Patios, courtyards and beer gardens when the weather plays nice.
Whangārei restaurants with patios, beer gardens and outdoor tables when you want to eat outside.
Places marked with outdoor seating in the directory, ranked by rating and review depth. Top ten only.
Northland weather flips quickly, so outdoor seating is worth hunting when the sun actually sticks around. This list collects Whangārei places with patios, courtyards, beer gardens or other outdoor tables marked in the directory.
Strong-rated options with outdoor seating include The Walton Street Cafe, Dragonfruit Café, and Cheeky Chooks. Café tables with outdoor space also show up at Hello Pickle, DeLuca Cafe, and Bocky Boo Gelato Cafe. For a longer sit-down dinner outside, Suk Jai Thai Restaurant in Kensington is a frequent shortlist pick.
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Rank 01
4.9(151)
RestaurantWhangārei
Closed now
The Walton Street Cafe at 67 Walton Street is owner-run by Chris and Matt, who've been behind it since 2010. Their own site pitches early breakfasts, bagels, sandwiches and coffee cooked to order, and listings regularly flag vegetarian and…
Open place pageRank 02
4.9(111)
Takeaways · Fried chickenWhangārei
Closed now
Cheeky Chooks does Korean fried chicken takeaway at 95 Walton Street. The business talks up house-made sauces alongside coffee, and third-party listings keep framing it as fried chicken first, with outdoor seating and takeaway as the…
Open place pageRank 03
4.9(111)
Restaurant · VeganWhangārei
Closed now
Dragonfruit Café on Laurie Hall Lane is listed with the Vegan Society of Aotearoa as an all gluten-free, vegan wholefood café for eat-in and takeaway.
Open place pageRank 04
4.7(912)
Restaurant · ThaiKensington
Closed now
Suk Jai Thai Restaurant on Kamo Road in Kensington is one of Whangārei's longest-reviewed Thai rooms. The restaurant states it holds a Thai Select award recognising authentic Thai cuisine outside Thailand, and Tripadvisor currently ranks…
Open place pageRank 05
4.8(171)
CafeRegent
Closed now
Hello Pickle at 210 Bank Street in Regent calls itself a gourmet pie and specialty coffee café, with gluten-free, vegan and keto-friendly options on the house site, plus catering.
Open place pageRank 06
4.7(502)
CafeWhangārei
Closed now
Bocky Boo Gelato Cafe on Cameron Street is the Whangārei branch of a small gelato group that also operates in other South Island towns.
Open place pageRank 07
4.7(435)
TakeawaysWhangārei
Closed now
Bob Cafe at 29 Bank Street is a long-running breakfast and brunch café with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free friendly options noted on Tripadvisor.
Open place pageRank 08
4.8(140)
CafeWhangārei
Closed now
DeLuca Cafe is on Rust Avenue and shows up across Tripadvisor and local listings as a daytime café with gluten-free options, breakfast and lunch service, and a cabinet of cakes and slices.
Open place pageRank 09
4.7(182)
Restaurant · PizzaCBD
Closed now
Handsome Frog Gourmet Foods on Vine Street is a bakery and café that also runs evening pizza service on selected nights.
Open place pageRank 10
4.6(1,472)
Bar & Pub · Pizza · Fish & chipsParua Bay
Closed now
Parua Bay Tavern overlooks the harbour at 1034 Whangārei Heads Road, under Mount Aubrey, with its own jetty, decks and lawn.
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