welcome to L’Arté café and gallery

a visual and edible feast

Gallery Shop

Come and escape the hustle and bustle of pavement dining and soak up our relaxed L’Arté atmosphere.

You won‘t be disappointed.

OPEN WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY

Gallery 8:30am - 4pm

Cafe 8am - 3pm weekdays, 8am - 4pm weekends

Cafe Summer Opening Hours

December 27th - February 2nd

7 days a week, 8am - 4pm

Voted Lonely Planet‘s No 1 cafe pick for the Central North Island and one of the top 10 places to visit in New Zealand. L’Arté Café and Gallery is not to be missed when visiting Taupo. The café and gallery are both set in a magical, art filled garden, complete with an outside mosaic living room.

Discover a dream world of extraordinary dimensions in this tranquil mosaic-filled haven. As you wander through the pathways of art and creativity, nestled in the mature garden, you will soon discover the most unique New Zealand gallery. Judi Brennan’s passion and innovation for her work and surroundings make L’Arté Café and Gallery a visual delight that keeps growing and changing with every new project. Attached to the gallery is the working pottery studio. This is where Judi’s inspiration becomes reality. Living the creative process, her work is always changing as she explores the possibilities of the medium she is working with and pushes all the boundaries.

L’Arté Café and Gallery serves Allpress coffee, has a wonderful selection of New Zealand wines and beers and the excellent service exceeds all expectations. With New Zealand‘s finest produce, the kitchen team at L’arté produce everything fresh on-site. L’Arté Café and Gallery is a special holiday experience that will stay with you.

Visit us..

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY

Gallery 8:30am - 4pm

Cafe 8am - 3pm weekdays

8am - 4pm weekends

us@larte.co.nz | (027) 263 3671

255 Mapara Road, Acacia Bay, Taupo NZ 3385

a taste from the gallery

Ceramic artist Judi Brennan's unique works of art are an absolute delight. Judi's designs are all hand-built in the studio at LArté Gallery. They are innovative, quirky, colourful and fun.

we’d love to hear from you

Please get in touch…

Whether you are interested in our menu, a special piece from our gallery or you’d like to contact us to arrange a function, we’d love to hear from you.