Traditional
Woodfire Pizza.
A warm, welcoming Lebanese family cafe in the heart of Kilbirnie — great coffee and all-day food.
Straight from the oven
Blistered
in minutes
We fire our oven with New Zealand manuka wood — extreme heat, a stone base, and that distinctive manuka smoke. It's what gives our pizza its crisp, charred, traditional crust.
The oven fires up at 11am. From the classic Margherita to Lebanese manoucheh and our fan-favourite Seafood, everything comes out of the same fire.
There's plenty of room to settle in — a cosy seating area upstairs, and tables outside when you're after a bit of sun. Good for a long lunch, a catch-up with friends, or a quiet coffee. Give us a call on 04 387 8888 to book a table.
A slice from the past
A taste of Buba
Everything we serve
The Menu
Served from open until 5:30pm, Tuesday to Sunday (Sunday until 4:30pm)
Breakfast
Bacon, kransky, mushroom, roasted tomato, hashbrown, grilled onion, eggs on toast with tomato sauce. Choose your eggs — poached, fried or scrambled.
Choose your version:
- With bacon — rosti with bacon, eggs, avocado, topped with hollandaise
- Go vege — eggs, spinach, slow roast tomato, halloumi & avocado, topped with hollandaise
Choose from bacon, ham or salmon ($2 extra), poached eggs, spinach on sourdough & hollandaise
Bacon, pineapple, grilled banana, maple syrup, fruit compote
Served on 5 grain toast
All served with toast. Choose your version:
- Meat — pepperoni, bacon, capsicum & cheese
- Vege — tomato, mushroom, grilled onion, spinach & cheese
Poached, fried or scrambled eggs on toast
Poached, fried or scrambled eggs on toast
Extras
Served until 5:30pm, Tuesday to Sunday (Sunday until 4:30pm). Extras available on request.
Our special dish
Fresh fish, served with wedges, tomato sauce, lemon, garlic bread, buba tartare sauce and our garden salad
Brunch
Served on our garden salad with avocado, tomato, pesto & sourdough toast
Sweet chilli chicken, avocado
Chicken, bacon, melted cheese, lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomato, aioli, pineapple, tomato sauce, served with chips
Beef, bacon, melted cheese, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, grilled onion, aioli, tomato sauce, served with chips
Fresh fish battered with chips, lemon & buba tartare sauce (add garden salad $4)
Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, served with chips
Smoked salmon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, served with chips
Choose from bacon or salmon, with avocado, sour cream, sweet chilli sauce, served with our garden salad
Served with garlic bread
Served with garlic bread
With sweet chilli & sour cream
With sour cream, sweet chilli & guacamole
Beef rump on homemade potato rosti topped with fried eggs, homemade hollandaise, served with our garden salad
Served on homemade potato rosti, with our garden salad
Pasta
Creamy garlic fettuccine, bacon & mushroom (add chicken $4)
Fettuccine, capsicum, olives, onion, mushroom, spinach in our red sauce
In cream, herbs & parmesan
With garlic, capers & dill in creamy sweet chilli sauce
Kids menu
With ice cream, banana & maple syrup
Tuesday to Sunday, from 11am — when the woodfire oven fires up
Lebanese pizza
Herb pizza. Mediterranean herbs, thyme, sesame, sumac mixed with olive oil
Add tomato $1 · Add cucumber $1 · Add olives $2
Cheese pizza. Butter base, halloumi & mozzarella
Add tomato $1 · Add cucumber $1 · Add olives $2
Meat pizza. Beef mince mixed with tomato, spices, herbs & pine nuts, served with lemon
Pizza
Tomato base, mozzarella, buffalo, parmesan, basil & olive oil
Tomato base, pepperoni salami, beef pastrami, smoked chicken, chargrilled bacon, mozzarella & parmesan
Tomato base, spinach, roasted capsicum, pepperoni salami, mozzarella & parmesan
Basil pesto base, spinach, kalamata olives, roasted capsicum, sundried tomato, feta, mushroom, oregano, mozzarella & parmesan
Cranberry base, spinach, chicken, roasted capsicum, pine nuts, mozzarella & parmesan
Tomato base, spinach, capsicum, jalapeño corn chips, beef nacho mix, sour cream, avocado, mozzarella
Tomato base, beef pastrami, chargrilled bacon, zucchini, mushroom, mozzarella & parmesan
Sweet chilli base, garlic prawns, smoked salmon, cream cheese, spinach, lemon, capers, oregano & mozzarella
Basil pesto base, halloumi, roasted capsicum, fresh tomato, zucchini, zaatar sesame seeds & mozzarella
BBQ sauce base, ham, pineapple, mozzarella & parmesan
Sides
With tomato sauce & aioli
With tomato sauce & sour cream
Add cheesey crust to any pizza $4 · Gluten free base on any pizza $5
Thursday to Saturday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Our full woodfire pizza menu is available at dinner too.
Entrees
Mains
Fresh fish, served with wedges, tomato sauce, lemon, garlic bread, buba tartare sauce & our garden salad
Beef rump on homemade potato rosti topped with fried eggs, hollandaise, served with our garden salad
Served on homemade potato rosti, with our garden salad
Chicken, bacon, melted cheese, lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomato, aioli, pineapple, tomato sauce, served with chips
Beef, bacon, melted cheese, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, grilled onion, aioli, tomato sauce, served with chips
Pasta
Creamy garlic fettuccine, bacon & mushroom (add chicken $4)
Fettuccine, capsicum, olives, onion, mushroom, spinach in our red sauce
In cream & parmesan
With garlic, capers & dill in creamy sweet chilli sauce
Dessert
Woodfire pizza
The whole pizza menu — mains and Lebanese manoucheh — is served right through dinner.
About us
A cafe in the heart of Kilbirnie
Plaza Pizzeria was founded in 2009 by Nicolas Haidamous. Inspired by his love of Mediterranean pizza and his dream of bringing the Lebanese culinary experience to the suburbs of Wellington.
Nicolas was known for his witty and proud personality, cheeky smile and willingness to share a joke at any given moment. He was always up for a conversation with anyone he'd meet.
Today Buba Cafe is a heartfelt tribute to Nicolas, who affectionately nicknamed his partner Anita 'Buba' — short for habuba, which in Arabic means 'Darling'. We renamed it to honour his memory and continue the legacy and tradition he left behind. Every pizza is made with love, just how Nicolas liked it.
Discover our menu, connect with our community, and join us in celebrating the passion that inspired Buba Cafe.