The Best Egg Benedicts You’ll Find In Wellington

Loretta is a beautiful and elegant restaurant with a light and airy interior, ideal for lazy weekend lunches and indulgent dining experiences. The menu showcases fresh, flavourful and feel-good cuisine. During our brunch visits, we always stick with our tried-and-true favourite, the Eggs Florentine; this is Loretta’s take on our beloved eggs benedict.

The dish has the essentials of poached eggs, and then comes the spinach, layered atop seeded rye bread and doused in rich hollandaise. A simple, iconic dish that always hits the spot. Pair breaky with a fruity and refreshing iced tea; the peach and apricot are divine.

Olive is an oasis-like none other; the little inner-city garden restaurant is the perfect escape from reality. The quirky and unique interior oozes relaxation with its tropical foliage and sun-soaked courtyard; throw in heavenly food and strong coffee, you’ll never want to leave.

The contemporary New Zealand cuisine ticks all of our boxes and is the best way to start the day, especially when paired with Olive’s famous Bloody Mary. While the menu changes with the season to showcase the fresh and seasonal produce of the land, there’s one thing that stays the same, the eggs benedict. Olive’s eggs benedict is gloriously simple, a perfectly poached egg with finely sliced ham on a soft muffin, drizzled with hollandaise sauce.

Fidel’s Café is known for two things; the rich Cuban coffee and home-style eats, specifically, eggs benedict. The eggs bene is a timeless classic, with two poached eggs, a generous helping of hollandaise sauce, a house hash, and built on top of a beautifully toasted English muffin and with delicious extras available.

Opt to add free-range bacon, smoked salmon or charred seasonal greens. Whether you’re an earlier riser or a late bruncher, Fidel’s has you covered, serving our favourite dishes from 8am – 3pm. Make sure to treat yourself to something sweet; Fidel’s thick shakes are famous in Wellington and are a great way to end every visit.

If a cruise-y beach café is your vibe, the iconic Maranui Surf Club Café will be right up your street. Kick back on the deck and enjoy your breakfast with a scenic view of the water. Maranui Café specialises in classic kiwi cuisine that keeps your soul and stomach happy.

The eggs benedict has two expertly poached free-range eggs on toasted sourdough with a dollop of hollandaise sauce. Personalise the dish with fresh spinach, smokey bacon, grilled ham off the bone, hot-smoked salmon or pulled pork.

Wellington never ceases to amaze with an endless supply of cafés, and Preservatorium Café is by far one of our favourites. Giving a warm welcome to gourmet enthusiasts, the menu aims to seduce all those who stop by, with the best burgers in town, mouth-watering pastries and tasty eggs benedict – what more could you want?

The eggs benedict is lovingly layered with a base of handmade hash brown, the second layer of ham, bacon, or spinach, then comes the gooey poached egg and the final touch, saffron hollandaise. On Thursday’s, the eggs benedict is on special; $5 cheaper than usual.