Guidebook for Dunedin
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little bar. Good selection on beer and a good atmosphere.
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Inch Bar
8 Bank StGreat little bar. Good selection on beer and a good atmosphere.
Good pizzeria and bar. Just around the corner, nice place to spend and evening and catch the game.
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Filadelfio's Pizza
3 North RdGood pizzeria and bar. Just around the corner, nice place to spend and evening and catch the game.
Essentials
New World Gardens
6 Opoho RdClosest and best stocked supermarket.
Food Scene
a little way out from our place but the best pizzeria in town.
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Mamma Mia Pizza
292 Highgatea little way out from our place but the best pizzeria in town.
Thai Land
903 George Stclosest Thai. Not stella but the best in dunedin
one of the cheaper Japanese restaurants, but our favourite.
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The Jitsu
133 Stuart Stone of the cheaper Japanese restaurants, but our favourite.
Closest Indian takeaway, not the very best, but the closest and they deliver. We often have a cheeky Friday takeaway from these fellas.
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Indian Spice Restaurant & Bar
11 North RdClosest Indian takeaway, not the very best, but the closest and they deliver. We often have a cheeky Friday takeaway from these fellas.
Coffee, coffee with a slice, coffee with brunch. favourite cafe stop.
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The Good Earth Cafe
765 Cumberland StCoffee, coffee with a slice, coffee with brunch. favourite cafe stop.
top end. Great restaurant but also good coffee. best de-cafe in Dunedin according to my wife.
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No 7 Balmac
7 Balmacewen Rdtop end. Great restaurant but also good coffee. best de-cafe in Dunedin according to my wife.
nice little Italian, good pizza overlooking the seafront.
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Esplanade Restaurant
250 Forbury Rdnice little Italian, good pizza overlooking the seafront.
Perfect for a coffee and or light snack. Only open during the day and not open all that late. Good coffee and excellent bagels.
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Beam Me Up Bagels
9 North RdPerfect for a coffee and or light snack. Only open during the day and not open all that late. Good coffee and excellent bagels.
The best beer in town and great food. It doesn't have the history and tour of the Speights Brewery but the booze is far superior. Try a tasting platter.
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Emerson's Brewery
70 Anzac AveThe best beer in town and great food. It doesn't have the history and tour of the Speights Brewery but the booze is far superior. Try a tasting platter.
A little of the beaten tourist track but if you've visited the Speights brewery it's virtually next door. Quick snack shack type thing.
Johnnie's Southern Kitchen
167 Rattray StA little of the beaten tourist track but if you've visited the Speights brewery it's virtually next door. Quick snack shack type thing.
Sightseeing
sand dune surfing, and your likely to see a sea lion or two. not a long walk, but it's steep.
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Sandfly Bay
sand dune surfing, and your likely to see a sea lion or two. not a long walk, but it's steep.
Allans Beach, not the road! unsealed but not difficult. Easy drive (unsealed road) from Portabello but an easy walk with sea lions and penguins, of an evening.
Allans Beach Road
Allans Beach RoadAllans Beach, not the road! unsealed but not difficult. Easy drive (unsealed road) from Portabello but an easy walk with sea lions and penguins, of an evening.
Our favorite 'kid' friendly beach. An easy walk down under the cliffs. We would stop for a coffee and a fluffy at Blueskin nursery in Waitati.
Doctors Point Road
Doctors Point RoadOur favorite 'kid' friendly beach. An easy walk down under the cliffs. We would stop for a coffee and a fluffy at Blueskin nursery in Waitati.
Mount Cargill
ten minute drive up behind our house. great views of the city, weather allowing.....
Good brewery tour.. worth a punt, especially on a wet day.
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Speight's Brewery
200 Rattray StGood brewery tour.. worth a punt, especially on a wet day.
wet day option. kiddy friendly
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I-Museum yamaSettlers kaToitu Otago
31 Queens Gardenswet day option. kiddy friendly
About thirty minutes from town. A nice option if you are going from Karitane to Port Chalmers (or vice versa) on the coast road (not SH1) The Orakoni Eco sanctuary is just along the road.
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Long Beach Sea Cave
About thirty minutes from town. A nice option if you are going from Karitane to Port Chalmers (or vice versa) on the coast road (not SH1) The Orakoni Eco sanctuary is just along the road.
Victory Beach. Bit harder to get to than Sandfly or Allans Beaches, you'll have to ditch the car and walk but its wonderfully desolate if you have the time and such an inclination.
Wickliffe Bay
Victory Beach. Bit harder to get to than Sandfly or Allans Beaches, you'll have to ditch the car and walk but its wonderfully desolate if you have the time and such an inclination.
Arts & Culture
if you're in season and in luck catch a rugby game, the Highlanders playing Super Rugby or Otago in the ITM cup. It's the National sport....
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IStadium yeForsyth Barr
130 Anzac Aveif you're in season and in luck catch a rugby game, the Highlanders playing Super Rugby or Otago in the ITM cup. It's the National sport....
Entertainment & Activities
Moana Pool
60 Littlebourne Rdgreat option for the kids on a wet day.
Everything Else
lots of little walks, out of the city whilst in the city. kiddy friendly. something for all ability levels, well kept tracks....
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Ross Creek Reservoir Forest Walk
lots of little walks, out of the city whilst in the city. kiddy friendly. something for all ability levels, well kept tracks....
Portobello Treats & Sweats... 2 Harington Point Road, Portobello.
Good ice cream stop on a sunny peninsula day :)
Portobello
Portobello Treats & Sweats... 2 Harington Point Road, Portobello.
Good ice cream stop on a sunny peninsula day :)
often overlooked by 24 hour tourists but if you have good weather and a few days to spare this is a nice half day excursion, especially with kids. check out long beach or Dr's Point at the same time.
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Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Orokonui Ecosanctuaryoften overlooked by 24 hour tourists but if you have good weather and a few days to spare this is a nice half day excursion, especially with kids. check out long beach or Dr's Point at the same time.