Guide
Eat & Drink
If you’re a foodie with a passion for matching cuisine with great quality wine or beer, or just love to eat and drink, then Marlborough will surprise and delight you and your tastebuds.
World-class wine, multi-award winning craft beer and boutique gin distillers, paired with local produce and gourmet cuisine means eating and drinking in Marlborough requires a thirst, an appetite and a belt with plenty of notches...
Check out the interactive wine map here and locate cellar doors with ease.
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Eat
Marlborough is a foodie haven, with plenty of gourmet produce on offer from land and sea. Take a Marlborough Sounds seafood tour, visit the many local markets or head to one of the eateries to sample seafood delicacies and locally-grown foods, to pair with Marlborough wine, beer and gin.
Taste Marlborough's delicious gourmet food
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Drink
With more than 120 wineries and more than 30 cellar doors to visit, a Marlborough wine tour is a must. Take a guided tour, self-drive or bike. Approximately 2/3 of wine produced in New Zealand comes from Marlborough, and 85% of New Zealand's sauvignon blanc is from the region. Boutique gins made right here in the region are available to tickle your tastebuds.
Explore the Marlborough wine region
Stephanie McIntyre
“We are so spoilt in Marlborough when it comes to great food. We’ve got crayfish from the east coast and salmon, oysters and mussels grown in the Marlborough Sounds."
Cafes and restaurants
World class Sauvignon Blanc, matched with the freshest seafood, crisp, flavour-filled local produce and a drizzle of Marlborough olive oil...Brilliant!
Dining in Marlborough is a chance to really treat your taste buds, from a leisurely lunch at a vineyard restaurant, to a water's edge cafe in the Marlborough Sounds.
In town
You'll be spoilt for choice when dining out in Blenheim, Picton, Havelock or Renwick. Eatieries line the main streets, with good old kiwi cafes, cultural delights of traditional cuisine such as Indian, Thai, Chinese and Mexican and fine dining restaurants typical of a large city.
Amongst the vines
Indulge in a leisurely lunch at a vineyard restaurant or vine-side cafe, and pair wine with local produce to create the ultimate match made in Marlborough. Sit amongst the vines in Summer, or from the warmth of a cellar door restaurant with views to match.
In the Marlborough Sounds
From the ferry or plane, the Marlborough Sounds looks like an impressive network of sunken valleys and native bush, but tucked away in many bays you'll find a water's edge dining experience like no other. Whether it's a casual kiwi style cafe lunch, or a fine dining experience, a meal in the Marlborough Sounds is a must-do when visiting Marlborough.
Gallery
Search & book
Lodge
Bay of Many Coves Resort and Spa
Marlborough Sounds
From $1160.00
Restaurants and Cafes
Quench Restaurant and Wine Bar
Restaurants and Cafes
Arbour
Restaurants and Cafes
Cortado
Beer & Breweries
Dodson Street Beer Garden
Restaurants and Cafes
Dolce Cafe, Restaurant and Bar
Restaurants and Cafes
Escape To Picton
Picton
Restaurants and Cafes
Fairweathers
Winery Cellar Doors & Wine Tastings
Hans Herzog Estate - Cellar Door
81 Jeffries Road Blenheim Marlborough
Wine & Food
Harvest Restaurant
Make it Marlborough
Harvest Restaurant
Restaurants and Cafes
Le Café
Gourmet Experiences and Tours
Marlborough King Salmon
DOC campground
Pelorus Bridge DOC Campground & Cafe
Restaurants and Cafes
Raupo Cafe, Restaurant and Traiteur
Winery Cellar Doors & Wine Tastings
Rock Ferry Cellar Door
Winery Cellar Doors & Wine Tastings
Saint Clair Vineyard Kitchen
Wine & Food
Scotch Wine Bar and Restaurant
Restaurants and Cafes
Speight's Ale House Blenheim
Restaurants and Cafes
The Mussel Pot Restaurant and Cafe
Wine & Food
The Restaurant At Te Rawa
Restaurants and Cafes
The Store
Wine & Food
The Vines Village - Wine Country HQ
Wine & Food
The Wine Station
Wine & Food
The Wine Station
From $10.00
Winery Cellar Doors & Wine Tastings
Wither Hills Cellar Door & Restaurant
