Himatangi Beach Cossie Club is a restaurant at 1 Hunia Terrace in the small coastal settlement of Himatangi Beach, Manawatū, holding a 4.4 rating from 93 Google reviews, with updates and hours best checked on its Facebook page.
Club restaurants in the Cosmopolitan tradition sit somewhere between a neighbourhood bistro and a members' lounge: hearty, generous food, a bar close to the dining room, and a crowd of locals rather than passers-by. At many New Zealand clubs, day visitors can simply sign in, so you don't need a membership to eat there. Small beach-settlement kitchens often keep seasonal or limited hours, and the room tends to fill on fine summer evenings, so it pays to check ahead before making the trip, especially with a group. Regulars usually arrive early and stick to the classics.
A few streets back from the sand, the Cossie gives Himatangi Beach the kind of local dining room a small coastal settlement is lucky to have.