Guidebook for Arrowtown

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Guidebook for Arrowtown

Food Scene

Great brekky and lunches, fab little garden area and great food.
50 locals recommend
Provisions of Arrowtown
65 Buckingham St
50 locals recommend
Great brekky and lunches, fab little garden area and great food.
Fantastic food and ambience, cellar door and lots of 'loungy' beanbags etc for those gorgeous sunny days with a glass of wine in hand.... Brekky and late lunch (9am-5pm)
66 locals recommend
Akarua Wines & kitchen by Artisan
265 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Rd
66 locals recommend
Fantastic food and ambience, cellar door and lots of 'loungy' beanbags etc for those gorgeous sunny days with a glass of wine in hand.... Brekky and late lunch (9am-5pm)
Casual cafe/restaurant. Food is fab, NZ meets fusion, tastes are brilliant. Good local 'flavour' and staff are fab. Always busy.
90 locals recommend
The Chop Shop
Arrow Lane
90 locals recommend
Casual cafe/restaurant. Food is fab, NZ meets fusion, tastes are brilliant. Good local 'flavour' and staff are fab. Always busy.
Lunch at Amisfield on a sunny day is sensational, glass of wine and a game of petanque with great food... winter days the big fireplace gets going and it becomes more cosy. Stylish 'industrial/country feel' and semi sophisticated. Expensive, but definitely worth a visit. They close early due to local restrictions so dinners need to be early - Trust the Chef menu is great (but starve yourself as it's VERY generous). Children welcome.
169 locals recommend
Amisfield Winery station
169 locals recommend
Lunch at Amisfield on a sunny day is sensational, glass of wine and a game of petanque with great food... winter days the big fireplace gets going and it becomes more cosy. Stylish 'industrial/country feel' and semi sophisticated. Expensive, but definitely worth a visit. They close early due to local restrictions so dinners need to be early - Trust the Chef menu is great (but starve yourself as it's VERY generous). Children welcome.
Great food!
112 locals recommend
Madam Woo
Ballarat Street
112 locals recommend
Great food!
Good food and ambience, but can be a little expensive - check the menu first. Right on the lake front with a big fire for those Spring/Autumn nights.
199 locals recommend
Botswana Butchery
17 Marine Parade
199 locals recommend
Good food and ambience, but can be a little expensive - check the menu first. Right on the lake front with a big fire for those Spring/Autumn nights.
Substantial Tapas. The locals love it, good wines and nice ambience.
75 locals recommend
La Rumbla
54 Buckingham St
75 locals recommend
Substantial Tapas. The locals love it, good wines and nice ambience.
6 locals recommend
Millhouse Restaurant
1124 Malaghans Rd
6 locals recommend
Outside bean bags, good wine, cheese room - great spot for a relaxing afternoon with friends/family. Casual.
14 locals recommend
Wet Jacket Winery
1 Bendemeer Ln
14 locals recommend
Outside bean bags, good wine, cheese room - great spot for a relaxing afternoon with friends/family. Casual.
Intimate little bar waterfront on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, good for a couple or small group - excellent small plates, good for lunch too. The clam chowder is renown locally...
22 locals recommend
Eichardt's Bar
2 Marine Parade
22 locals recommend
Intimate little bar waterfront on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown, good for a couple or small group - excellent small plates, good for lunch too. The clam chowder is renown locally...
If you are in the area nice little cafe by the lake
103 locals recommend
The Boatshed Cafe
847 Frankton Rd
103 locals recommend
If you are in the area nice little cafe by the lake
Nice casual cafe on Lake Wakatipu if you feel like a coffee by the lake when in the area
17 locals recommend
The Bathhouse
38 Marine Parade
17 locals recommend
Nice casual cafe on Lake Wakatipu if you feel like a coffee by the lake when in the area

Drinks & Nightlife

Gorgeous 'bunker' local bar. Small, big fire, very popular with the locals and the tourists 'in the know'.
83 locals recommend
The Blue Door Arrowtown
18 Buckingham St
83 locals recommend
Gorgeous 'bunker' local bar. Small, big fire, very popular with the locals and the tourists 'in the know'.
Local pub - family friendly, full of locals, great atmosphere and good food. Busy, almost always.
87 locals recommend
The Fork And Tap
51 Buckingham St
87 locals recommend
Local pub - family friendly, full of locals, great atmosphere and good food. Busy, almost always.

Entertainment & Activities

Established Jet Boat company. Super fun
167 locals recommend
Shotover Jet
3 Arthurs Point Rd
167 locals recommend
Established Jet Boat company. Super fun
You kinda have to have bungy in Queenstown....
84 locals recommend
AJ Hackett Bungy
Camp Street
84 locals recommend
You kinda have to have bungy in Queenstown....
Great Bike trails in the area, especially up the Arrowtown river. and through to the wineries.
13 locals recommend
Arrowtown Bike Hire
59 Buckingham St
13 locals recommend
Great Bike trails in the area, especially up the Arrowtown river. and through to the wineries.
Ten Pin Bowling + Arcade. Fun for the kids (and adults!) when it's wet or snowing. Book to avoid disapointment
18 locals recommend
Strike Bowl
161 Arthurs Point Rd
18 locals recommend
Ten Pin Bowling + Arcade. Fun for the kids (and adults!) when it's wet or snowing. Book to avoid disapointment
Not just a golf course - extensive dining and ‘play options’ open to Public. Smiths whisky bar (outside, open fires), Hole In One cafe (duck pond & putting green) Kobe Japanese restaurant, Millhouse Restaurant (more formal), kids playgrounds & trampoline, tennis courts, spa (excellent), duck ponds, heated indoor & outside pools (gym area) and of course the renown golf course (and driving range!) and all open to public - terrific choice for lunches, dinner or just golf, spa, swim & a wander - you won’t be disappointed. Kids are extremely welcome
53 locals recommend
Millbrook Resort
1124 Malaghans Rd
53 locals recommend
Not just a golf course - extensive dining and ‘play options’ open to Public. Smiths whisky bar (outside, open fires), Hole In One cafe (duck pond & putting green) Kobe Japanese restaurant, Millhouse Restaurant (more formal), kids playgrounds & trampoline, tennis courts, spa (excellent), duck ponds, heated indoor & outside pools (gym area) and of course the renown golf course (and driving range!) and all open to public - terrific choice for lunches, dinner or just golf, spa, swim & a wander - you won’t be disappointed. Kids are extremely welcome
Excellent golf course - restaurant is good too - definitely worth going to if playing golf there or in the area.
58 locals recommend
Jack's Point Golf Course & Clubhouse
McAdam Drive
58 locals recommend
Excellent golf course - restaurant is good too - definitely worth going to if playing golf there or in the area.
17 locals recommend
SITE Trampoline
17 locals recommend
Go Karting indoor - super fun for kids & adults (the ‘big one is in Cromwell if indoor isn’t your thing)
10 locals recommend
Game Over
14 Red Oaks Dr
10 locals recommend
Go Karting indoor - super fun for kids & adults (the ‘big one is in Cromwell if indoor isn’t your thing)
Outdoor go kart and car racing track and museum - Worth the drive!!! Book during school holidays.
43 locals recommend
Highlands - Experience the Exceptional
Sandflat Road
43 locals recommend
Outdoor go kart and car racing track and museum - Worth the drive!!! Book during school holidays.
Excellent helicopter co (‘Choppy’ who owns it is renown locally for quality helicopter, pilots and experiences) - the Hole In One experience at the top of a mountain is outstanding well worth the investment (they can cater to whatever is required - dropoff and pickup from ski slopes, Heli skiing, mountain picnics - Choppy knows Otago v.well and is highly regarded.
Over The Top - The Helicopter Company
10 Tex Smith Ln
Excellent helicopter co (‘Choppy’ who owns it is renown locally for quality helicopter, pilots and experiences) - the Hole In One experience at the top of a mountain is outstanding well worth the investment (they can cater to whatever is required - dropoff and pickup from ski slopes, Heli skiing, mountain picnics - Choppy knows Otago v.well and is highly regarded.
Simply stunning track- beside the river most of the way, across a suspension bridge through local scenery - definitely one of our favourite things to do. Start the ride/walk/run at Arrowtown river (rent a bike from Arrowtown Bikes & follow the signs) - the trail is extensive - we normally go as far as to Gibbston Valley Winery and have lunch 😆 - they have van taxis there to take bikes back if you’ve had enough (otherwise cycle back to Arrowtown)
Arrow River Bridges Ride
Simply stunning track- beside the river most of the way, across a suspension bridge through local scenery - definitely one of our favourite things to do. Start the ride/walk/run at Arrowtown river (rent a bike from Arrowtown Bikes & follow the signs) - the trail is extensive - we normally go as far as to Gibbston Valley Winery and have lunch 😆 - they have van taxis there to take bikes back if you’ve had enough (otherwise cycle back to Arrowtown)

Essentials

Really good supermarket, suprising as its a 'budget' chain but it's amazing! You just have to pack your own stuff into boxes or bags (not the end of the world!). It's off the main 'drag' so it avoids having to go into Frankton which frequently has significant traffic jams these days.
148 locals recommend
PAK'nSAVE Queenstown
302 Hawthorne Dr
148 locals recommend
Really good supermarket, suprising as its a 'budget' chain but it's amazing! You just have to pack your own stuff into boxes or bags (not the end of the world!). It's off the main 'drag' so it avoids having to go into Frankton which frequently has significant traffic jams these days.
Local convenience store, stocks a surprising amount, a lot of the locals shop here so the prices are kept reasonable.
110 locals recommend
Four Square Alpine
Shotover Street
110 locals recommend
Local convenience store, stocks a surprising amount, a lot of the locals shop here so the prices are kept reasonable.
Arrowtown Village
39 Buckingham St
Good local fish shop in Frankton
Harbour Fish
9 McBride St
Good local fish shop in Frankton

Sightseeing

Amazing views of the area - the 'luge' for the kids is so much fun here.
192 locals recommend
Skyline Queenstown
53 Brecon St
192 locals recommend
Amazing views of the area - the 'luge' for the kids is so much fun here.

Parks & Nature

NZ at its best - Take a picnic and enjoy a incredible lakeside setting it is incredible, you drive through the huge Ben Lomond station so lots of sheep and nature spotting on the way. Nestled in the mountains, it's a well kept local 'secret'. The Ben Lomond horse riding station is there which is also brilliant.
34 locals recommend
Moke Lake
34 locals recommend
NZ at its best - Take a picnic and enjoy a incredible lakeside setting it is incredible, you drive through the huge Ben Lomond station so lots of sheep and nature spotting on the way. Nestled in the mountains, it's a well kept local 'secret'. The Ben Lomond horse riding station is there which is also brilliant.

Shopping

gorgeous local boutique shops in a historical setting, lots to do and cafes and restaurants aplenty.
281 locals recommend
Arrowtown
281 locals recommend
gorgeous local boutique shops in a historical setting, lots to do and cafes and restaurants aplenty.
11 locals recommend
The Remarkable Sweet Shop - Arrowtown Shop
27 Buckingham St
11 locals recommend