NZ
Otago

Best Cafe

30 Lower Stuart, Otago 9016 New Zealand

14 Reviews

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$$$

Pricey

Open Now

Thu 5p-8p , more

Independent
Wheelchair
Accessible
Public
Restrooms
No Wifi

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“Going out for dinner tonight for good old kiwi fish and chips? Try some of the best in town if not the country!”

This is the closest you’ll get to a Kiwi home kitchen fish and chips meal without having to be invited over for dinner.

Cosy up at their formica tables while munching away happily with all the trimmings – tomato sauce in tomato-shaped bottles, white bread and butter so you can make chip butties, and beer and wine to wash down the salt.

Best Cafe has been serving up since about 1932 and Dunedin residents were so concerned to see it come up for sale in 2016, the local newspaper wrote a story on it.

But rest assured, new owners saved the day and its fearsome reputation lives on.

Reviewed by
Josh D.

April 14, 2024

Had the blue cod bites and chips for take away. Very inexpensive and a ton of chips. Everything was well seasoned. Order arrived quickly and staff were friendly. Read more

Reviewed by
Dustin W.

October 14, 2023

Such a friendly owner. We came in right as they were closing without realizing their hours. Not only did what I believe was the owner allow us to come, she also came to greet us at the end to make... Read more