Guidebook for Wanaka
Food Scene
Delicious slow cooked food to take away or eat in. Need to get here at 6pm for the biggest selection. Bookings not possible.
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Big Fig Wanaka
105 Ardmore StDelicious slow cooked food to take away or eat in. Need to get here at 6pm for the biggest selection. Bookings not possible.
A big favourite in town with some alternative venues under the same ownership. Pizza's also available from a food cart on Brownston Street. Reservations essential at peak times which can be done online.
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Francesca's Italian Kitchen
93 Ardmore StA big favourite in town with some alternative venues under the same ownership. Pizza's also available from a food cart on Brownston Street. Reservations essential at peak times which can be done online.
Take Away only. This is the newest food stop in town and it is amazing. Everything is gluten free.
Eriks Fish and Chips
54 Ardmore StTake Away only. This is the newest food stop in town and it is amazing. Everything is gluten free.
Fancy a bit of spice in your life! Bookings essential over busy periods.
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The Spice Room
43 Helwick StFancy a bit of spice in your life! Bookings essential over busy periods.
Drinks & Nightlife
Family friendly and good value. Meals not available every night. You'll need to be 'signed in'. Entertainment nights occasionally organised.
Wanaka Districts Club Inc
45 Plantation RdFamily friendly and good value. Meals not available every night. You'll need to be 'signed in'. Entertainment nights occasionally organised.
Parks & Nature
Bike trails created by Bike Wanaka. Walking also an option but be careful. Great views with seating at the northern edge.
Sticky Forest Carpark
1 Platinum RidgeBike trails created by Bike Wanaka. Walking also an option but be careful. Great views with seating at the northern edge.
This has now become a major tourist spot. Need to allow a day for this and set off early if you're going to tackle it in summer.
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Roys Peak
This has now become a major tourist spot. Need to allow a day for this and set off early if you're going to tackle it in summer.
Essentials
This is our only supermarket and it is not big!
It will be very very busy over this period. Opens 7am - 9pm, get there early or late. Parking is tight and limited at times.
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New World Wanaka
20 Dunmore StThis is our only supermarket and it is not big!
It will be very very busy over this period. Opens 7am - 9pm, get there early or late. Parking is tight and limited at times.
If you can't stand the thought of going to the supermarket, there is a Four Square and Night n Day quite close to each other. The petrol stations along the same stretch of road also have basic convenience food and there is a Mini Mart and Off Licence up near the Caltex.
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Four Square Wanaka
70 Ardmore StIf you can't stand the thought of going to the supermarket, there is a Four Square and Night n Day quite close to each other. The petrol stations along the same stretch of road also have basic convenience food and there is a Mini Mart and Off Licence up near the Caltex.
Entertainment & Activities
This bi-annual event is a 'must do' if you have never been. Rarely are you allowed to get so close to an airshow, so, this is quite an experience. Held on the even years over the Easter weekend.
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Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow
State Highway 6This bi-annual event is a 'must do' if you have never been. Rarely are you allowed to get so close to an airshow, so, this is quite an experience. Held on the even years over the Easter weekend.
Hire a kayak or paddleboard and head out onto the lake for an hour or more. Obviously, conditions vary day to day.
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Paddle Wanaka
151-153 Ardmore StHire a kayak or paddleboard and head out onto the lake for an hour or more. Obviously, conditions vary day to day.