your evening meal in Ohakune. The Blind Finch is a bakehouse by day and the place to go for gourmet hamburgers cooked on a wood-fired grill by night. Or grab a locally made Ruapehu Brewing Co. beer and dinner at Kings Ohakune where there’s often live music playing.