Hokitika To Westland Tai Poutini National ParkRestaurants

Restaurants in Hokitika To Westland Tai Poutini National Park

  1. Bushmans Centre

    The Bushmans Centre is an overly rustic cafe-shop with a pathological distrust of possums, animal rights activists and Aucklanders. Inside is a souvenir shop and the Bushmans Museum, laying on blokey bush humour with a 20-minute video on local industry, anti-possum displays and some giant eels. The cafe offers snacks like possum jerky, possum pie and possum pâté. Outside in a paddock are chamois and thar that look happier than the caged possums inside.

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  2. Wild Foods Restaurant

    Across the road from Bushmans Centre is the Puke Pub and the Wild Foods Restaurant, specialising in ‘road kill’ dishes like ‘wheel-tread possum’ and ‘headlight delight’. (Motto: ‘You kill ’em, we’ll grill ’em’).

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