Guidebook for Nelson

Rylee & Chris
Rylee & Chris
Guidebook for Nelson

Food Scene

Great cafe and lovely gallery.
105 locals recommend
The Suter Art Gallery Nelson
208 Bridge St
105 locals recommend
Great cafe and lovely gallery.
You don't have to be vegetarian to love this place! Great ambience as well.
40 locals recommend
East St Cafe, Restaurant and Bar
8 Church St
40 locals recommend
You don't have to be vegetarian to love this place! Great ambience as well.
Great cafe - only open during the day
15 locals recommend
Morri Street
244 Hardy St
15 locals recommend
Great cafe - only open during the day
Very interesting cafe - great for kids
48 locals recommend
Jester House Café
320 Aporo Rd
48 locals recommend
Very interesting cafe - great for kids
Gorgeous location, lovely shops and restaurants (excellent fish & chips!). Right on the waterfront.
77 locals recommend
Māpua
77 locals recommend
Gorgeous location, lovely shops and restaurants (excellent fish & chips!). Right on the waterfront.
Gorgeous food - pricey but excellent for a special occasion
66 locals recommend
Hopgoods Restaurant
284 Trafalgar St
66 locals recommend
Gorgeous food - pricey but excellent for a special occasion
Yum Indian restaurant
25 locals recommend
The Indian Cafe
94 Collingwood St
25 locals recommend
Yum Indian restaurant
Yum Thai restaurant
Golden Bell
104 Hardy St
Yum Thai restaurant
Nice long tables to sit at, very communal
6 locals recommend
ZUMO Coffee House
42 Rutherford St
6 locals recommend
Nice long tables to sit at, very communal
Great food, small plates and awesome drinks. The chef/owner is amazing.
44 locals recommend
Urban Oyster Bar & Eatery
278 Hardy St
44 locals recommend
Great food, small plates and awesome drinks. The chef/owner is amazing.
Lovely european style baked goods and great coffee. Only open Monday to Friday
10 locals recommend
The Baker's Coffee Shop
105 Collingwood St
10 locals recommend
Lovely european style baked goods and great coffee. Only open Monday to Friday
Great food, set in a lovely art gallery. Open 7 days a week. Their scones and sunhouse chai are amazing!
15 locals recommend
Red Art Gallery & Café
1 Bridge St
15 locals recommend
Great food, set in a lovely art gallery. Open 7 days a week. Their scones and sunhouse chai are amazing!
Great options for clean eating, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free etc etc!! Open 7 days.
14 locals recommend
The Kitchen
111 Bridge St
14 locals recommend
Great options for clean eating, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free etc etc!! Open 7 days.
Awesome breakfasts and lunches! Set in a lovely courtyard. Sometimes they even have gigs during the summer.
51 locals recommend
DeVille
22 New St
51 locals recommend
Awesome breakfasts and lunches! Set in a lovely courtyard. Sometimes they even have gigs during the summer.
Great seafood restaurant with an amazing bar!
30 locals recommend
Cod & Lobster Brasserie
300 Trafalgar St
30 locals recommend
Great seafood restaurant with an amazing bar!
Great place set just over the road from the sea. Happy hour from 4-6pm is fab. Excellent for families.
16 locals recommend
Hooked on Marahau
229 Sandy Bay-Marahau Rd
16 locals recommend
Great place set just over the road from the sea. Happy hour from 4-6pm is fab. Excellent for families.
Situated right at the beginning of the iconic Abel Tasman track, this cafe has been operating for many years. Great food, with real fruit ice cream and woodfired pizzas available in the courtyard in summer. There is often gigs here in the summer and open mic nights.
23 locals recommend
The Park Cafe
350 Sandy Bay-Marahau Rd
23 locals recommend
Situated right at the beginning of the iconic Abel Tasman track, this cafe has been operating for many years. Great food, with real fruit ice cream and woodfired pizzas available in the courtyard in summer. There is often gigs here in the summer and open mic nights.

Everything Else

Great place for biking, barbecue-ing, going to the beach
72 locals recommend
Rabbit island
72 locals recommend
Great place for biking, barbecue-ing, going to the beach
GREAT wine, gorgeous location and you can take a picnic lunch and sit in their grounds while you sample their wine (it's sort of expected that you purchase a bottle if you have lunch here).
19 locals recommend
Neudorf
138 Neudorf Rd
19 locals recommend
GREAT wine, gorgeous location and you can take a picnic lunch and sit in their grounds while you sample their wine (it's sort of expected that you purchase a bottle if you have lunch here).
Lovely relaxed little village, also at the beginning of the Abel Tasman National Park. Our family has a beach house here - this is also an option to rent.
14 locals recommend
Marahau
14 locals recommend
Lovely relaxed little village, also at the beginning of the Abel Tasman National Park. Our family has a beach house here - this is also an option to rent.
Great one day hike up to Mt Arthur - great views looking back to Nelson
9 locals recommend
Mount Arthur
9 locals recommend
Great one day hike up to Mt Arthur - great views looking back to Nelson
Great bike trail, you can bike for miles!
Great Taste Trail
Great bike trail, you can bike for miles!
Main Street of Nelson, lots of shops and cafe's.
Trafalgar Street
Trafalgar Street
Main Street of Nelson, lots of shops and cafe's.
Historic Street, nice gallery on the corner.
South Street
South Street
Historic Street, nice gallery on the corner.
Public swimming pool, small kids pool but good for lane swimming. Playground next door and it's on the river.
Riverside Pool
25 Riverside
Public swimming pool, small kids pool but good for lane swimming. Playground next door and it's on the river.
Big pool complex, good kids pool areas including a wave pool. Olympic sized swimming pool for laps. Spa's for adults and children.
8 locals recommend
Richmond Aquatic Centre
161 Salisbury Rd
8 locals recommend
Big pool complex, good kids pool areas including a wave pool. Olympic sized swimming pool for laps. Spa's for adults and children.
Great walking and mountain biking
Dun Mountain
Great walking and mountain biking
Great for walking, running and biking on. You can walk, run, bike right to town and further to the marina.
16 locals recommend
Maitai River
16 locals recommend
Great for walking, running and biking on. You can walk, run, bike right to town and further to the marina.
Great walking and mountain bike trails (Codgers Trails, Tantragee for example). The Brook Waimarama Wildlife Sanctuary is at the end of the road and is well worth a visit.
Brook Street
Brook Street
Great walking and mountain bike trails (Codgers Trails, Tantragee for example). The Brook Waimarama Wildlife Sanctuary is at the end of the road and is well worth a visit.
Great fish shop, fresh off the boat each day. There's also restaurants and fish and chips shops nearby - it's right on the water.
15 locals recommend
Guytons, Nelson
270 Wakefield Quay
15 locals recommend
Great fish shop, fresh off the boat each day. There's also restaurants and fish and chips shops nearby - it's right on the water.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great drinks and really nice asian style food as well.
24 locals recommend
Harrys Nelson Restaurant & Bar
296 Trafalgar St
24 locals recommend
Great drinks and really nice asian style food as well.

Sightseeing

Great walk up to the top of the Centre of New Zealand, with fabulous 360 degree views. From here you can also link into other great walks
131 locals recommend
Centre of New Zealand Monument
131 locals recommend
Great walk up to the top of the Centre of New Zealand, with fabulous 360 degree views. From here you can also link into other great walks