Noodle Canteen Oamaru is an Asian restaurant and noodle bar at 163 Thames Street, Oamaru, in the Waitaki district, holding a 4.2 rating from 240 Google reviews. It is part of the Noodle Canteen chain, a familiar name in New Zealand for quick, cooked-to-order noodle and rice dishes.
Good noodle bars live and die by the wok: dishes are stir-fried to order in minutes, so the best sign of a busy, well-run one is steady turnover, especially at lunchtime. Portions tend to be generous and meals travel well, which makes this style of eating a natural takeaway choice. Menus usually run from mild to fiery, so it pays to ask how hot a dish really is before ordering, and regulars often add rice sides to spread the choice across a table.
Sitting on Thames Street in the heart of Oamaru, this branch gives the town an easy stop for a quick, filling noodle feed.