Takeaways on Waiheke Island

For the best takeaways on Waiheke, head to The 3 Fishes in Ostend and order the battered gurnard or snapper with chips, mushy peas and curry sauce, and eat it while it's hot.

Last updated 12 November 2026

19 places

A close-up plate of pan-seared fish fillet with crispy skin served over prawns, squid, green beans and salad greens

Arcadia

Cafes · Palm Beach · $$

4.5 from 593 Google reviews

Arcadia is at the western end of Palm Beach, on Palm Road, a thirty-second walk from the sand.

Brunch
Dog-friendly
Gluten-free options
Kid-friendly

A chicken burger with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and creamy sauce sits on a plate beside a bowl of fries and a small pot of sauce

Mint As Waiheke Island, Burgers & Shakes

Burgers · Ostend · $

4.9 from 223 Google reviews

A little burger caravan sits on Putiki Road in Ostend, right beside the RAW market, with outdoor tables and a menu that runs from smash burgers to tacos, chips and thick shakes.

Brunch
Gluten-free options
Kid-friendly
Vegan options

I Love Crepes

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.

Gluten-free options

An assortment of sushi including nigiri and maki rolls arranged in a black bowl with a red rim, with pickled ginger and wasabi garnish

Oneroa Sushi

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.

Kid-friendly
Sea or water view

A plate of battered fish with thick-cut chips, a small side salad, tartar sauce, and a lemon wedge

The Local - Waiheke's Fish n Chips

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.

Brunch
Dog-friendly
Gluten-free options
Kid-friendly

Several halves of tortilla wraps filled with greens, cheese and meat are arranged on a white plate with a fork and knife on a bamboo mat

Nippy Bites

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.

Brunch
Dog-friendly
Kid-friendly

Three battered oysters are served in their shells on a wooden board with coarse salt, parsley, and a lemon half

Little Oneroa Takeaways

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.

Kid-friendly
Sea or water view

A white bowl holds mussels in a pale creamy herb sauce topped with two pieces of golden puff pastry

Obee's Waiheke

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.

Brunch
Dog-friendly
Gluten-free options
Kid-friendly

A plated crusted fish fillet with cucumber and sauce sits on a wooden restaurant table with wine glasses, a wine bottle and a candle lamp

The 3 Fishes

Fish and chips · Ostend · $

5.0 from 104 Google reviews

A walkway slips through beside the Woolworths in Ostend and comes out on Putiki Road, where a small kiosk has built a serious reputation for fish and chips, the best on the island and, for plenty of eaters, the best they've had anywhere from England to Melbourne.

Dog-friendly
Kid-friendly

Skewers of red tandoori-style chicken with green capsicum and onion are plated with lettuce, carrot curls, and lemon wedges

Ajadz Indian Cuisine Waiheke Island

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.

A plate of stir-fried meat with cashews, broccoli, cauliflower, tomato, and carrots, garnished with a carved vegetable flower

Sing Tao Chinese Takeaways

Chinese · Ostend · $

4.2 from 168 Google reviews

Fish and chips, burgers and a full Chinese menu all come out of the same small shopfront on Belgium Street in Ostend, which is exactly what you want after a swim or a long day out on the island.

A slice of bacon and egg pie with flaky pastry and a side salad on a white plate

SURFDALE BAKERY & CAFE

Fish and chips · Surfdale · $

4.2 from 140 Google reviews

On Miami Avenue in Surfdale, a couple of minutes' walk up from the beach, this bakery opens at six on weekday mornings and seven on weekends, and shuts by mid-afternoon, so it's made for breakfast, smoko and lunch rather than dinner.

A close-up of a pizza topped with chicken, red capsicum strips, green onions and a dollop of sour cream in the centre

Dragonfired waiheke

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.

Gluten-free options
Sea or water view
Vegan options

A close-up of chunks of chicken in a creamy orange curry sauce served with a mound of white rice and green herb garnish on a white plate

Kirans Indian Kitchen

Indian · Ostend · $

4.6 from 58 Google reviews

There's a small curry shop on Belgium Street in Ostend that Waiheke has quietly taken to its heart, and the butter chicken is the reason most people first walk through the door.

Kid-friendly

A close-up plate of a golden-seared white fish fillet served with roasted potato wedges, olives, capers, tomato pieces, and herbs in olive oil

Beach Store

Fish and chips · Onetangi · $

4.3 from 80 Google reviews

Onetangi Beach has its own store a few steps back from the sand at the end of Fourth Avenue, and it's where a Waiheke day tends to start: coffee and something from the cabinet before your swim, fish and chips once you're out of the water.

Dog-friendly
Kid-friendly
Sea or water view

A plate of assorted sushi and sashimi with salmon, tuna, prawn, maki rolls, wasabi, ginger, lemon and cucumber

Nami

Japanese and sushi · Ostend · $

4.8 from 42 Google reviews

You pick your base, your protein and your sauce, and the Nami bowl comes back loaded with prawn, salmon, chicken or tofu alongside whatever vegetables and pickles are in the cabinet that day, which makes for a filling lunch that keeps you going all afternoon.

A plated crumbed fish dish sits on a wooden restaurant table with wine glasses, a wine bottle, and a candle lamp

Onetangi fish & chip co

Fish and chips · Onetangi

4.2 from 44 Google reviews

What this Onetangi Road counter does best is fish and chips wrapped in paper, and you can eat them a short walk from the beach.

Wai Kai Kitchen

Takeaways · Ostend

5.0 from 12 Google reviews

Temporarily closed

Smoked barbecue and Asian street food come out of the same small kitchen on Putiki Road in Ostend, which is the sort of pairing that makes you build a stop into your Waiheke day rather than grabbing whatever's closest.

Dog-friendly
Kid-friendly
Vegan options

A close-up plate of spaghetti tossed with prawns, sliced chorizo, black olives and parsley

Two hands chef pasta

Takeaways · Ostend · $

5.0 from 7 Google reviews

Temporarily closed

Fresh pasta is made daily at this small takeaway kitchen in Ostend, and the menu keeps things simple with sauces like short rib ragu, carbonara and creamy fettuccine, all tossed through pasta that arrives properly cooked.

There are 22 takeaways in this guide, from old-school fish and chip counters to a wood-fired pizza van, and most are just a short walk from a beach. Little Oneroa Takeaways on Goodwin Avenue is less than a minute from the sand at Little Oneroa Beach, Dragonfired parks in Little Oneroa Reserve a few steps from the water, and Oneroa Sushi on Ocean View Road does salmon and chicken rolls, teriyaki chicken on rice and ramen from nine until four, Monday to Saturday. In Ostend, Mint As Waiheke Island, Burgers & Shakes runs a burger and taco truck beside the RAW market with prawn tacos and thick shakes, while Kirans Indian Kitchen on Belgium Street cooks butter chicken and chicken tikka masala from 4pm Wednesday to Sunday and delivers to your door.

A little planning helps, since a few of these places keep short weeks or knock off early, and most are walk-up counters where you order at the window or through the shop's own app and take it to the beach. SURFDALE BAKERY & CAFE has the pie warmer going from 6am on weekdays, and the open Mondays list covers the places that don't shut when the weekend ends.