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We've compiled the best of the best in Hokitika - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
The owners spent years restoring this old pub, and now the place hums with activity and tasty food like angus beef burgers and homemade lamb pies. Bar snacks and baked goods are offered all-day and dinner steps up with a stylish à la carte menu. Riders from the local cycle trail will be staying here; there's also a great local scene with live music and community events.
This popular deli is a great place to stop for lunch and coffee, or grab a take-away sandwich to sustain you during the West Coast activities (try the beef pastrami). The bread is baked fresh every morning, the free-range meat is crafted the old-fashioned way by an artisan butcher, and the cheese is handmade by a variety of South Island cheesemakers. Condiments are made in-house daily and salad is grown and fresh-picked daily.
Experience quality, classic New Zealand fare in a setting with grand views of the Southern Alps and Tasman Sea. Whether it's meat, fish, shellfish, or vegetables, this place delivers, and also matches its food with the local West Coast brew, Monteith's. The restaurant sits on a river terrace a couple of miles out of Hokitika, alongside a small number of accommodation suites. On summer evenings you can sit outside; inside you can peruse photos of the Blue Spur Goldfields, located here in the 1860s.
