Queenstown — Places to eat
A lakeside town where every morning starts with an adventure.
- Fergburger — The burger everyone queues for, bigger than your hand
- Fergbaker — Fergburger's bakery next door: meat pies, no queue
- Mrs Ferg Gelateria — The Ferg family's gelato, for after the burger
- Devil Burger — The other burger in town, for when Ferg's queue wins
- Patagonia Chocolates, Queenstown lakefront — Ice cream and hot chocolate with a lake view upstairs
- Vudu Cafe & Larder — A bright lakefront brunch café that opens early
- Bespoke Kitchen — A healthy brunch stop on the way to the gondola
- Rātā — A special-occasion dinner built on South Island produce
- Botswana Butchery — Steak and whole lamb shoulder by the lake
- Flame Bar & Grill — South African-style sticky ribs over the lake
- The Cow — Pizza in an 1860s stone cowshed, now Bib Gourmand
- MAPO88 Korean Dining Bar — Korean stews in the middle of town, a break from burgers and steak
- Arrowtown Bakery — Meat pies on the gold-rush main street
- Gibbston Valley Winery Restaurant — Lunch among the vines, then a wine-cave tasting
- Atlas Beer Cafe — A small craft-beer bar at the end of the wharf
- Blue Kanu — Pacific-Asian plates, best left to the kitchen
- Amisfield Bistro — Trust-the-Chef at a winery, booking essential
- The Grille by Eichardt's — Steak and seafood with the lake in front
- Jervois Steak House — Dry-aged prime rib and steaks, first floor
- The Boat Shed Café & Bistro — Lakeside deck brunch on the Frankton Track
- Odd Saint — Global soul-food brunch beside the church