Guidebook for Dunedin

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Guidebook for Dunedin

Food Scene

They bake a selection of beautifully handcrafted artisan breads onsite daily. Also the best pies and sandwiches. They are open Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm. Best to get in earl;y so not to miss out. Just a 2 minute walk from us.
17 locals recommend
Spelt Bakery
481 Highgate
17 locals recommend
They bake a selection of beautifully handcrafted artisan breads onsite daily. Also the best pies and sandwiches. They are open Tuesday to Saturday 7am to 3pm. Best to get in earl;y so not to miss out. Just a 2 minute walk from us.
Only a 10 minute walk. Amazing atmosphere and food. Well worth a visit
48 locals recommend
No 7 Balmac
7 Balmacewen Rd
48 locals recommend
Only a 10 minute walk. Amazing atmosphere and food. Well worth a visit
Great Take away Pizzas https://mammamiapizzatakeaway.co.nz/
10 locals recommend
Mamma Mia Pizza
292 Highgate
10 locals recommend
Great Take away Pizzas https://mammamiapizzatakeaway.co.nz/
World famous, unique foodie shop, rated in the top ten things to do in Dunedin providing best French cuisine outside France. You will love their Croissants.
11 locals recommend
The Friday Shop
300 Highgate
11 locals recommend
World famous, unique foodie shop, rated in the top ten things to do in Dunedin providing best French cuisine outside France. You will love their Croissants.
They roast their own coffee - blends and single origin available.
6 locals recommend
Mazagran Espresso Bar
36 Moray Pl
6 locals recommend
They roast their own coffee - blends and single origin available.
Just a walk along to Roslyn. Amazing views over Dunedin.
41 locals recommend
Luna Bar and Restaurant
314 Highgate
41 locals recommend
Just a walk along to Roslyn. Amazing views over Dunedin.
Hutong is all about fast, fresh flavour – casual cuisine inspired by the narrow, bustling streets of Southeast Asia.
Hutong Dunedin
388 George St
Hutong is all about fast, fresh flavour – casual cuisine inspired by the narrow, bustling streets of Southeast Asia.
Great restaurant and craft beer Richard Emerson is Known as the godfather of craft Brewing in New Zealand https://emersons.co.nz/
35 locals recommend
Emerson's Brewery
70 Anzac Ave
35 locals recommend
Great restaurant and craft beer Richard Emerson is Known as the godfather of craft Brewing in New Zealand https://emersons.co.nz/
Taste Nature is a locally owned organic food store, eatery and kitchen.
13 locals recommend
Taste Nature
131 High St
13 locals recommend
Taste Nature is a locally owned organic food store, eatery and kitchen.
Best peanut butter in New Zealand - made in Dunedin and great coffee.
Bay Rd Peanut Butter
20 Roberts St
Best peanut butter in New Zealand - made in Dunedin and great coffee.
12 locals recommend
Kamome Japanese Cafe and Bar
Highgate
12 locals recommend
New New New Corporation returns to define an era of consumer innocence and easy good times – re-establishing its Fermented Beverages Division in Dunedin, New Zealand. Offering a blossoming range of fermented beverages to influencers and taste-makers worldwide, we nourish a singular vision: to breed optimism in our friends and customers, unyielding risk management for our stakeholders, and co-operative strategies with everyone from local providers to next-generation virtual education research. Takeaway sales and pints at the brewery. Taproom hours: Fridays 4:30 - 9:30pm 218 Crawford St, Dunedin
7 locals recommend
New New New Corporation
218 Crawford St
7 locals recommend
New New New Corporation returns to define an era of consumer innocence and easy good times – re-establishing its Fermented Beverages Division in Dunedin, New Zealand. Offering a blossoming range of fermented beverages to influencers and taste-makers worldwide, we nourish a singular vision: to breed optimism in our friends and customers, unyielding risk management for our stakeholders, and co-operative strategies with everyone from local providers to next-generation virtual education research. Takeaway sales and pints at the brewery. Taproom hours: Fridays 4:30 - 9:30pm 218 Crawford St, Dunedin
Great Food and coffee.
25 locals recommend
Rhubarb
297 Highgate
25 locals recommend
Great Food and coffee.
Great takeaway within walking distance
Zaika India
575 Highgate
Great takeaway within walking distance
A must if you are going to St Clair. Amazing atmosphere with views over the beach. Great Coffee, Wine and Authentic Italian food.
39 locals recommend
Esplanade Restaurant
250 Forbury Rd
39 locals recommend
A must if you are going to St Clair. Amazing atmosphere with views over the beach. Great Coffee, Wine and Authentic Italian food.
Great food and coffee
9 locals recommend
Precinct Food
125 Vogel St
9 locals recommend
Great food and coffee
11 locals recommend
Brew Cafe and Bar
57 Musselburgh Rise Left
11 locals recommend
Some clever orienteering here will direct your journey to Arc Brewing Co. – a funky brewery and taproom located in the converted Blueskin Hotel. Shake off your shoes and settle in for a warm welcome and introduction by friendly staff to their range of small-batch handcrafted beers and other fermented refreshments.
8 locals recommend
ARC BREWING CO
1870 Waikouaiti-Waitati Rd
8 locals recommend
Some clever orienteering here will direct your journey to Arc Brewing Co. – a funky brewery and taproom located in the converted Blueskin Hotel. Shake off your shoes and settle in for a warm welcome and introduction by friendly staff to their range of small-batch handcrafted beers and other fermented refreshments.
Located in the Octagon and sprinkled with roaring 20s décor and an overarching Miami Vice vibe, Prohibition Smokehouse is the perfect pit stop.
8 locals recommend
Prohibition Smokehouse
10 The Octagon
8 locals recommend
Located in the Octagon and sprinkled with roaring 20s décor and an overarching Miami Vice vibe, Prohibition Smokehouse is the perfect pit stop.

Essentials

37 locals recommend
FreshChoice Roslyn
279 Highgate
37 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Roslyn Pharmacy
287A Highgate
6 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
Taste Nature
131 High St
13 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing open fire to keep you warm on a winters night. Great music and cocktails.
16 locals recommend
Pequeno
50 Princes St
16 locals recommend
Amazing open fire to keep you warm on a winters night. Great music and cocktails.
41 locals recommend
Vault 21
21 The Octagon
41 locals recommend
A one stop shop for any and all libations, Woof! is welcoming like a pub, comfortable like a diner and also manages to have the late night appeal of a cocktail lounge.
Woof!
Stuart Street
A one stop shop for any and all libations, Woof! is welcoming like a pub, comfortable like a diner and also manages to have the late night appeal of a cocktail lounge.

Shopping

Lovely florist and more
Flower Shop Roslyn
304 Highgate
Lovely florist and more

Parks & Nature

Combine coastal views with wildlife viewing - beautiful sand dunes . Sandfly Bay has a significant colony of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho.
27 locals recommend
Sandfly Bay
27 locals recommend
Combine coastal views with wildlife viewing - beautiful sand dunes . Sandfly Bay has a significant colony of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho.
Taiaroa Head and Dunedin’s Royal Albatross Centre can be experience either as part one of our peninsula package tours combining many great attractions of the Otago Peninsula. You will need to book if you want a guided tour
90 locals recommend
Royal Albatross Centre
1259 Harington Point Rd
90 locals recommend
Taiaroa Head and Dunedin’s Royal Albatross Centre can be experience either as part one of our peninsula package tours combining many great attractions of the Otago Peninsula. You will need to book if you want a guided tour
Tunnel Beach Walkway provides access to Tunnel Beach on the cliff-lined, rocky coastline south of Dunedin. The walkway rewards visitors with breathtaking views of the southern ocean as it descends to the beach from a carpark at the end of Green Island Bush Road. Tunnel Beach Walkway is named after a small hand-carved tunnel and steps that can be found at the beach end of the walkway. The tunnel was carved in the 1870s to provide access to the sheltered beach at the base of the cliffs.
89 locals recommend
Tunnel Beach Walk
25 Tunnel Beach Rd
89 locals recommend
Tunnel Beach Walkway provides access to Tunnel Beach on the cliff-lined, rocky coastline south of Dunedin. The walkway rewards visitors with breathtaking views of the southern ocean as it descends to the beach from a carpark at the end of Green Island Bush Road. Tunnel Beach Walkway is named after a small hand-carved tunnel and steps that can be found at the beach end of the walkway. The tunnel was carved in the 1870s to provide access to the sheltered beach at the base of the cliffs.
Allans Beach is a wild and rugged piece of paradise just half an hour out of Dunedin. Stretching over a kilometre long, this beach is peaceful and remote - making it a great home for many cute creatures including fur seals, sea lions and yellow-eyed penguins.
Allans Beach Reserve
Allans Beach is a wild and rugged piece of paradise just half an hour out of Dunedin. Stretching over a kilometre long, this beach is peaceful and remote - making it a great home for many cute creatures including fur seals, sea lions and yellow-eyed penguins.

Arts & Culture

125 locals recommend
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
31 Queens Gardens
125 locals recommend
53 locals recommend
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
53 locals recommend
Within walking distance
45 locals recommend
Olveston Historic Home
42 Royal Terrace
45 locals recommend
Within walking distance
A very special place that is a must to visit. It celebrates the contribution Chinese people have made, and continue to make, to Dunedin's history, culture and ongoing prosperity. The Dunedin Chinese Garden is the only authentic Chinese garden in New Zealand. It is the first in the Southern Hemisphere.
29 locals recommend
Lan Yuan, Dunedin Chinese Garden
39 Queens Gardens
29 locals recommend
A very special place that is a must to visit. It celebrates the contribution Chinese people have made, and continue to make, to Dunedin's history, culture and ongoing prosperity. The Dunedin Chinese Garden is the only authentic Chinese garden in New Zealand. It is the first in the Southern Hemisphere.