The Best Restaurant in Taupo, East Coast and the Volcanic Zone

This café has been drawing the crowds for breakfast and lunch for 30-plus years, thanks to consistently excellent food. In the morning, try the Complete Replete Breakfast: honey-cured bacon, tomato relish, poached eggs, roasted field mushrooms, and grilled focaccia. Boston Beans with smoked tomatoes or satay chicken slaw are popular at midday. Plus there is an array of coffee and smoothies. Adjacent is a very good homewares store.