136 Hardy St, Nelson 03 319 0077  |  www.hardysteatery.co.nz AWARDS: 2020 – People’s Choice Nelson Tasman Creative, seasonal eats with ‘damn good coffee and booze’ is on the menu five days a week at the Hardy St Eatery. Owners James Rutherford and Louise Morten moved to Nelson two years ago from Wellington and set about … Read more

151 Hardy St, Nelson www.kismet.co.nz   AWARDS: 2020 – Best Cocktail Experience Nelson Tasman A late night cocktail and whisky bar in the heart of Nelson, Kismet boasts what is arguably Nelson’s largest whisky/whiskey selection and carefully crafts cocktails in a slick cosmopolitan environment with deep-cushioned leather sofas and subdued lighting. A sister bar to … Read more

284 Trafalgar St, Nelson 03 545 7191  |  www.hopgoods.co.nz AWARDS: 2020 – Best Fine Dining Nelson Tasman 2020 – Supreme Winner Amulti-award-winning restaurant, Hopgoods offers modern, seasonally-based bistro-style food in a relaxing and casual environment. Based in a heritage building in Nelson’s CBD, Hopgoods hallmarks are excellence in food, service and ambience. The restaurant was … Read more

296 Trafalgar St, Nelson 03 539 0905  | www.hawkerhouse.co.nz AWARDS: 2020 – Best Casual Dining Nelson Tasman Inspired by the flavours and vibrancy of South East Asian street food and hawker markets, Harry’s is an expression of love in food form for a region and people its proprietors have come to greatly admire and respect. … Read more

74 Main Street, Blenheim 03 579 1192  |  www.gramadosrestaurant.com   AWARDS: 2020 – Best Specialty Restaurant Marlborough Inspired by a small town in southern Brazil, Gramado’s is renowned for its fine wine, international cuisine and chocolate. Gramado’s has been working its Brazilian fusion magic successfully in Blenheim for more than seven years, and it pays … Read more

36 Godfrey Rd, Fairhall, Blenheim 03 572 7989  |  www.arbour.co.nz   AWARDS: 2020 – Best Fine Dining Marlborough 2020 – People’s Choice Marlborough Co-owners and best mates Bradley Hornby and Liz Buttimore set up Arbour in 2015 with the belief that Marlborough is home to some of the world’s best wine and food producers. They … Read more

80 Hardy Street, Nelson 03 548 1231  |  www.wafubistro.com AWARDS: 2020 – Best Specialty Restaurant Nelson Tasman An authentic sushi dining experience in the heart of Nelson, Wafu Bistro is owned by sushi chef Yuki Takeoda who delicately prepares all his fresh fish dishes in front of diners. Yuki first started his sushi making career … Read more

24-26 Maxwell Rd, Blenheim 03 579 1176  | www.scotchbar.co.nz AWARDS: 2020 – Best Casual Dining Marlborough Scotch Wine Bar & Wine Shop owner Jacob Anderson took over the business at the beginning of last month from previous co-owners Dan Gillett and Charlie Chilwell. A Cuisine 1-Hat establishment in central Blenheim, Scotch is also a previous … Read more

404/6 Aranui Rd, Mapua Wharf, Mapua 03 540 2580  |  www.facebook.com/RimuWineBar   AWARDS: 2020 – Best Wine Experience Nelson Tasman Rimu Wine Bar at Māpua is the ultimate destination for wine lovers in the Nelson Tasman region with an ever-changing range of over 50 different wines available for tasting or by the glass from all … Read more

Sinclair Street, Blenheim 03 578 2633  |  www.thewinestation.co.nz   AWARDS: 2020 – Best Wine Experience Marlborough Located in the renovated, 1906 Blenheim Railway Station heritage building, The Wine Station showcases an incredible variety of 80 premium wines, carefully selected from throughout the Marlborough region. Visitors can sample a tasting, a half or a full glass … Read more