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Mid-Range Restaurants in Upper South Island & the West Coast

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Cuisine
Location
 
Bacchus
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Marcel Rood has cooked at Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe...
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Continental
Blenheim
 
Bellafico Caffé & Wine Bar
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Serving only dinner allows the hosts here to hold their dishes...
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Eclectic
Blenheim
 
Hunter's Vineyard Restaurant
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Dining at a vineyard is a great way to appreciate how seriously...
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New Zealand
Blenheim
 
Paysanne
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This bright and breezy central restaurant is a popular meeting...
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Contemporary
Blenheim
 
Rocco's
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Dozens of chianti bottles hang from the roof trusses here, and...
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Italian
Blenheim
 
Nevé Café
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A standout along the Fox Glacier's commercial strip, the Nevé...
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New Zealand
Fox Glacier
 
The Alice May
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This café and bar is one of those cozy, buzzing places...
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New Zealand
Franz Josef
 
Blue Ice Café
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The two levels here can carry you from an early dinner through...
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New Zealand
Franz Josef
 
The Clansman
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Built of chunky gray stone and heavy bridge beams, the Clansman...
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New Zealand
Havelock
 
Mussel Boys Restaurant
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Outside, giant fiberglass mussels play rugby on the roof. Inside...
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Seafood
Havelock
 
Slip Inn
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Down at the marina, the Slip Inn overlooks the main boat ramp...
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Cafe
Havelock
 
Café de Paris
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Pronounced "parriss" in these parts, this spot sets the bar for...
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New Zealand
Hokitika
 
The Craypot
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This casual and modern café relies strongly, as the name...
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Seafood
Kaikoura
 
Hislops Café
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Homey and wholesome Hislops is a few minutes' walk north of town...
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Cafe
Kaikoura
 
White Morph Restaurant
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Crayfish is always on the menu at this elegant eatery (the building...
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Eclectic
Kaikoura
 
The Store
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Sue and Richard Macfarlane run a visually stimulating one-stop...
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Seafood
Kekerengu
 
Flavour
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This restaurant is upstairs in the same building as the Inlet...
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New Zealand
Mapua
 
Smokehouse Café
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Don't try to resist stopping here. The menu is based around delicately...
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Seafood
Mapua
 
The Moorings
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This charming, nautically themed café sits right on the...
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Seafood
Motueka
 
Appelman's
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The paneled walls and beamed ceilings make the dining room in...
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Continental
Nelson
 
The Boat Shed
Member Rating: 2.2
The name is no gimmick: this genuine boat shed perches on wooden...
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New Zealand
Nelson
 
The Cut
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This may be Nelson's most polished restaurant, with a sophisticated...
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Eastern European
Nelson
 
Flax
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With a fabulous view overlooking the sea where the Waimea Estuary...
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Eclectic
Nelson
 
Harry's Bar
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This intimate bar and café is a bit hidden down at the...
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Asian
Nelson
 
Ma Fish
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This casual waterfront restaurant is superbly located; it sits...
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Seafood
Nelson
 
The Chart Room
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True to its name, this smart, central restaurant is hung with...
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New Zealand
Picton
 
Le Café
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Sitting outside Le Café you can look right down Queen...
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Cafe
Picton
 
Rumba Café and Bar
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With big folding doors opening out onto the street, this spot...
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New Zealand
Picton
 
Skippers of Waikawa Bay
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The specialty of this laid-back beachfront café is local...
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Seafood
Picton
 
Wild Coast Café
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This is the only café, as such, in Punakaiki, and it does...
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Cafe
Punakaiki
 
Totally Roasted
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The little community of Pohara Beach has an ace in the hole with...
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Cafe
Takaka
 
Wholemeal Café
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Don't be put off by the laid-back appearance of the staff here...
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Cafe
Takaka
 
Bay House Café
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Tucked amongst flax and manuka bushes beside the wild, foaming...
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New Zealand
Westport
 
Denniston Dog
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This ex-bank building, complete with an old vault, is loaded...
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Cafe
Westport


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