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New Zealand

Wine Bar entertainment in New Zealand

  1. A

    Monday Room

    Part cafe, part restaurant and part wine bar, the versatile Monday Room is the kind of place to hang out at any time of any day of the week. Occupying a restored heritage building, the funky interior is a background for interesting brunch and lunch options; later in the day, tapas, craft beers and cocktails take centre stage.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Birdlands Wine Company

    Oamaru's hippest spot is this cool wine bar in the historic precinct. Local wines and Kiwi craft beers combine with antipasto platters and Whitestone cheese boards, and there's chilled live music or DJs most Saturday nights.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Dida’s Wine Lounge & Tapas Bar

    Great food and an even better wine list attract a grown-up crowd. There's an associated wine store, providore and cafe next door and another, more food-focussed branch in Freemans Bay.

    reviewed

  4. Vintry

    In the Matakana Cinemas complex, this wine bar serves as a one-stop cellar door for all the local producers.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Winehot

    Behind an unlikely-looking doorway, this tiny black-painted and chandelier-festooned hideaway serves an impressive selection of both beer and wine along with delicious platters of French goodies (terrines, pâtés, baguettes).

    reviewed

  6. E

    Speak Easy

    The cutest little bar on the Coromandel Peninsula, with art-deco chandeliers, zany wallpaper and regular live music. It’s the sort of place where a solo traveller of any gender can chill out over a glass of wine.

    reviewed

  7. F

    West Coast Wine Bar

    Upping Hoki's sophistication factor, this weeny joint with a cute garden bar pours all sorts of deliciousness, and plates up some cheese. Cigars for puffers; fine wines to go.

    reviewed

  8. G

    Bardeaux

    This small, low-key wine bar is all class. Under a low ceiling await plush leather armchairs and a fireplace made from Central Otago’s iconic schist rock. Come along for one of Queenstown's best wine selections, many also from Central Otago.

    reviewed

  9. H

    Hummingbird

    Popular with the sophisticated set, Hummingbird is usually packed – both inside in the intimate, stylish dining room and bar, and outside on street-side tables. Croony music (with regular live jazz), exciting brunch-to-supper menus, and impressive drinks including fine wines and cocktails.

    reviewed

  10. I

    Vivo

    A tomelike list of approximately 600 wines from around the world, with more than 60 available by the glass. Exposed bricks and timber beams give Vivo an earthy cellarlike feel, while the fairy lights look like stars set against the dark ceiling. Excellent, inexpensive tapa-esque food (small plates $6 to $14).

    reviewed

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