Best Restaurants in Nelson

200 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Stefano's
Stefano's
70/100 (1020 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Italian
Vegan Options
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Italian Lager
Pizza Meatlovers
Salad
Tiramisu And Panna Cotta
Prosciutto & Funghi
El Patata
1 2 Quattro Formaggi 1 2 Atichoke R
PIZZAS
Pannacotta Raspberry
Margherita
La Baba & Padrino
Pizza salami
Rochdale Pear Cider
Hawaiian Pizza
prosecco
Pizza Quattro Formaggi Parmesan
Diavola Pizza
Iced Latte
Carciofini
Pizza Bread
Long Black Coffee
Sit down
Italian
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Lunch
After-hours
Dinner
Mid-range
"I rarely judge a book by its cover and believe that there are more to first impressions than just first impressions. I often think fifth impressions...."
Emmanuel
"Friendly stuff and extra wishes were absolutely welcome. They made the pizza super fast and it was delicious. The restaurant looks very nice and..."
Nina
"What a gem! Had a great quick dinner here and loved it. Pizza bases are perfectly thin and crispy with just the right amount of topping. Not a soggy..."
Bopnbeep
"Best restaurant I've eaten at during my week in Nelson. The pizzas are huuuge and you can tell the staff take pride in them. Almost want to fly back..."
Jay
"By far the best pizza I've had through out Nelson, Christchurch and Wellington. Stefanos is one of the main things I miss about home. Bloody..."
Eliza Cooper-Finch
"This pizza joint had a really interesting feel about it. The prices were good and the pizza was great. You get to see the oven and chefs doing their..."
Karl Swart
"Large portions at a reasonable price, the atmosphere is basic but tidy and in theme with the movie theatre surroundings. Thin crust pizza was good,..."
Verity Todd
"My favorite pizza place. Why? Authentic Italian style pizza. Thin floppy base with fresh ingredients. Always flavoursome. Stephano and his crew add..."
Doug Newton
"Amazing authentic food, fantastic service and reasonable price considering the size of the portions.Can't wait to travel back to Nelson to eat..."
Bradley Tane
"The atmosphere is cool, the perfect place to go with friends. The decor and seats and tables are simple and plain. The walls are yellow with many..."
Robin Spiele
"Still fantastic pizza. Note it is Italian pizza so yes it has thin base and relatively sparse topping but that is how they should be. This is real..."
Tim Monck-Mason
"Screwed up our order at first but offered to make us an extra pizza for no extra cost which was excellent. The actual pizza tasted delicious and we..."
Rochelle
"Best pizza in Nelson! Shame the atmosphere's not great eating at the cinema but for takeaways or when ordered at the Free House,..."
Galen
"This has to be some of the best pizza around. I had a small pizza which was huge! Really thin bases just how i like..."
Hip Hop
"Most of the restaurants were closed when we headed out for dinner. Originally we were headed to another place, realized it was closed, and decided to..."
Peter Ferragine
"As a 40-something male who grew up in the 80s, loving motorbikes, jet planes and movies, when I heard that a new Top Gun was in the works, I was a..."
Phill Urquhart
"First time back in probably a few years, still good as always. Small Godfather pizza is a pretty hefty size, plenty for a solo diner. Pizza bread was..."
Peony Yang
"I choose a pizza with sundried tomatoes, artichokes, onion, olives and mushrooms then added mozzarella and blue vein cheese. Simply delicious! Great..."
Kath O'Regan
"The most friendly and welcoming stuff I ever met. Top AA in the all points including clean tables&glasses. Delicious juicy pizza and much much more...."
Cozy Felt
"Great pizza! Large portions. Had a awesome outside area but sadly it was under renovation. Staff were kind and welcoming but i thought the owner was..."
Rueben Ashley
"We had the large Stefeno. It was huge, really delicious and the service was both impeccable and authentic. Highly recommend. Seagulls quite..."
Mark Neilson
"Excellent gourmet pizza at reasonable prices. Tried the spinach/mushroom and godfather favoured ones. Yummy when served fresh and hot. Ordered X2..."
Ching Wen Jun
"Delicious Italian Pizza 😋🍕. Stefanos is my favourite pizza place. I usually get the Padrino with olives. If you haven't tried it, your..."
Sasha Gill
"If you are in Nelson and looking for excellent oven cooked pizza than Stefano's has got what may be the best! Only you can verify my..."
Gilbert Wells
"Absolutely phenomenal pizza. Have eaten it for dinner 4 nights in a row now. Am in love with the prosciutto pizza. Ordered in every size. Crust..."
anastasia coates
"Good Value, shared a large pizza with two friends and we all got a drink each ended up being around $12 each!! Amazing!! Great customer service and..."
Ellie Rose
"Good pizza however the tomato base can be improved, Also the base too. Great portion and selection. Good..."
Kiwifern
"One of the best pizzerias I have been too in a while. The dough is fresh and tasty, all the ingredients are also fresh. The venue is clean and tidy...."
AS Reviews
"hands down the most scrumptious pizza in nelson only down side is the chilli oil was clogged and being so directly above the theatre the bass can be..."
mackenzie Taylor
"Definitely number 1 pizza in New Zealand thank you for everything , quality is for 10 stars ,highly recommend for everyone ! If you are passing by..."
Lekso Sajcic
"Such a great place to grab a pizza. The large pizza size is huge! Good value and generous toppings given on the pizza. We ordered the two with blue..."
Dean Ching Yee
Wok Thai Takeaway
Wok Thai Takeaway
70/100 (4 ratings)
Restaurants
Thai
Dinner
Lunch
Thai
Dinner
Lunch
The 5th Sense Cafe
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Cafe
Healthy
Healthy
Cafe
Healthy
Café
The Black Cat Takeaways
The Black Cat Takeaways
70/100 (180 ratings)
Restaurants
Seafood
New Zealand
Fast food
Fast Food
New Zealand
Seafood
Dinner
Lunch
Fish
Burger
Fast food
Fast food
Seafood
New Zealand
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Every time I have had the Fish it has been amazing, fresh and well sized. The cheese bites are epic and the option of lard or cooking oil is awesome..."
Jade Hedges
"Beautifully cooked chips, large fish, good portions and good prices. My only feedbback is the fish was just a little greasy...its Fish n Chips..."
Shiralee Sayer
"Very nice fish n chips. The chip portions are a little small compared to others but the quality makes up for it. Have tried a few times now since..."
Dave
"Excellent food and service. My mum and nephews loved the food last..."
Taya Campbell
"Fantastic Ragamuffin burger, very tasty, fish was very moist, not fatty this was juicy and the chips were great crunchy outside and soft inside,..."
Tania & Wes Jefferys
"What a wonderful surprise!! I have not had such BEAUTIFUL fish and chips since....well, since I don't know when! You may be like me and find fish..."
Stephanie Buck
"New favourite fish and chip shop. By the taste I can tell quality ingredients and clean fat friers. YUM. New owners really making a difference. Oh..."
A Google User
"Best fish'n'chips in Nelson!!! Love that I had a choice of canola oil or lard. (We had canola oil) Really lovely fish. Nothing greasy about these..."
Natalie Darkins
"fnc's are pretty good. had the odd firm chip. fish batter crisp and innocently flavored. smallish but enough. clean, fast and..."
Glen Heke
"Delicious! Nice crispy batter, huge pieces of fish and not a soggy chip in sight! Thanks for a lovely dinner/night off..."
Melissa Marfell
Hong Yun
Hong Yun
70/100 (146 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Chinese
"Absolutely LOVE this place. Always a cheery welcome. Very clean. Food well presented and great variety.Amazing food at prices the family..."
Sue
"The food is great,service with a smile,and excellent value. BYO. The best in the Nelson..."
Neil & Sue
"Best Chinese in town. Noodles and veges are perfectly cooked! The chicken is so juicy! Wontons are lovely. And the customer service is amazing!..."
Stephanie Marie
"Chinese takeaway with reliably good quality food in reasonable well filled container size..."
Paul Harvey
"Wow! Beautiful, juicy won tons! Lovely customer service. Delicious food, well portioned for the price..."
Miscreant Queen
"got there at 4.30 (opening time) waited till nearly 5pm with a line of others. could have just been a bad day but kind of ennoying food which i..."
Jasmyne Taylor
"Quick No Fuss Chinese where you can pick what you'd like in Small and Large Containers. Friendly Service..."
Angela Langford
"Got a $15 plate to share between me and my husband. Food was nice and we got way more then we expected as they full the container right up. Had heaps..."
Luella Solomon
"Love the won tons. Always get a dozen, they last three meals, even nice cold. The takeaway meals are crammed into the container so tight the lid..."
Rachel Wastney
"The food and price more than make up for the building looking a little long in the tooth. I had a meal from here and then a similar one from Miracle..."
Ross & Lisa Manning
"Best chinese I've found in nelson so far, the only one I keep going back to. Currently $12 for a small or $15 for large tray from chinese in the..."
Gemma Bennetts
"I love this place jus need to open at lunch time, sweet an sour chicken never disappointed me yet, see you at 5..."
brodie manning
"Just bought egg foo young & chicken chowmein for dinner yummy mmm,quick polite & generous..."
Marty Ruhe
"Very good. Got the buffet box and all food in the warmer was nice and fresh, and a very generous serving packed in tight. Great value for money, and..."
B MacLeod
"The pork bbq rice is really nice, but lemon chicken was bitter, guessing to much lemon zest maybe… ruined a..."
Aistė Kandrotienė
"Lovely clean place. Cheerful service fantastic cooking, great value. The only time I've ever been disappointed is when it's not open..."
Tom Booth
"I've been to many different Chinese takeaway places in 3 different cities and this one the best by far. Great service and great food. And better..."
Gracie Jenkins
Mcdonald's
Mcdonald's
70/100 (883 ratings)
Quick Bites
Restaurants
Fast Food
Fast food
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Fanta
Sit down
Fast food
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Nice mcdonald's, not too busy. If you are playing the monopoly game, just remember that you can only claim one coupon per order, so you may need to..."
Nick B
"Super fast service. All the staff working with full energy. Have seen a short girl( may be a Supervisor. Will put her name next time when I see her..."
sahan malinda
"The staff member who served us in the morning had the most positive energy and served us well with a smile. The food was delicious (Especially the..."
Ju W
"Rather slow service, but the food was decent enough. There is a very small playground for children, but no seating to watch..."
Daryl Linton
"Great staff, friendly and gave a pretty fast..."
Constanza Hidalgo Canales
"Absolutely wonderful experience, friendly staff and delicious..."
George Johnson
"I normally wouldn’t bother leaving a review for a fast food place, but hats off to the staff at the Tāhunanui Maccas for being so friendly and..."
Donghee Lee
"As expected. Standard maccas food. The restaurant is very loud. Painfully. Trying to use the self-serve when you can't hear yourself think is very..."
Josephine McKay
"Quick and easy breakfast. The coffee was..."
Jamie Froggatt
"Great place to stop at if you want some fast food to keep you going for the day. Plenty of parking space and staff very..."
Ross Short
The Vine Gastro Pub
The Vine Gastro Pub
70/100 (7 ratings)
Restaurants
Gastropub
Bar
Pub
Gastropub
British
Bar
Pub
British
Bar
Pub
Gastropub
British
Reservations
Mid-range