"One of the things I love about Southland is that we are spoilt for choice when it comes to good food – and good company! Below are a few of the places I like to go myself" - Jaimee Blythe
Waikaia Commercial Hotel - this is just the best little pub around... well, I think it is anyway! It has a great atmosphere and an awesome outdoor area. They have a restaurant where you can get the best seafood chowder or some of their beer battered chips with the yummiest aioli on the side. The rest of the menu is very very good as well.
The Old Post Bakery Café - this bakery and licensed café uses our fresh local produce and makes delicious homemade pies and muffins. It's at 103 Main Street, Gore.
May Fly Café - this is a great place to stop for coffee and it also does wonderful homemade bread and cakes. Local anglers often hang out here, and there are dozens of fishing pictures on the walls. It's in Lumsden, at No. 13 Diana Street.
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Our readers tell us...
For a decadent treat, make sure you check out the cafe at The Seriously Good Chocolate Company in Invercargill. I visited here on Easter Tuesday - fantastic coffee and chocolates that send your tastebuds to heaven! I bought some Pinot Noir Truffles...they are to live for! - Jane Dyke
Can I suggest The Seriously Good Chocolate Company in Invercargill? You can order online or they have stockists throughout NZ - Kate Anderson
These are from a friend in the know...Good eats:
1. Cheese rolls at Zookeepers mmm
2. Great meals at Buster Crabb’s on Dee St & loads of variety for dinners & lunches
3· Louie’s on Dee St
4. The Cabbage Tree, Otatara
5. Step in Thyme is a great café, North rd
6. Bombay Palace for good Indian
7. Drunken Sailor for awesome seafood in Bluff
8. And the Seriously Good for awesome chocs
- Kate Hughes
