Gibbston Tavern
Wood-fired pizza, local craft beer and a full vegan menu.
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Where to eat in Queenstown
Photo: Botswana Butchery
From fish & chips to MICHELIN-Starred dining, Queenstown restaurants give you plenty to plan your appetite around.
Look down a quiet lane, head into the hills, or settle in for lunch in wine country.
Food in Queenstown can take you from a paper-wrapped dinner by the lake to a tasting menu you’ve been looking forward to all week. In between, you’ll find local favourites, tucked-away dining rooms and chefs finding fresh ways to showcase local produce. You can share pizza in a converted church, linger over Japanese tapas or make an afternoon of a winery lunch. Let your appetite shape a few plans, with places to eat in Queenstown stretching well beyond the waterfront.
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Here's how the area fits together. You can explore central Queenstown on foot, with lakefront tables and lively dining rooms close together. By car or bus, Arrowtown and Lake Hayes are around 20 minutes away, offering contemporary cooking in characterful settings. Gibbston’s winery restaurants are around 30 minutes away, and Glenorchy’s backcountry hospitality is a 45-minute stunning lakeside drive. Closer to town, Fernhill and Frankton offer relaxed local dining, around 10–15 minutes from the centre.
Botswana Butchery
A lakefront bistro in historic Archer's Cottage; MICHELIN Selected and one Cuisine hat.
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A MICHELIN Bib Gourmand in an old church on Country Lane, noted for wood-fired pizza.
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Japanese Cuisine Kappa
A small local institution of more than twenty-five years above the Mall, with daily specials using local fish.
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Postmasters Kitchen + Bar
A historic cottage with verandas and a courtyard facing the main street.
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Glenorchy Hotel, Bar, Restaurant and Cafe
A classic gastropub menu and an outdoor area with a view.
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Base Camp Kitchen
A shared wood-fired dinner before stargazing in the dark sky sanctuary.
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Kinross Bistro Restaurant
Local game and seafood in a courtyard over the vines.
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Aosta
A MICHELIN Bib Gourmand and two Cuisine hats; Northern Italian technique and handmade pasta.
Giovi Fine Food
Handmade pasta and gelato at Remarkables Park, with fresh pasta to take home.
Read more: Your Guide to the Best Frankton Restaurants
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Fino Wine Bar
One Cuisine hat; small plates at the marina and wine mainly from small Central Otago vineyards.
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Akin
Coffee, toasties and baking on the main street.
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The Cow - Pizza and Spaghetti House
Pizza and pasta on Cow Lane since 1977; a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good value.
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Essence by ROKI Collection
New Zealand's only two-MICHELIN-Star restaurant, serving an evening tasting menu; book well ahead.
Nest at Kamana Lakehouse
MICHELIN Selected, with a degustation paired with local wines; book before sunset.
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Rātā Restaurant
One MICHELIN Star; a produce-led menu of high country game, duck, lamb and southern seafood in a courtyard off Ballarat Street.
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True South Dining Room
MICHELIN Selected; a monthly menu that names its Otago suppliers.
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The Woolshed, Ayrburn
MICHELIN Selected for bistro classics and grilled meats in a converted farm building.
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Pavilion Bar & Kitchens
One Cuisine hat; social dining from chef Sean Connolly at Queenstown Central.
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CAVE - Japanese Sake & Tapas
A small sake and tapas room with seats at the bar for solo diners.
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Amisfield Restaurant & Cellar Door
One MICHELIN Star; hyper-seasonal cooking matched to its own organic wines.
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Sherwood Restaurant
One MICHELIN Star and two Cuisine hats; much of the menu comes from its own garden and orchard.
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Gibbston Valley Winery Restaurant
Courtyard dining at the region's oldest vineyard, using produce from the chef's gardens.
Read more: Exploring Gibbston's Wineries and Cellar Doors, Al fresco Dining Around Queenstown
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Mrs Woolly's General Store
Cabinet food and picnic tables at the top of the lake.
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The Meat Preachers Restaurant
Slow-roasted BBQ from Queenstown butcher Zamora.
Read more: Your Guide to the Best Frankton Restaurants
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Blue Kanu
A Pacific and Asian menu the owners call "Polynasian".
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Where to eat in Queenstown: good to know
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