Best Coffee Spots around The Coromandel

Best Coffee in Town

We’ve asked some locals ‘who’s their favourite coffee joint’, thought you might like to try for yourself…

• Mat’s - Whitianga
• Earthstore - Whitianga
• The Bach Cafe, - Whangamata
• Luv Coffee - Whangamata
• Port Rd Project – Whangamata
• Naughty Bean – Coromandel Town
• Hot Waves Cafe - Hot Water Beach
• Kua Kawhe - Kūaotunu
• Coco Coffee Bar- Thames
• The Refinery - Paeroa
• Courtyard Cafe & Delicatessen - Paeroa
• Ti Tree Cafe - Waihi
• The Coffee Hut, Waihi Coffee Roasters - Waihi

Local Coffee Roasters

• Pinnacle Coffee, Thames is a boutique Coffee Roasting company based in in Thames offering single origin, whole bean, espresso, plunger and capsule options. Available at several outlets across the region, including Re Store in Thames and every Saturday at the Thames Market.

• Waihi Coffee Roasters, Waihi is our newest coffee roasters who roast artisan coffee beans fresh on-site from their Waihi Coffee Hut.
  
  
• Naughty Bean Coffee, Coromandel Town has been roasting away in the foothills of Coromandel since early 2015. Run much as a home business in the past, Naughty Bean Coffee is now located in the heart of Coromandel Town with Roastery and Coffee Shop
  
  
• Coffee Lala, Kūaotunu is a boutique, artisan coffee-roasting business in a secluded bush clad valley on the Coromandel (available at  several outlets around The Coromandel, including Kua Kawhe

Chunky - The Chunky Loan Cup System

The Chunky Loan Cup System is about reducing waste, but most importantly, it’s about educating and leading behavioural change. We all want less consuming, more reusing and here's how you can get amongst it. If you forgot your own cup just borrow a Chunky! Pay the participating café $10 as a refundable deposit for the use of the loan cup. 

You can then choose to bring the cup back to be used for your next coffee or swap it for a clean one. Alternatively, you can bring back the cup in return for your deposit. The cups can be returned to any business participating in the Chunky loan cup system.

Hauraki Coromandel Stockists

• Food For Thought Cafe - Thames
• Colenso Cafe - Whenuakite
• Coro Club Cafe - Whitianga
• Eggsentric Cafe - Purangi
• Nook Grocer + Refills - Whitianga
• Mat's Cafe - Whitianga
• Earth Store - Whitianga
• Hula Cafe - Whitianga
• Well Stoked Deli - Whitianga
• Kua Kawhe - Kūaotunu
• Hot Waves Cafe - Hot Water Beach
• Old Mill Waterfront Cafe - Tairua
• Ferry Landing Cafe - Ferry Landing
• Basker - Whitianga

Single Use Cup Free Whitianga

New Zealanders use over 295 million single-use cups every year, with around 250,000 used in Mercury Bay alone. Enough to stretch from Whitianga to Tairua!

Now there is a move in Mercury Bay to say ‘No’ to the Single Use Cup ( SUC).

The good news is that local cafes are taking up the challenge and are now offering many resuable options for customers.

• SIT-  Take a seat to enjoy your hot drink
• BORROW -  Use a returnable cup on offer at your café, from their 'cup library' or 'boomerang basket'
• RESUSABLE -  Bring your own reusable cup or purchase a 'Chunky cup' loan cup for just $10. (you can return your cup and get your $10 back at any participating cafe throughout New Zealand!)