The Black Shag
136 Dee Street, Invercargill
Cafes, Eat & Drink
Head to The Black Shag for the perfect trifecta of coffee, food and service.
Louies Café & Tapas Bar
142 Dee Street, Invercargill
Bars, Restaurants, Eat & Drink
For 30 years Louie’s has pushed the boundaries of Southland’s culinary scene with a simple menu full of flavour, foraged garnishes, local ingredients and artful presentations.
Seriously Good Chocolate Company
147 Spey Street, Invercargill
Cafes, Goods, Eat & Drink
A tiny store using chocolate as a medium with which to promote Southland to the world.
Features
Beachhouse Restaurant
126 Rocks Highway, Riverton
The Beachhouse feels like your mate’s bach and keeps visitors coming back with some of the best seafood chowder down south.
Buster Crabb
326 Dee Street, Invercargill
Named for Buster Crabb, a Royal Navy frogman who inspired the James Bond character, this is the place for a bit of mystery, intrigue and great food.
Fat Bastard Pies
158 Tay Street, Invercargill
Honest and extremely moreish pies likely to bring out your inner Fat Bastard in the best kind of way.
Industry
33 Arena Avenue, West Invercargill, Invercargill
At the only café in Invercargill’s northwest corner, expect to nd delicious baked goods all made in house, hearty breakfast and lunch dishes and plenty of options for dietary restrictions.
Level One
20 Kelvin Street, Invercargill
This restaurant has managed to keep the best of Southland hospitality, food and drink at its core for 55 years.
Niagara Falls Café
256 Niagara-Waikawa Road, Niagara
A magical café run by a local family in a one room school house constructed in 1893.
Oyster Cove
8 Ward Parade, Bluff
Perched above the Pacific, Oyster Cove serves up the best of the best when it comes to Aotearoa’s seafood.
Small Prophet & Co
14 McEwan Street, Tokanui
Pop into this studio to check out their art, upholstering and refurbishment work alongside other local wares.
The Auction House
20 Don Street, Invercargill
Open for breakfast through to dinner, expect tasty tapas, a wide range of mains, funky cocktails, an expansive NZ wine list and frequent live music events in the spacious, modern courtyard that often play into the night.
The Batch
173 Spey Street, Invercargill
Enjoy epic brunch items like avocado toast with beetroot and mint hummus, sourdough, dukkah and free range egg while relaxing in one of Southland’s most well designed cafés.
The Crib Café
135 Palmerston Street, Riverton
The Crib has something for everyone and is reminiscent of the 90’s most laid back beach cafés.
The Green Room
59 Irk Street, Gore
A hub for barista coffee and homemade Kiwi café favourites.
The Grille Café
24 Anglem Street, Hawthorndale, Invercargill
The Grille has been lovingly curated and decked out with relics of days gone by.
The Pantry
133 Grace Street, Appleby, Invercargill
Invercargill's non-profit health foods store, café and community hub.
Tuatara Café & Bar
30-32 Dee Street, Invercargill
A brewery, craft beer bar and pizzeria rolled into one, visit Tuatara Café to enjoy all of the above in one of Dee Street’s historic buildings.
Tumu Toka CurioScape
590 Waikawa-Curio Bay Road, Waikawa
One of the Catlins most intriguing aspects is the petrified forest at Curio Bay. But how does a forest become perfectly preserved in stone?