New Plymouth
Inside an old electronics warehouse on an otherwise dull stretch of Gill St, stouts, IPAs, APAs and a new beer monthly bubble away in 10 huge stainless…
Must-see nightlife in Taranaki & Whanganui
Palmerston North
This impressively converted warehouse is the best spot for a drink in town. Stretching across an entire city block, the bar has 21 beers on tap and 45…
New Plymouth
Inside what was once the White Hart Hotel, this savvy bar on the downtown fringe is the classiest drinking spot in town (unlike its predecessor). Dress to…
Whanganui
Article serves fair-trade organic Devil's Cup coffee, milkshakes (and sometimes doughnuts) in the old Wanganui Chronicle building. Inside is a collection…
Palmerston North
It's not really little and it's a long way from the savanna, but this classy beer barn is one of Palmerston North's best pubs – an L-shaped room lined…
New Plymouth
Inside this old wool warehouse is a counter selling raw snacks and coffee (roasted out the back in a shipping container). There's a fridge loaded with…
New Plymouth
Mike's proudly asserts its status as NZ's first craft-beer brewery (founded 1989) and when the beer is this good, why argue? Swing into Mike's new…
New Plymouth
On a rise of Liardet St is this late-night tapas and craft-beer bar, with long leather banquettes and a cute little courtyard. Plenty of craft beers,…
Whanganui
One of the few places for a late night in Whang, Lucky also serves bar food worth eating (mains $15 to $28: pizzas, pesto spaghetti, polenta chips with…
Whanganui
With DJs and gigs lined up every weekend and a rock-solid (rock-liquid?) cocktail list, we'll be Frank when we tell you that this is the place for a night…
New Plymouth
A sporty hive of boozy activity with lofty ceilings, booth seating, pool tables (in good nick) and big-screen TVs. The restaurant serves impressive 'plank…
Palmerston North
'Happy birthday to me', reads a message left by a customer on Haylcon's blackboard wall. 'Kieran sucks at checkers', reads another. It's part of the…
Palmerston North
Coffee lovers, this one's for you. With a 'bean to cup' mentality and on-site roasting, Sublime rightfully calls its product 'the Cadillac of coffees'. It…
New Plymouth
With stunning views across the vines and out to sea, local produce and a grassy lawn beside the pizza oven, this is a lovely place to stop if you're…
Palmerston North
What was once a grungy student pub is now a slick Monteith's-sponsored bar. Business crowds flock for meals (brunch mains $16 to $25, dinner $27 to $35),…
Palmerston North
Roasting a tonne of coffee a week out the back, coffee company Arrosta opened Espresso 101 for the coffee connoisseur. It's geared for takeaway, but you…
Palmerston North
This vaguely South Seas cocktail bar puts on DJs on Thursday and Friday nights and live music on Saturdays. A pizza and tapas menu is available and cost…
Palmerston North
Expect a good old-fashioned pub, but nothing more. Labourers, travellers and students bend elbows with a few tasty pints of the black stuff. Friendly…
Palmerston North
Roasting since 1996, Ebony is for people who are serious about their beans. Takeaway coffee is the only thing on offer in this Featherston St warehouse,…
Whanganui
Give your morning a jolt at this retro coffee house inside a 107-year-old former pharmacy. There's not much on the menu other than a couple of cakes and…
Taranaki & Whanganui
As far as contemporary NZ craft-beer bars go, Forgotten 43 Brewing's modest Stratford shopfront is a casual, unsophisticated affair. But, hey, where else…
Whanganui
Still tapping into NZ’s waning passion for Irish pubs, the Grand Hotel's version is as good a spot as any to elbow down a few pints of Guinness on a misty…
