Takapuna’s got heaps to offer, especially if you’re looking for healthy food.
It doesn’t have to be hard to eat out with friends while you’re eating healthy. You can have food that tastes good, looks good and makes you feel good! Check out these healthy cafés and restaurants to treat your tastebuds.
These are the kinds of places that can help you hit your macronutrient targets, and that take care of any special dietary requirements.
Jump into some wholesome food for an active lifestyle at Street Organics
Take a walk on the beach with a smoothie in hand. Or nourish your body with a nutrient-dense dish. Street Organics is the perfect place to support your health goals.
The team makes food from scratch and specialises in catering to diets and allergies – paleo, vegan, gluten free and low FODMAP foods.
Our recommendation: Green protein smoothie – spinach, kale, banana, vanilla protein powder.
Grab a Japanese and Hawaiian health hit at Poké Poké
Poké Poké is a choose-your-own adventure-style eatery.
You can mix and match any combination you desire. Make it colourful, make it delicious. Maybe you want white and purple rice.
Maybe you want salmon, seaweed and beans. Or chicken, salad and avocado with a garnish of edible flowers.
Our recommendation: Kimchi aioli sauce with salmon.
Feast on light meals from the Middle East at Fatimas
Fatimas makes food with fresh herbs and punchy citrus. We love the pitas, chawarmas (served in a wild wheat bap). Our particular favourite is the Nu-Shiek Salad with baby spinach, lettuce, red cabbage, green slaw and more.
Our recommendation: Add extra falafel to any dish for a tasty plant-based protein boost.
Have harmonious food from far away lands at Sam’s Mediterranean Eatery
Sam’s Mediterranean is like a mini vacation in Italy, Greece, and Turkey all at once. Think sunshine, good times, juicy grilled meats and homemade salads.
These recipes have stood the test of time and bring a taste of the Mediterranean Diet to Takapuna.
Our recommendation: Halloumi salad.
Meet the gods of granola at Catch 21 Eatery
It has been said that if you think of the sea in this nautical-themed eatery, then you could catch the perfect breakfast.
Picture this: summer sips of coffee, with a colourful, fruit-topped bowl of granola.
Our recommendation: Fruit granola with mango coconut yoghurt.
Bonus read: Healthy activities on the North Shore
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