Hastings & Around
This low-key, earthy microbrewery 22km east of Hastings operates out of a safari tent and a 1973 caravan. Bucolic aromas, hop vines, laid-back tunes,…
Must-see nightlife in The East Coast
Napier
Big-city laneway style comes to Napier at this bar tucked away off Tennyson St. Look for the big neon sign proclaiming 'Who shot the barman?' and you're…
Hastings & Around
There's pretty much nothing wrong with this hip little bar in central Hastings: cheery staff, bar snacks, craft beer, local wines, zany retro interior,…
Gisborne
Get juiced at the junkyard: an iconic drinking and live-music den in Gisborne's industrial wastelands (make as much noise as you like!), packed to the…
Hastings & Around
Brave's glass-fronted, industrial tasting room on the edge of downtown Hastings showcases its fine brews – pray that the 6.6% Tigermilk IPA is flowing…
Gisborne
Bottling up a clutch of quality beers since '89, including its flagship Gisborne Gold lager, Gisborne’s pioneering craft brewery has a fab tasting room…
Napier
The 4th Door offers an alternative to Ahuriri's waterfront bars – a classy, moody little place, perfect for a predinner drink or a nightcap. Occasional…
Napier
Take a tootle 19km north of Napier to check out this cool craft brewery in Eskdale – a big lager-coloured shed surrounded by vineyards and sheep paddocks…
Napier
Napier's most civilised venue, Emporium is super atmospheric, with its marble-topped bar, fab art-deco details and old-fashioned relics strewn about…
Napier
Does a whale drink? Or just filter krill? Either way, this big dockside bar is a sporty spot to join some fellow mammals for an unashamedly mainstream…
Napier
The pick of the big rambling restaurant-bars out on the Ahuriri waterfront, where the city council is endeavouring to isolate noisy after-dark crowds…
Hastings & Around
All day and all night (well, almost), stylish Diva is all things to all people: wine bar, bistro (mains $15 to $29), craft-beer haven and DJ venue – it's…
Hastings & Around
Surrounded by orchards, these folks proffer beers and ciders all brewed on-site, plus tasting trays and belly-filling food (mains $12 to $25 – burgers,…
Gisborne
This well-run, Celtic-style boozer does the business, offering bangers and mash, a big-screen TV and plenty of beaut beers. It's also family-friendly and…
Hastings & Around
A carpeted, dark-wood, Brit-style boozer complete with 27 globe-trotting beers on tap, usually including a few local Hawke's Bay brews. Quiz nights and…
Napier
Wow, what a classic! Before the advent of craft beer and ritzy bar-cafes, this is what all the watering holes in NZ were like: underlit, Tui on tap,…
Hastings & Around
This lofty timber space pulls a mixed crowd of young 'uns and seasoned drinkers, here to watch the All Blacks on the big screen, sip Monteith's or chow on…
