Whairepo Cafe is a Māori-inspired cafe at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke, 2 Taranaki Street, on the Wellington waterfront. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 23 reviews. Reviewers mention the warm welcome, prompt and happy staff, the avocado toast and the chocolate fish, and the harbour view.
The website describes a menu built around the sea, the land and the gardens, with Māori-inspired food and hospitality. Tables can be booked indoors or outside for groups and whānau. The cafe's kitchen also supplies food and drink for conferences, functions and events held at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke.
For a waterfront coffee or a Māori-inspired meal in central Wellington, this cafe at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke looks out over Whairepo Lagoon.