Guidebook for Dunedin

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Guidebook for Dunedin

Food Scene

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this is one of Dunedin's best restaurants.
48 locals recommend
No 7 Balmac
7 Balmacewen Rd
48 locals recommend
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this is one of Dunedin's best restaurants.
Another great option with excellent food a short walk from the house.
9 locals recommend
Copper Cafe
595 Highgate
9 locals recommend
Another great option with excellent food a short walk from the house.
Highly rated Dunedin restaurant
Bracken Restaurant
95 Filleul St
Highly rated Dunedin restaurant
Located in the heart of the City on the second floor above the Octagon. The food is excellent and it's located within a beautiful historic building. Space is limited so you will need to book ahead.
17 locals recommend
Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant
12 The Octagon
17 locals recommend
Located in the heart of the City on the second floor above the Octagon. The food is excellent and it's located within a beautiful historic building. Space is limited so you will need to book ahead.
Iconic Dunedin Restaurant always popular with enough space to accommodate groups. The food is always good. Their portion control is out of control so unless you are crazy hungry order a medium not a large.
33 locals recommend
Etrusco at the Savoy
8 Moray Pl
33 locals recommend
Iconic Dunedin Restaurant always popular with enough space to accommodate groups. The food is always good. Their portion control is out of control so unless you are crazy hungry order a medium not a large.
Located further along Highgate in Roslyn which is the next suburb to Maori Hill. You can walk home from here if you've had a few too many drinks and it doesn't involve any mountain climbing.
41 locals recommend
Luna Bar and Restaurant
314 Highgate
41 locals recommend
Located further along Highgate in Roslyn which is the next suburb to Maori Hill. You can walk home from here if you've had a few too many drinks and it doesn't involve any mountain climbing.

Drinks & Nightlife

Lots of bars, restaurants and late night hangouts. Live music is often playing at several bars in the lower Octagon and Lower Stuart Street
24 locals recommend
The Octagon
24 locals recommend
Lots of bars, restaurants and late night hangouts. Live music is often playing at several bars in the lower Octagon and Lower Stuart Street

Sightseeing

World's Steepest Street
73 locals recommend
Baldwin Street
Baldwin Street
73 locals recommend
World's Steepest Street
The oldest and most grand railway station in New Zealand
84 locals recommend
Dunedin Railway Station
84 locals recommend
The oldest and most grand railway station in New Zealand
91 locals recommend
Larnach Castle
145 Camp Rd
91 locals recommend
90 locals recommend
Royal Albatross Centre
1259 Harington Point Rd
90 locals recommend
Great place to spot native birds and reptiles.
63 locals recommend
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
63 locals recommend
Great place to spot native birds and reptiles.
Amazing views
21 locals recommend
Otago Peninsula
21 locals recommend
Amazing views
Beautiful historic campus
27 locals recommend
University of Otago
362 Leith St
27 locals recommend
Beautiful historic campus
Lan Yuan, Dunedin Chinese Garden
39 Queens Gardens
29 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Well worth a walk on a sunny day
60 locals recommend
Dunedin Botanic Garden
Great King Street North
60 locals recommend
Well worth a walk on a sunny day
Access the trail a short walk away at the end of Cannington Road ( the street just below Brownville Crescent). The track starts on the left hand side just before the start of Burma Road.
27 locals recommend
Ross Creek Reservoir Forest Walk
27 locals recommend
Access the trail a short walk away at the end of Cannington Road ( the street just below Brownville Crescent). The track starts on the left hand side just before the start of Burma Road.
There's a steep track leading here off the end of Stonelaw Terrace. You can also link up with a walk through Ross Creek for a longer walk. At night there are glow worms visible on the trail back up to Ross Creek.
10 locals recommend
Town Belt-Woodhaugh Gardens
10 locals recommend
There's a steep track leading here off the end of Stonelaw Terrace. You can also link up with a walk through Ross Creek for a longer walk. At night there are glow worms visible on the trail back up to Ross Creek.

Arts & Culture

42 locals recommend
Otago
42 locals recommend
Awesome, interactive and free!
125 locals recommend
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
31 Queens Gardens
125 locals recommend
Awesome, interactive and free!
21 locals recommend
The Dunedin Art Gallery
127 Stuart St
21 locals recommend
Hocken Collections
90 Anzac Ave

Shopping

In the heart of the shopping district adjoining the Golden Centre and Wall Street shopping malls
47 locals recommend
Meridian Mall
285 George St
47 locals recommend
In the heart of the shopping district adjoining the Golden Centre and Wall Street shopping malls

Essentials

Good selection of international foods
25 locals recommend
New World Centre City
133 Great King St
25 locals recommend
Good selection of international foods
25 locals recommend
Countdown Dunedin Central
309 Cumberland St
25 locals recommend
This is the closest supermarket to the house in Roslyn Village. It's great for essentials but if you're looking for a full weekly type shop head down to New World or Countdown
37 locals recommend
FreshChoice Roslyn
279 Highgate
37 locals recommend
This is the closest supermarket to the house in Roslyn Village. It's great for essentials but if you're looking for a full weekly type shop head down to New World or Countdown