Entertainment in Wanaka Region
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Cinema Paradiso
Playing first-run and classic movies, Cinema Paradiso has got to be the coolest movie theatre around. Forget boring, stiff cinema seats, this theatre is filled with vintage couches to snuggle up on. Extra cushions are available to stretch out on the floor and there’s even an old Morris Minor to sit in for the true drive-in movie experience. At intermission they throw open the doors and the smell of freshly baked cookies wafts through the theatre and you just can’t help yourself. There is a great cafe that can prepare a meal to be ready at the break. Then sit back and watch the second half of the film with a plate of fantastic grub. Now that’s dinner and a movie! Try the h…
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Red Rock
With terracotta-red walls, decks to admire the moon from, and weekend DJs and occasional live gigs from around 10pm, this is a friendly place in which to get cosy in cowhide-covered booths. It’s popular in winter with the snowboarder crowd, but in summer the lakefront bars get busier.
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Barluga
In the up-and-coming Post Office Lane area, Barluga’s leather armchairs and coolly retro wallpaper at first make you think of a refined gentlemen’s club. Wicked cocktails and killer back-to-back beats soon break the illusion.
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Wanaka Ale House
Next door to Trout, this place owns the coveted corner office. The rustic ambience morphs into a Southern Man wet dream of exposed beams, mountain views and an ample supply of Monteith’s that flows like water.
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Trout
The best of the busier beer barns down on the lakefront, this place is more the new Trout than the old trout. It’s a slick, designer Kiwi pub with the full range of Monteith’s West Coast beers on tap.
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Uno
This slick and contemporary wine bar is the perfect place to watch the sun go down. It’s a pretty good spot to head back to after dinner as well.
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