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Food Scene

For fine dining with stunning views. Not cheap but worth the treat
169 locals recommend
Amisfield Winery station
169 locals recommend
For fine dining with stunning views. Not cheap but worth the treat
Wines and cheese tastings, restaurant and biking/walks
55 locals recommend
Gibbston Valley
1820 State Hwy 6
55 locals recommend
Wines and cheese tastings, restaurant and biking/walks
Wine and cheese
14 locals recommend
Wet Jacket Winery
1 Bendemeer Ln
14 locals recommend
Wine and cheese
Fantastic modern Tapas and drinks
75 locals recommend
La Rumbla
54 Buckingham St
75 locals recommend
Fantastic modern Tapas and drinks
Beautiful food, coffee and garden
50 locals recommend
Provisions of Arrowtown
65 Buckingham St
50 locals recommend
Beautiful food, coffee and garden
Upmarket lunches and wine tastings
Waitiri Creek Wines Ltd.
2323 Rafters Road
Upmarket lunches and wine tastings
Not cheap but uber cool/funky and modern amazing food
90 locals recommend
The Chop Shop
Arrow Lane
90 locals recommend
Not cheap but uber cool/funky and modern amazing food
Our favourite restaurant, strangely set in a motel but very funky, wholesome food and often turns into a gig venue.
56 locals recommend
Sherwood Queenstown
554 Frankton Rd
56 locals recommend
Our favourite restaurant, strangely set in a motel but very funky, wholesome food and often turns into a gig venue.
Amazing platters if wild foods smoked in barrels, Wine tasting, historic gold mining village walks, jet boating, swing bridge/river gorge views
13 locals recommend
Wild Earth Wines Ltd
180 State Hwy 8B
13 locals recommend
Amazing platters if wild foods smoked in barrels, Wine tasting, historic gold mining village walks, jet boating, swing bridge/river gorge views
Great anytime of day/Any season. Delicious breakfast/lunches/dinner/drinks/coffee etc and a deli if you need milk, deli meats, pies and ice creams! Also do great pizza which you can takeaway if desired for a picnic by the local rivers or lakes.
70 locals recommend
The Hayes
1 Onslow Rd
70 locals recommend
Great anytime of day/Any season. Delicious breakfast/lunches/dinner/drinks/coffee etc and a deli if you need milk, deli meats, pies and ice creams! Also do great pizza which you can takeaway if desired for a picnic by the local rivers or lakes.
Interesting to come and check out the Jacks Point development alone but this is one of the best restaurants to drink a glass or 2 of wine and eat a lazy lunch in the district. Platters highly recommended. Great gold course if you are that way inclined
58 locals recommend
Jack's Point Golf Course & Clubhouse
McAdam Drive
58 locals recommend
Interesting to come and check out the Jacks Point development alone but this is one of the best restaurants to drink a glass or 2 of wine and eat a lazy lunch in the district. Platters highly recommended. Great gold course if you are that way inclined
This was the old flight park café and is by the landing site where all the parapenters and hang gliders land under Coronet Peak. Now a lovely French/Italian restaurant
Flight Park Coffee and Restaurant
This was the old flight park café and is by the landing site where all the parapenters and hang gliders land under Coronet Peak. Now a lovely French/Italian restaurant
Akarua are one of the best producers of Pinot Noir and now have this fancy restaurant in quaint surroundings near Lake Hayes where you can try all their wines with great food.
66 locals recommend
Akarua Wines & kitchen by Artisan
265 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Rd
66 locals recommend
Akarua are one of the best producers of Pinot Noir and now have this fancy restaurant in quaint surroundings near Lake Hayes where you can try all their wines with great food.
Great spot for coffee/scones or brunch/lunch/dinners. Playground for kids next door and cool picnic spot on the beacj
17 locals recommend
The Bathhouse
38 Marine Parade
17 locals recommend
Great spot for coffee/scones or brunch/lunch/dinners. Playground for kids next door and cool picnic spot on the beacj
Starting/ending point for many wineries in Bannockburn or swimming at Lake Dunstan (Cromwell)
30 locals recommend
Bannockburn Hotel - Wine Country Restaurant & Bar
420 Bannockburn Rd
30 locals recommend
Starting/ending point for many wineries in Bannockburn or swimming at Lake Dunstan (Cromwell)
Wine tastings and food platters mmm
15 locals recommend
Wooing Tree Vineyard
7 Shortcut Rd
15 locals recommend
Wine tastings and food platters mmm
Modern take on a buffet. Interactive marketplace. The space is alive, tempting you to take part in the delicious and theatrical mosaic of international cuisines. Chefs cook before your eyes in a buzzing setting where their creations draw inspiration from the fresh, local produce.
27 locals recommend
Bazaar Queenstown
30 Brunswick St
27 locals recommend
Modern take on a buffet. Interactive marketplace. The space is alive, tempting you to take part in the delicious and theatrical mosaic of international cuisines. Chefs cook before your eyes in a buzzing setting where their creations draw inspiration from the fresh, local produce.
Won best café in NZ. Say no more.
204 locals recommend
Bespoke Kitchen
9 Isle St
204 locals recommend
Won best café in NZ. Say no more.
Habebes is a Middle Eastern influenced café and takeaway. Its a Queenstown institution. The best kababs with super healthy salads to select from. Forget the Fergburger queue and come round the corner to here
8 locals recommend
Habebes Cafe and Takeaway
30 Shotover St
8 locals recommend
Habebes is a Middle Eastern influenced café and takeaway. Its a Queenstown institution. The best kababs with super healthy salads to select from. Forget the Fergburger queue and come round the corner to here
The best bakery in town or possibly anywhere. Probably the best value lunch in town. Grab your picnic food here. Pies, breads, pizza slice and famous boston cream donuts recommended. Forget the queue to fergburger next door and get some bakery food to eat by the lake.
89 locals recommend
Fergbaker
40 Shotover St
89 locals recommend
The best bakery in town or possibly anywhere. Probably the best value lunch in town. Grab your picnic food here. Pies, breads, pizza slice and famous boston cream donuts recommended. Forget the queue to fergburger next door and get some bakery food to eat by the lake.

Drinks & Nightlife

Pub style food
10 locals recommend
Gibbston Tavern
8 Coal Pit Rd
10 locals recommend
Pub style food
Iconic bar and restaurant in town. Good any time of day for food/drinks but particularly for live music in the evenings.
126 locals recommend
The World Bar & Restaurant
12 Church St
126 locals recommend
Iconic bar and restaurant in town. Good any time of day for food/drinks but particularly for live music in the evenings.
Great for food anytime of day and live venue at night. Very funky design and cool place.
71 locals recommend
Yonder
14 Church St
71 locals recommend
Great for food anytime of day and live venue at night. Very funky design and cool place.
Great Pizzas and cool scene. Good anytime of day
64 locals recommend
Winnies
7-9 The Mall
64 locals recommend
Great Pizzas and cool scene. Good anytime of day
Wine tastings in a beautiful setting
27 locals recommend
Mt Difficulty Wines Cellar Door
73 Felton Rd
27 locals recommend
Wine tastings in a beautiful setting
Cute little bar next to the cinema
83 locals recommend
The Blue Door Arrowtown
18 Buckingham St
83 locals recommend
Cute little bar next to the cinema

Parks & Nature

Beautifully landscaped gardens with a waterside track with plenty of secret mini beaches to relax or picnic on if desired.
161 locals recommend
Queenstown Gardens Disc Golf
161 locals recommend
Beautifully landscaped gardens with a waterside track with plenty of secret mini beaches to relax or picnic on if desired.
Swimming, picnics, walks and biking
41 locals recommend
Lake Hayes
41 locals recommend
Swimming, picnics, walks and biking
Beautiful drive out here (20mins) then plenty of beaches, hiking, biking, swimming, picnics. This is where the locals come to water ski, jet ski and jump of jetties. Also a great golf course.
8 locals recommend
Kelvin Heights
8 locals recommend
Beautiful drive out here (20mins) then plenty of beaches, hiking, biking, swimming, picnics. This is where the locals come to water ski, jet ski and jump of jetties. Also a great golf course.
beautiful walking, biking, picnics, safe for kids
13 locals recommend
Arrow River
13 locals recommend
beautiful walking, biking, picnics, safe for kids
Great beach for swimming/picnics. Legendary 12 mile mountain biking tracks on your door step for free downhill loop tracks.
9 locals recommend
Wilson Bay
9 locals recommend
Great beach for swimming/picnics. Legendary 12 mile mountain biking tracks on your door step for free downhill loop tracks.
Great beaches, walking, hiking
24 locals recommend
Bob's Cove Track
1246 Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd
24 locals recommend
Great beaches, walking, hiking
Education bird park. Worth the visit
20 locals recommend
Kiwi Birdlife Park
51 Brecon St
20 locals recommend
Education bird park. Worth the visit
Cute little farm style wildlife park on the river. Good for young kids to pat animals - ponies, rabbits, pigs, peacocks, chickens, lots of birds and quirky displays
Zoological Gardens
100 Riverside Rd
Cute little farm style wildlife park on the river. Good for young kids to pat animals - ponies, rabbits, pigs, peacocks, chickens, lots of birds and quirky displays
Family friendly beach for swimming. Great picnic spot. Good place to bike the Frankton Track to Queenstown town centre on (about 7km) which is flat but stunning views next to the lake
Frankton Beach BBQ Facility
Family friendly beach for swimming. Great picnic spot. Good place to bike the Frankton Track to Queenstown town centre on (about 7km) which is flat but stunning views next to the lake
Great walk to stunning views onto of Queenstown Hill
155 locals recommend
Queenstown Hill Walking Track
58 Belfast Terrace
155 locals recommend
Great walk to stunning views onto of Queenstown Hill
Stunning Trail to/from Arrowtown. A bit hilly but nothing major.
7 locals recommend
Macetown
Motatapu Track
7 locals recommend
Stunning Trail to/from Arrowtown. A bit hilly but nothing major.
Amazing ziplines (flying fox with harness) thorugh the trees from up top of the Skyline gondola to the bottom
24 locals recommend
Ziptrek Ecotours
45 Camp St
24 locals recommend
Amazing ziplines (flying fox with harness) thorugh the trees from up top of the Skyline gondola to the bottom
Go on the Earnslaw paddle ship across to this buffet restaurant and farm show
26 locals recommend
Walter Peak Farm
1 Mount Nicholas Beach Bay Rd
26 locals recommend
Go on the Earnslaw paddle ship across to this buffet restaurant and farm show
Short but adventurous drive from Queesntown. Amazing horses to ride (or check out). Good walking/biking/swimming or camping and picnics
Moke Lake Campsite
Moke Lake Road
Short but adventurous drive from Queesntown. Amazing horses to ride (or check out). Good walking/biking/swimming or camping and picnics
Great easy day walk. Visit DOC for maps and information
Lake Dispute
Great easy day walk. Visit DOC for maps and information

Shopping

Plenty of different shops and a supermarket
112 locals recommend
Remarkables Park Town Centre
Hawthorne Drive
112 locals recommend
Plenty of different shops and a supermarket
Lots of fantastic shopping to be done in down town Queenstown (15mins drive)
95 locals recommend
Queenstown
95 locals recommend
Lots of fantastic shopping to be done in down town Queenstown (15mins drive)
Remarkables Market is open from October to April every Saturday 9am - 2pm. It's a special place where locals and visitors can shop, eat, relax, catch up, listen to live music and enjoy our unique mountain atmosphere.
22 locals recommend
Remarkables Market
23 Hawthorne Dr
22 locals recommend
Remarkables Market is open from October to April every Saturday 9am - 2pm. It's a special place where locals and visitors can shop, eat, relax, catch up, listen to live music and enjoy our unique mountain atmosphere.
Supermarket and other stores such as Pharmacy, Noel Lemming etc
137 locals recommend
Countdown Queenstown
30 Grant Rd
137 locals recommend
Supermarket and other stores such as Pharmacy, Noel Lemming etc
Iconic kiwi bargain store with almost everything you could ever need. Great for kids toys, clothing, home supplies etc
9 locals recommend
The Warehouse
24 Grant Rd
9 locals recommend
Iconic kiwi bargain store with almost everything you could ever need. Great for kids toys, clothing, home supplies etc
New Zealand’s largest home improvement and garden retailer
Mitre 10 MEGA Queenstown
46 Brookes Rd
New Zealand’s largest home improvement and garden retailer

Entertainment & Activities

Jet boat rides or stunning to check out just for a walk by the river
167 locals recommend
Shotover Jet
3 Arthurs Point Rd
167 locals recommend
Jet boat rides or stunning to check out just for a walk by the river
indoor Karting and Lazer Tag
10 locals recommend
Game Over
14 Red Oaks Dr
10 locals recommend
indoor Karting and Lazer Tag
Ski field or mountain biking/walks/parapenting
133 locals recommend
Coronet Peak Ski Area
133 locals recommend
Ski field or mountain biking/walks/parapenting
Ski field or mountain biking/walks/parapenting. Can walk to Lake Alta in summer months which is frozen over in winter within the ski resort.
153 locals recommend
The Remarkables Ski Area
153 locals recommend
Ski field or mountain biking/walks/parapenting. Can walk to Lake Alta in summer months which is frozen over in winter within the ski resort.
Ski field or mountain biking/walks/parapenting. Can walk to Lake Alta in summer months which is frozen over in winter within the ski resort.
71 locals recommend
Cardrona Alpine Resort
Cardrona Valley Rd
71 locals recommend
Ski field or mountain biking/walks/parapenting. Can walk to Lake Alta in summer months which is frozen over in winter within the ski resort.
Stunning views above Lake Wanaka - amazing skiing/snowboarding trails and hiking/biking/parapenting
57 locals recommend
Treble Cone Ski Area
Mt Aspiring Road
57 locals recommend
Stunning views above Lake Wanaka - amazing skiing/snowboarding trails and hiking/biking/parapenting
Not cheap but worth the splash for a private spa overlooking the Shotover River with a glass or two of Champagne recommended.
67 locals recommend
Onsen Hot Pools
162 Arthurs Point Rd
67 locals recommend
Not cheap but worth the splash for a private spa overlooking the Shotover River with a glass or two of Champagne recommended.
The original AJ Hackett bungy bridge and newer zipline. Great viewing platform for the younger ones
51 locals recommend
AJ Hackett Kawarau Bungy Centre
51 locals recommend
The original AJ Hackett bungy bridge and newer zipline. Great viewing platform for the younger ones
VERY scary haunted house
7 locals recommend
Fear Factory Queenstown
59 Beach St
7 locals recommend
VERY scary haunted house
Indoor mini golf with lots of fancy moving parts. not suitable for young kids.
Caddyshack City Mini Golf
Indoor mini golf with lots of fancy moving parts. not suitable for young kids.
Can You Escape The Room In Time? Crack the codes. solve the puzzles and try to ESCAPE IN 60 MINUTES!
Escape Quest Queenstown
28 Rees St
Can You Escape The Room In Time? Crack the codes. solve the puzzles and try to ESCAPE IN 60 MINUTES!
Maze, illusions and puzzles
128 locals recommend
Puzzling World
188 Wanaka-Luggate Hwy
128 locals recommend
Maze, illusions and puzzles
Race track, indoor go karts, car museum, highlands taxi (on race track)
43 locals recommend
Highlands - Experience the Exceptional
Sandflat Road
43 locals recommend
Race track, indoor go karts, car museum, highlands taxi (on race track)
Indoor Trampoline Park
17 locals recommend
SITE Trampoline
17 locals recommend
Indoor Trampoline Park
Sensory Maze
Odyssey Sensory Maze Queenstown
57 Shotover St
Sensory Maze
Very cool little movie theatre with giant sofa style seats. Wine and cheese platters encouraged
156 locals recommend
Dorothy Browns Cinema & Bar
18 Buckingham St
156 locals recommend
Very cool little movie theatre with giant sofa style seats. Wine and cheese platters encouraged
Jet boat ride that leaves from town but comes right up the stunning Kawarau River (past where you can walk to in 10mins from the house). See all the secret spots only the locals know about. It may make you want to explore the Queenstown trail more by foot/bike.
11 locals recommend
KJet Queenstown
Marine Parade
11 locals recommend
Jet boat ride that leaves from town but comes right up the stunning Kawarau River (past where you can walk to in 10mins from the house). See all the secret spots only the locals know about. It may make you want to explore the Queenstown trail more by foot/bike.

Essentials

Our preferred supermarket in Queesntown. All new and a large selection of international foods, good seafood counter and bakery with a nice atmostphere
148 locals recommend
PAK'nSAVE Queenstown
302 Hawthorne Dr
148 locals recommend
Our preferred supermarket in Queesntown. All new and a large selection of international foods, good seafood counter and bakery with a nice atmostphere
Walk in doctors (no appointments needed)
42 locals recommend
Queenstown Pharmacy
Isle Street
42 locals recommend
Walk in doctors (no appointments needed)
International airport just 5mins drive!
52 locals recommend
Airport station
52 locals recommend
International airport just 5mins drive!
GREAT MEAT. Quality butcher
20 locals recommend
Neat Meat Queenstown
3 Hawthorne Dr
20 locals recommend
GREAT MEAT. Quality butcher

Sightseeing

45mins drive from Queenstown but the driver is stunning. plenty of hiking and adventures to be done. Go to the department of conservation to get maps for the numerous hikes. This is the gateway to the Routeburn, Dart and Greenstone Valley walks
170 locals recommend
Glenorchy
170 locals recommend
45mins drive from Queenstown but the driver is stunning. plenty of hiking and adventures to be done. Go to the department of conservation to get maps for the numerous hikes. This is the gateway to the Routeburn, Dart and Greenstone Valley walks
Beautiful drive over the Crown Range and into Wanaka. Good for swimming, walking. biking, shopping and plenty of outdoor activities around Wanaka
78 locals recommend
Wanaka
78 locals recommend
Beautiful drive over the Crown Range and into Wanaka. Good for swimming, walking. biking, shopping and plenty of outdoor activities around Wanaka