Rodd & Gunn's waterfront bar on Rees Street: house-made pasta, kingfish crudo and meat pie croquettes, with 20-odd wines by the glass.
Rodd & Gunn's Queenstown bar sits on the waterfront at the bottom of Rees Street, looking across Lake Whakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. It occupies the upper floor of the clothing brand's own building — oak floors, leather armchairs, fur throws — and works as a bar you can eat properly in rather than a restaurant with a bar attached.
The wine list was curated by Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas and runs to more than twenty wines by the glass. The kitchen cooks Southern produce, from Bluff oysters to Cardrona venison, alongside house-made pasta, kingfish crudo and meat pie croquettes. Mondays are steak night. You can also graze — a cheese and charcuterie board and a run of smaller plates.
It was named MICHELIN Selected in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide New Zealand in 2026. Bookings go through the Rodd & Gunn site, and late afternoon is when the light comes off the lake and onto the windows.
Award: MICHELIN Selected, MICHELIN Guide New Zealand 2026.
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