06 AROUND TOWN
Our favourite spots, for your spare days.
We live here now, which means we have opinions. These are the
places we'd actually take you — no tourist-brochure filler. Every one of them
is also a light on the map.
Eat & drink
•AyrburnA whole hamlet of restaurants and bars by Arrowtown — plan a lazy afternoon
•PatagoniaIce cream and proper hot chocolate on the waterfront — non-negotiable
•FergburgerYes, the queue is real; yes, it's worth one go
•SunfireEverything off the charcoal grill, right on the lake at Steamer Wharf
If you have a spare half-day
Ride the gondola for the postcard view, wander Queenstown Gardens along
the point, or drive the road to Glenorchy — forty-five minutes of the best
lake-and-mountain scenery in the country, with pull-offs made for photos.
Arrowtown pairs nicely with an Ayrburn lunch.
DRAFT These suggestions are ours to cull and add to —
tell us your favourites and they'll earn a light on the map.