Dante’s Fine Foods (Cambridge, New Zealand)
“Take hundreds of delightful foods, add dozens of countries, a dash of local flavour, mix with oodles of passion and—voila!—you’ve got Dante’s.
“We stock the best foods from virtually every far-flung corner of the planet, with a range diverse enough to satisfy every appetite. Want Belgian chocolates? Perhaps Indian spices? French brie? Italian parmigiano-reggiano? South African biltong? Dutch liquorice? Swedish ginger biscuits? Or how about loose-leaf teas? Gluten-free flours? Premium muesli? Artisan chutneys and vinaigrettes? You name it, we’ve got it.” –Dante’s Fine Foods
According to New Zealand media outlet Stuff, Dante’s Fine Foods was opened in 2005 by a Dutch family who had emigrated to New Zealand and desired to bring European grocery goods to their new neighborhood in Cambridge, NZ. You can find the store on Duke Street, in the Waikato market.
The current website explains the name: “Our shop is named in honour of the great Italian writer Dante Alighieri, who wrote poetry so exquisite that it ushered in a whole new style of literature. And that’s exactly what we’re about: a new style. Dante’s means a fresh approach to eating.”
Sighting Citation:
“Dante’s Fine Foods (Cambridge, New Zealand).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. November 18, 2025. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/dantes-fine-foods-cambridge-new-zealand-2/.Related Sighting
The Ancient Wine Guys, “The Wines of Dante’s Inferno” (2021)