Food and drink in Wellington
Wellington food and drink: coffee-capital cafes, Cuba Street eats, craft-beer trail, food tours and the city’s best restaurants.
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Wellington: 3-Hour Walking Food Tour
Wellington: Local Delicacies Half-Day Food Tour
Wellington: Walking Food Odyssey
Wellington: Chocoholics Walking Odyssey
Wellington: All-Inclusive Craft Beer Brewery Tour
Wellington: Craft Brewery Half-Day Guided Tour with Tastings
Wellington: All-Inclusive Half-Day Brewery Tour
Lower Hutt: Craft Beers & Car Museum Half-Day Tour
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ViatorBeyond the Vines - Full-Day Marlborough Wine Tasting Tour
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ViatorHalf Day Martinborough Winery Tour from Wellington
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ViatorSelf-Guided Wine Tours by Bike with Lorelle & Greg
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ViatorFull Day Winemakers Tour in Marlborough
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ViatorMartinborough Wine and Wild Coast Tour from Wellington
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ViatorSelf-Guided Biking Wine Tour (full day) in the Marlborough Region.
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Best brunch in Wellington
Wellington's best brunch spots, from Floriditas and Loretta on Cuba Street to Oriental Bay's Maranui Café, with real prices and honest picks.
Best food tours in Wellington
Wellington's guided food tours compared — walking food tours, chocolate walks and craft-beer tastings, with routes, prices and who each one suits.
Best restaurants in Wellington
Wellington's best restaurants across budgets — from Logan Brown and Hiakai to Cuba Street casual dining — with real NZ$ prices and honest recommendations.
Cheap eats in Wellington
Where to eat well in Wellington for under NZ$20 a meal — Cuba Street noodle bars, food courts, bakeries and markets, with real prices.
Cuba Street food guide
A block-by-block food guide to Cuba Street — cafés, restaurants, noodle bars and bakeries, with real prices and honest picks across every budget.
Harbourside dining in Wellington
Wellington's waterfront restaurants and cafés reviewed honestly — which harbour-view spots earn their premium and which don't, with real NZ$ prices.
Wellington night markets
Wellington's night market at Waitangi Park — stalls, prices, timing and how it compares to the daytime Harbourside Market, plus honest tips.
Vegan & vegetarian Wellington
Wellington's best vegan and vegetarian restaurants and cafés, from Aunty Mena's to plant-based-friendly Cuba Street kitchens, with real prices.
Wellington coffee capital guide
Why Wellington calls itself New Zealand's coffee capital, the roasters and cafés behind that claim, real prices, and where the hype is actually earned.
Wellington craft-beer trail
Wellington's craft-beer scene: the breweries and bars behind the reputation, real prices per pint, Beervana festival, and how to build an evening trail.
Wellington markets guide
Wellington's best markets — the Sunday Harbourside Market, the Wellington Night Market and seasonal food festivals — with timings, stalls and prices.
The waterfront café warning (honest take)
An honest look at Wellington's waterfront cafés near Te Papa — where the harbour-view premium is worth paying and where Cuba Street is simply better value.