Osteria

Taupo & the Ruapehu Region


Warm up with a pizza or generous risotto in this contemporary Italian restaurant with rustic touches (wooden chairs, open fireplaces, old photos and the odd mounted deer head). There's a menu page dedicated to Australian and NZ wines, with another reserved for Italy. Share the dessert pizza at the end.


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