TE PAPA CAFE - Level 1
Te Papa’s cafe offers a great food and drink experience in a welcoming, vibrant, and family-friendly environment.
Te Papa Cafe delivers the very best of what makes up New Zealand’s engaging cafe culture: fresh ingredients and wonderful preparation, along with barista coffee and a selection of teas and other beverages, including wines and beers available by the glass and bottle.
Another expression of Te Papa’s unique identity, the cafe is themed as a celebration of the story of New Zealand food and how New Zealanders enjoy it. It features eye-catching wall decor inspired by tukutuku (woven panel) design as well as historical, nostalgic, and contemporary images from the Te Papa collections. All this in a spacious and relaxing location on Wellington’s waterfront.
Te Papa Cafe - yet another reason to experience Te Papa.
Lunch - Short order menu (pdf, 72 kB)
Te Papa Cafe - Menu (pdf, 66 kB)
Opening hours are 9am - 5pm, 7 days.
ESPRESSO - Level 4
Espresso is located on Level 4 in the heart of the Museum with comfortable seating and serving great coffee, cakes, pastries, and light refreshments ‑ making it a favourite place to relax.
Espresso menu
Cakes, muffins, scones.
Wraps
Goulash Soup
Caesar Salad
Tea, Coffee
Wine by the glass
Juices
Espresso is from 10.00am to 6.00pm, and closes at 9.00pm on Thursday nights. Why not combine a visit to the Museum with coffee and cake, or a glass of wine in the stunning surrounds of our national treasures?
Venue hire
Te Papa has a range of astonishing venues for dinners, cocktail parties, and banquets, catering for groups from ten to over 1000. Fore more information, browse our Functions & Catering pages.