Nara
14 Memorial Square · On the Square
Brunch and lunch on the Square. Closed Wednesdays.
- Mon–Tue, Thu–Sun 8:30am–2:30pm
- Closed Wed
Food is half the reason to come. Start with coffee and a proper breakfast on the Square, settle in for a long lunch among the vines, and finish at one of the village's bistros or bars once the cellar doors close around four.
Good to know: lunch at the vineyard restaurants and dinner on a Saturday night are worth booking ahead.
Breakfast and coffee
Around the Square, before you pick up the bikes or head to the first tasting.
Neighbourhood Coffee House
Memorial Square · On the Square
Warm, friendly coffee house on the Square. Good coffee before you pick up the bikes.
- Every day 7:30am–3pm
Kitchener's Café & Tea Rooms
5 Kitchener Street · On the Square
Early-opening weekday café for a cooked breakfast before the day starts.
- Mon–Fri 5am–1pm
- Closed Sat–Sun
The Village Café & Bar
6 Kitchener Street · On the Square
Coffee, brunch and lunch just down from the Square, seven days. Nourishing the neighbourhood since 1999, with dinner Friday to Sunday.
- Mon–Thu 8:30am–3:30pm
- Fri–Sun 8:30am–9pm
Café Medici
9 Kitchener Street · On the Square
Popular all-day café, seven days. Dinner Thursday to Saturday in summer. Worth booking a table.
- Every day 8am–4pm
Lunch at the cellar doors
Long lunches, platters and pizza with a glass of what's grown outside.
Palliser Estate
96 Kitchener Street · 1.3 km from the Square
One of the founding estates, with lunch from Palliser Kitchen every day. Book for weekends.
- Every day 11am–5pm
Luna Estate
133 Puruatanga Road · 2.7 km from the Square
Set-menu lunch and tastings, with lawn, beanbags and a deck over the vines. Kids welcome.
- Wed–Thu, Sun 11am–4pm
- Fri–Sat 11am–8pm
- Closed Mon–Tue
Moy Hall
1 Martins Road · 2.4 km from the Square
Rustic lunch set out in the vineyard, and dinner too. A favourite long-lunch stop.
- Mon, Thu–Fri, Sun 11:30am–4pm
- Tue–Wed 11:30am–3pm
- Sat 11:30am–6pm
The Runholder
89 Martins Road · 3.5 km from the Square
Home of Te Kairanga and Martinborough Vineyard wines, a restaurant and Lighthouse Gin. Book online.
- Mon–Thu 12pm–4pm
- Fri 12pm–9pm
- Sat 11am–9pm
- Sun 11am–4pm
Poppies
91 Puruatanga Road · 2 km from the Square
Tasting with seasonal platters to share. Open every day.
- Every day 11am–4pm
Margrain Vineyard
5 Huangarua Road · 1.3 km from the Square
Platters and lunch at The Vineyard Café, on the edge of the village. Groups of six or more book.
- Mon, Thu 11am–3pm
- Fri, Sun 11am–4pm
- Sat 11am–5pm
- Closed Tue–Wed
Colombo
107 Todds Road · 1.8 km from the Square
Pizza, platters and lunch, beanbags outside and a fireside spot in winter. Just south-east of the village.
- Fri–Sun 11:30am–5pm
- Closed Mon–Thu
Cambridge Road
32 Cambridge Road · 0.8 km from the Square
Natural and biodynamic wines, with platters of cured meats, cheese and olives.
- Fri 1pm–5pm
- Sat–Sun 12pm–5pm
- Closed Mon–Thu
Schubert
57 Cambridge Road · 1.1 km from the Square
Long-standing pinot producer with a tasting room, food truck and platters. Large groups enquire first.
- Every day 11am–3pm
Grava
50 Kitchener Street · 1 km from the Square
Small family label in the heart of town, with platters. Midweek by appointment.
- Fri–Sun 11am–5pm
- Closed Mon–Thu
Featured
Tiwaiwaka
52 Kitchener Street · 1.1 km from the Square
Whānau-run by Morton and Elise Anderson, named for the fantail. Rare local semillon and merlot, with platters. Open most Sundays.
- Wed–Fri 11am–4pm
- Sat 10am–4:30pm
- Sun 11am–3:30pm
- Closed Mon–Tue
Nga Waka
66 Kitchener Street · 1.2 km from the Square
Walk in and pick your own tasting, or book a guided one. Roving pizza Thursday to Saturday.
- Wed–Sun 10am–4pm
- Closed Mon–Tue
Featured
Haythornthwaite
45 Omarere Road · 1.9 km from the Square
Known for gewürztraminer, with food, jazz and storytelling owners. Longer hours in summer.
- Every day 11am–5pm
Dinner and drinks in the village
Bistros and bars a short stroll from the Square, with the latest-open first.
Cool Change Bar & Eatery
8 Memorial Square · On the Square
The locals' bar on the Square. Somewhere to land once the cellar doors close.
- Tue–Sun 3pm–11pm
- Closed Mon
Tonic Bistro & Bar
8 Kitchener Street · 0.2 km from the Square
Relaxed bistro and bar just off the Square, good for a late lunch or an early dinner.
- Mon, Sun 12pm–8pm
- Thu 2pm–8pm
- Fri 2pm–10pm
- Sat 12pm–10pm
- Closed Tue–Wed
Union Square Bistro & Bar
Martinborough Hotel, Memorial Square · On the Square
The heritage hotel's bistro. Weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner every night.
- Mon–Fri 11am–9pm
- Sat–Sun 8:30am–9pm
Karahui
1 Memorial Square · 0.2 km from the Square
Wine bar and restaurant in the old BNZ bank building. Elevated dining and a curated local wine list.
- Tue–Sat 3pm–9pm
- Closed Mon, Sun
Tōhi Gin Room & Eatery
2 Cambridge Road · 0.2 km from the Square
Over 40 New Zealand gins, gin flights and spice-led Asian and Thai sharing plates.
- Every day 12pm–9pm
Martinborough Brewery
10 Ohio Street · On the Square
Taproom with its own beer and cider, local wines and a sunny garden bar. Cheese rolls, pizza and burritos. Dogs welcome.
- Mon, Thu 2pm–7pm
- Fri–Sat 12pm–8pm
- Sun 12pm–7pm
- Closed Tue–Wed
- Martinborough wineriesAll 25 cellar doors, with hours for every day of the week
- Where to stayHotels, vineyard villas, retreats and plenty of Airbnbs
- Getting hereTrain, bus, car and tour options, plus getting around once you're here
- Wine tours & bike hireGuided tours from the Featherston train, and bikes for doing it yourself