The Best Restaurant in Golden Bay and Takaka, Upper South Island and the West Coast

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Mussel Inn

$$ Fodor's Choice

Swing by the Mussel Inn for a quintessential slice of Golden Bay life: music, craft beer, and darn good pub food. Locals come for the live music (most evenings in summer), mussel chowder, steamed mussels, or wild goat ragu, washed down with house-brewed beer and ciders. A favorite is the Captain Cooker—brewed first from native manuka leaves by Captain Cook to combat scurvy on his ships.  With rough sawn timber, handmade furniture, outdoor fire pit, and a big rambling garden, it’s very much a "Kiwi woolshed meets Aussie farmhouse" feel here. 

1259 Tākaka-Collingwood Hwy., Onekaka, 7182, New Zealand
03-525–9241
Known For
  • Craft beers and ciders
  • Rustic, country ambience
  • Live music
Restaurant Details
Closed Aug.
Reservations not accepted

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