Here are all 33 places to eat in Oneroa, from Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant for a long lunch over the gulf to Akito Eatery for brunch and TOO FAT BUNS for a beach burger.
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Winery restaurants · Oneroa · $$$
★ 4.5 from 1,532 Google reviews
Hours not listed
The last stretch of Church Bay Road brings you out on a ridge above the Hauraki Gulf, with vines dropping away below and the Auckland skyline across the water, and it's the kind of view that stops you mid sentence.
Cafes · Oneroa · $
★ 4.8 from 944 Google reviews
The coffee hits you before you've picked a seat, and there's a seat for every mood: a small terrace out front on Ocean View Road, a bar top facing the street, and a few tables inside where the road noise drops away.
Seafood · Oneroa
★ 4.5 from 1,395 Google reviews
You'll be looking out over Oneroa Bay from the verandah, and on a good day a dolphin or two goes past while you work through oysters that were in the water off the Te Matuku farm that morning.
Burgers · Oneroa · $
★ 4.8 from 808 Google reviews
You'll find this little burger shop down an alley off Ocean View Road in Oneroa, a short walk from the beach and an easy stop on a Waiheke day trip.
Italian · Oneroa · $$
★ 4.5 from 1,020 Google reviews
Start your day with eggs benedict and a flat white on the terrace, then come back at night for a glass of Waiheke red beside the fire, because Fenice runs from 8.30 in the morning until late, seven days a week.
Pubs and bars · Oneroa · $
★ 4.4 from 812 Google reviews
The deck looks straight over Oneroa Beach and the bay, close enough that you can watch the water change colour while you decide between a glass of Waiheke chardonnay and an Argentine malbec.
Winery restaurants · Oneroa
★ 4.0 from 1,183 Google reviews
The ferry from Auckland takes about 35 minutes, and from Matiatia it's a two-minute drive or a 15 to 20 minute walk along the coastal track to a hilltop, where the restaurant's floor-to-ceiling windows look out over the Hauraki Gulf and the Auckland skyline across the water.
Cafes · Oneroa
★ 4.5 from 407 Google reviews
It's the cabinet that gets you first: 24 freshly churned flavours at any one time, twenty of them permanent classics and four new specials every week, all made from scratch in their own production kitchen with local milk and fruit picked in season.
Pubs and bars · Oneroa · $
★ 4.8 from 268 Google reviews
You'll spot the sandwich board on Ocean View Road in Oneroa before you find the bar itself, because Aperitivo sits down a flight of steps, around a corner at the back of the alley, with a balcony that looks straight out over the water.
Oneroa
★ 4.6 from 321 Google reviews
The walk up from the Matiatia ferry takes about half an hour, or five minutes in a cab, and at the top of Church Bay Road you find the Archive on the relaxed side of Mudbrick, with vines running downhill, the Hauraki Gulf spread out in front of you and Auckland's skyline across the water.
French · Oneroa · $
★ 4.9 from 186 Google reviews
Doors open at 6.30 in the morning, which tells you plenty about how Oneroa treats Island Frenchie: it's a breakfast and lunch cafe first, and an early ferry or a day at the beach both start better with coffee and something baked here.
Cafes · Oneroa
★ 4.8 from 200 Google reviews
Follow the smell of hot batter down Ocean View Road in Oneroa and you'll find a silver vintage caravan with a small crowd waiting at the window, which is exactly what a crepe stand should look like.
Japanese and sushi · Oneroa · $
★ 5.0 from 158 Google reviews
There's a little sushi counter in the middle of Oneroa village, a short walk from the beach, where you'll find some of Waiheke's freshest fish and a very easy lunch.
Cafes · Oneroa · $$
★ 4.0 from 591 Google reviews
The view hits you first: Oneroa Bay, the boats below and, on a clear day, Great Barrier Island on the horizon.
Seafood · Oneroa · $
★ 4.0 from 572 Google reviews
Down the stairs between the wine centre and the Four Square in Oneroa, The Local opens onto a deck looking straight across Oneroa Bay, and that view is half the reason to make the trip.
Takeaways · Oneroa · $
★ 4.9 from 162 Google reviews
You'll find this little takeaway stand up a side street behind Oneroa's main shops, with a few outdoor tables, a relaxed soundtrack and a resident cat who likes to wander past.
Takeaways · Oneroa · $
★ 4.3 from 271 Google reviews
Just a minute's walk from the sand at Little Oneroa Beach, on Goodwin Avenue, this is the kind of takeaway you build a beach day around, with a menu that runs from snapper and chips to burgers, hot dogs and deep-fried Moro bars.
Pizza · Oneroa · $
★ 4.4 from 236 Google reviews
From the outdoor tables you look down over Oneroa beach and out across the Hauraki Gulf towards the Coromandel, which is the kind of view that has you ordering a second flat white before you've finished the first.
Oneroa
★ 4.5 from 198 Google reviews
Down the stairs from the viewing platform in central Oneroa, a little tucked away from the main drag, you'll find a bright dining room and a sunny garden bar that locals have quietly made their own.
Thai · Oneroa · $$
★ 4.0 from 351 Google reviews
Red Crab sits on Ocean View Road above Oneroa Bay, and it's the kind of Thai restaurant you'd build a whole Waiheke day around, with a deck looking out over the water and a menu that draws on Thailand's four regions.
Indian · Oneroa
★ 4.4 from 169 Google reviews
When you're in Oneroa and the movie at the local cinema is about to start, or you've just stepped off the ferry and want dinner sorted, you'll find this one in the Artworks Complex on Korora Road, a short walk from the theatre and the library.
Cafes · Oneroa · $
★ 4.6 from 125 Google reviews
The doors open at 6.30am on weekdays and 7am on the weekend, so this is where Oneroa wakes up, a small coffee shop on Ocean View Road in the middle of the village with Havana beans going through the machine and home-made sweet and savoury food at the counter.
Cafes · Oneroa · $
★ 4.6 from 72 Google reviews
Half past six on a weekday morning and the doors on Ocean View Road are already open, with Oneroa's locals queuing for a flat white before work, which tells you a lot about how the coffee is made here.
Pizza · Oneroa · $
★ 4.8 from 53 Google reviews
Wood smoke, bare feet and a pizza box carried across the grass to the beach: that's lunch at Little Oneroa Reserve, where a food truck parks beside the playground and cooks wood fired street food from late morning.
Oneroa · $
★ 4.8 from 32 Google reviews
You'll spot it by the little food truck on Ocean View Road in Oneroa, where the menu travels from banh mi and pho to bun cha, spring rolls and salads.
Burgers · Oneroa · $
★ 3.8 from 84 Google reviews
The view is the main draw, and it's a good one: from the outdoor tables on Ocean View Road you look out over the bay at Oneroa, with the village walkway behind you and the water out in front.
Bakeries · Oneroa · $
★ 4.6 from 13 Google reviews
The building used to sell flowers and now it sells cakes, pastries and pies, which tells you most of what you need to know about this little bakery in the middle of Oneroa.
Oneroa · $
★ 5.0 from 6 Google reviews
Wednesday to Sunday nights, the bowling club down Marama Avenue in Surfdale opens its doors, and the kitchen turns out food that's way better than you'd expect for the price.
Oneroa
★ 3.4 from 16 Google reviews
You step off the ferry and the coffee machine is right there, which is the whole idea behind Shed 36.
Pubs and bars · Oneroa
★ 3.0 from 2 Google reviews
On Ocean View Road in Oneroa, the main village on Waiheke Island, Spice Cafe & Wine Bar opens at seven every morning and closes at three, so breakfast and lunch are the windows you're working with.
Cafes · Oneroa
★ 2.3 from 3 Google reviews
Hours not listed
A small espresso stop on Ocean View Road in Oneroa, the sort of place you wander into on your way between the ferry and the beach for a flat white before you get on with your day on Waiheke.
The village runs along Ocean View Road, where The Oyster Inn shucks Te Matuku oysters to order and serves them on a sunny verandah looking across the bay. Fenice Cafe & Restaurant opens at 8.30 every morning and runs late, with pizza, pasta and a fire in winter. Vino Vino Restaurant & Bar has the deck over Oneroa Beach and Connie Aldao's Argentine cooking, from warm chipa and empanadas to eye fillet with chimichurri. Cable Bay Vineyards pours Waiheke Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Gris from 11 until 5, with the gulf filling the windows.
Down by the beach, The Local - Waiheke's Fish n Chips serves beer-battered snapper and chips on a deck over Oneroa Bay. For Pic's Peanut Butter gelato and sour cherry with chocolate, stop by Island Gelato Co. Waiheke on Ocean View Road. Island Frenchie opens at 6.30 every morning except Tuesday for fish tacos and a bacon and egg ciabatta, and Aperitivo Balcony Bar & Kitchen puts sunset drinks on a balcony above the bay. The Archive Bar & Bistro at Mudbrick does oysters, lamb and a ridge-top view back to Auckland.
Book Mudbrick Vineyard and Restaurant for the three course à la carte or the five and seven course tastings, The Oyster Inn for Te Matuku oysters on the verandah, or Cable Bay Vineyards for a cellar door flight and lunch with the gulf in the windows. The Archive Bar & Bistro at Mudbrick is the relaxed option, with oysters, lamb and a ridge-top view back to Auckland.
For a burger, TOO FAT BUNS does the Man Bun and a vegan bun, while The Local - Waiheke's Fish n Chips serves beer-battered snapper and chips on a deck over Oneroa Bay. Island Frenchie opens at 6.30 every morning except Tuesday for fish tacos and ciabatta, and Island Gelato Co. Waiheke finishes things with Pic's Peanut Butter gelato.
For brunch, go to Akito Eatery: it's open seven days and opens before 8am, with Turkish eggs, shakshuka and a spicy scramble roti that surprises people, and most dishes can be made vegan or gluten free. It's a plant-forward cafe where the kitchen pickles, preserves and ferments, and you can add Aoraki hot smoked salmon to the halloumi cakes.
