Guidebook for Nelson
Food Scene
It's a wonderful experience on a special occasion. Good food and great service. May need to book ahead.
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Hopgoods Restaurant
284 Trafalgar StIt's a wonderful experience on a special occasion. Good food and great service. May need to book ahead.
Pleasant for a drink but great experience if you can fit in a tasting style night. Costly, $150 approx but the experience is brilliant from the food, drink to education you get during it all. A smorgasbord!
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Cod & Lobster Brasserie
300 Trafalgar StPleasant for a drink but great experience if you can fit in a tasting style night. Costly, $150 approx but the experience is brilliant from the food, drink to education you get during it all. A smorgasbord!
New place: Quick and easy style but good food. Well priced and tasty selection that works for everyone we found.
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Burger Culture
279 Trafalgar StNew place: Quick and easy style but good food. Well priced and tasty selection that works for everyone we found.
Good selection of drinks and snacks, lunches etc., in a relaxed atmosphere centrally located.
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Kush Coffee
5 Church StGood selection of drinks and snacks, lunches etc., in a relaxed atmosphere centrally located.
Great wee coffee shop and location by the river. Quite a buzz but not overwhelming. Good GF options.
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7010 CAFE
36 Collingwood StGreat wee coffee shop and location by the river. Quite a buzz but not overwhelming. Good GF options.
Easy short selection which helps in decision making in a nifty wee location. Smoothies are good and different from other places- working my way through them (only 3)!!
Jaks Island Espresso and Catering
189 Bridge StEasy short selection which helps in decision making in a nifty wee location. Smoothies are good and different from other places- working my way through them (only 3)!!
Really good location by the river frequented by locals too. Good selection of everything really from drinks to treats and eats. They will vary drinks if you fancy a different version of something.
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River Kitchen Nelson
81 Trafalgar StReally good location by the river frequented by locals too. Good selection of everything really from drinks to treats and eats. They will vary drinks if you fancy a different version of something.
Great wee stylish bike shop with some of the best coffee in town!
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Alton Street Cycles
28 Alton StGreat wee stylish bike shop with some of the best coffee in town!
Flock Board Game Cafe & Bar
12 Church StSome fantastic coffee to be had here!
Drinks & Nightlife
It's set off the main drag for a quiet drink and interesting people.
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Rhythm and Brown
19 New StIt's set off the main drag for a quiet drink and interesting people.
It's a good bar which does food and has live music with dancing. Great fun, especially if the local dancing people are about- watch or join in!
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The Vic Mac's Brewbar
281 Trafalgar StIt's a good bar which does food and has live music with dancing. Great fun, especially if the local dancing people are about- watch or join in!
Cool location to drink inside and out with friends or family and dog! Food from the van now onsite which is reasonable and good to accompany your craft beer perhaps or wine.
They know their drinks here and will happily let you try before you buy!
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The Free House Pub
95 Collingwood StCool location to drink inside and out with friends or family and dog! Food from the van now onsite which is reasonable and good to accompany your craft beer perhaps or wine.
They know their drinks here and will happily let you try before you buy!
Parks & Nature
Pleasant place for a stroll in town with touches from around the world to appreciate. Sketch, relax or pass through.
Good excuse to pop into the Suter cafe!
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Drottningargöng
Pleasant place for a stroll in town with touches from around the world to appreciate. Sketch, relax or pass through.
Good excuse to pop into the Suter cafe!
A local conservation park trying to re-establish native flora and fauna. Supported by a lot of volunteers. Worth a wee trip up for a walk and around their display building.
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Brook Waimarama Sanctuary
651 Brook StA local conservation park trying to re-establish native flora and fauna. Supported by a lot of volunteers. Worth a wee trip up for a walk and around their display building.
Fantastic sport for a BBQ, quiets space and beach games, or you can practise biking.... options are endless but the location is fantastic!
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Rabbit island
Fantastic sport for a BBQ, quiets space and beach games, or you can practise biking.... options are endless but the location is fantastic!
Arts & Culture
Interesting exhibitions and hosts other events too in evenings. Worth a pop in, and a good wee shop of gifts.
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The Suter Art Gallery Nelson
208 Bridge StInteresting exhibitions and hosts other events too in evenings. Worth a pop in, and a good wee shop of gifts.
Well organised and accessible museum which has a really good variety of exhibitions turning over. Worth popping in if your stuck, its wet or its you thing.
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Nelson Provincial Museum
Cnr Trafalgar St and Hardy StreetWell organised and accessible museum which has a really good variety of exhibitions turning over. Worth popping in if your stuck, its wet or its you thing.
Essentials
A NZ run supermarket which is compact but has diverse range of supplies from local small producers. Often very competitive pricing to their counterparts, so don't ignore.
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FreshChoice Nelson
69 Collingwood StA NZ run supermarket which is compact but has diverse range of supplies from local small producers. Often very competitive pricing to their counterparts, so don't ignore.
Entertainment & Activities
Lovely little cinema with comfy seats and small auditoriums. Quaint!
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State Cinemas Nelson
91 Trafalgar StLovely little cinema with comfy seats and small auditoriums. Quaint!
Great place to pass time watching others or in action yourself- great beach! Swim, sunbathe, paddle board, kite surf etc., then theres the go karts, laser tag, waterslide further along. Beautiful sunsets!
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Tahunanui
Great place to pass time watching others or in action yourself- great beach! Swim, sunbathe, paddle board, kite surf etc., then theres the go karts, laser tag, waterslide further along. Beautiful sunsets!
Sightseeing
Top of the hill about 20 minutes walk from the botanic garden, up to a great view on a clear day! Bliss.
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Miðja Nýja-Sjálands minnisvarðið
Top of the hill about 20 minutes walk from the botanic garden, up to a great view on a clear day! Bliss.
Easy to walk around Nelson, spot the numerous murals and artwork dotted in a variety of interesting places. Both large and small they tell a story. E.g easy ones alone the Maitai path.
Marilyn Andrews Gallery
221 Brook StEasy to walk around Nelson, spot the numerous murals and artwork dotted in a variety of interesting places. Both large and small they tell a story. E.g easy ones alone the Maitai path.