Topic: Eateries from the 1960s to 1970s
Topic type:
As listed in the Bay of Plenty Telephone Books c1968- Present & Rotorua Who's Who 1961-1980, held by Rotorua Library.
| Name | Address | Year |
| 5 Doors Restaurant | Soundshell Building, Lake Front | c1974-c1981 |
| Balcony Lounge | 304 Building | c1968-c1987 |
| Bar-B-Q | Tutanekai Street | c1954-1981 |
| Bindon's Bistro | 44 Haupapa Street | c1975 |
| Birds Nest Restaurant | 46 Haupapa Street | c1970-1975 |
| Blue Room Cafe | 45 Haupapa Street | c1957-c1980 |
| Bubbling Well Home Bakeries | 217 Tutanekai Street, then 68 Eruera Street | c1955-1987 |
| Bushman's Hut | 167 Tutanekai Street | c1977-c1991 |
| Cameo Coffee Lounge | 303 Tutanekai Street | c1961-1973 |
| Chevron International Restaurant | 163 Tutanekai Street | c1964-1977 |
| Chopsticks Restaurant & Takeaways | 45 Amohau Street | c1970-19? |
| The Coffee House | 89 Fenton Street | c1957-c1981 |
| Continental Kitchen | 36a Eruera Street | c1979-c1990 |
| Friar Tuck's | cnr Tutanekai & Arawa Streets | c1977-1984 |
| Heidelberg Coffee Lounge | 40 Hinemoa Street | c1965-c1981 |
| Karl's Dining Rooms | 259 Tutanekai Street | c1971-c1981 |
| Kenya Coffee Lounge | 30 Eruera Street | c1958-c1987 |
| Lake View Snack Bar | 102 Tutanekai Street | c1974-c1978 |
| Mac's Coffee Bar & Restaurant | Petticoat Lane, 189 Fenton Street | c1979-c1980 |
| Maid Marian Cafe | 67 Arawa Street | c1976-1987 |
| Mecca Coffee Lounge | 116 Tutanekai Street | c1968-1977 |
| Milama Restaurant | 93 Fenton Street | c1974-1984 |
| Nevy's Milk Bar | 102 Tutanekai Street | c1978- |
| Pagoda Chinese Restaurant | Geyser Court | c1977-1984 |
| Pancake Parlour | 47 Arawa Street | c1974-1978 |
| Rosewood Coffee Lounge | Tutanekai Street | c1972-198? |
| Ruedi's French Bistro | 41 Arawa Street | c1977-1981 |
| The Singing Kettle | 37 Arawa Street | c1969-1977 |
| Smithy's Seafood Family Restaurant | 65 Arawa Street | c1969-1983 |
| The Steak House | 132 Tutanekai Street | c1977-Present |
| Tiki Coffee Lounge | 287 Tutanekai Street | c1969-1971 |
| The Topper | 67 Arawa Street | c1950-1977 |
| Towers Restaurant | Government Gardens | c1964-1990s |
| Town and Country Tearooms | 40 Eruera Street | c1965-1990 |
| White Pine Coffee Lounge | 409 Tutanekai Street (was 287 Tutanekai) | c1971-1992 |
| Wimpy Family Restaurant | 416 Tutanekai Street | c1977-c1985 |
To see what happened to some of these cafe's & restaurants....click here & here
