Lieto Gelato Cafe is a family-run gelato and coffee cafe at 4 Water Street in the heart of Whangārei. The menu centres on gelato, with parfaits in lemon, blueberry, strawberry, Biscoff, pistachio, mango and peach. The brownies come in gluten-free, fudge, triple chocolate and raspberry and white chocolate versions, and there are cakes too. The coffee is freshly brewed, and the website describes the cafe as a place for friends, families and a morning coffee or an evening treat.
Open Locally lists 12 other cafes within a kilometre. The four nearest are Essence Cafe, 0.1 km away, Fat Camel Cafe and KofeKai Cafe, both 0.2 km away, and Treat Cakes and Pastries, 0.3 km away. None of those four has a rating on Open Locally. Our pick in Whangārei for gelato and a coffee in the city centre.