Luke’s Kitchen

Top choice in Coromandel Peninsula


Luke’s Kitchen has a rustic surf-shack ambience, cold brews including hyper-local craft beer from Kūaotunu's tiny Blue Fridge Brewery and excellent wood-fired pizza. Occasional live music, seafood and creamy fruit smoothies make Luke’s an essential stop. Adjacent is Luke’s daytime cafe and gallery with excellent coffee, kombucha on tap, home-baked goodies and lots of eclectic local art for sale.


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