At a glance
Quick facts
Cosy year-round café and gallery in Kuaotunu serving locally roasted Coffee LaLa, freshly made doughnuts and homestyle baking alongside artworks and local products.
- Type
- Restaurant
- Where
- Kuaotunu, Coromandel, New Zealand
- What you can find
- coffee, doughnuts, toasties, baking
- Practices
- locally-sourced
- How to buy
- café, gallery, local product retail
- Data note
- Location or listing details were last checked 14 Mar 2026.
Kua Kawhe (meaning “have coffee”) is a homely café and gallery space situated next to Luke’s Kitchen in Kuaotunu. The café pours Coffee LaLa beans roasted just a kilometre away and serves simple breakfasts, toasties and treats baked in its on-site kitchen. On Sundays the team makes fresh doughnuts, and the shelves display ceramics, hot sauces and other goods crafted by local artisans. When in season the café also sells locally grown walnuts, salad greens and avocados. Open throughout the year, Kua Kawhe provides a relaxed meeting place for locals with a strong emphasis on supporting neighbouring producers and artists.