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(
www.bankcafe.co.nz
;
31 Sunderland St; $9-15; 9am-4pm)
Grab a table inside or out and tuck into
cakes, slices, waffles and delicious burgers. The robust takeaway sandwiches are perfect
for lunch on two wheels.
CAFE
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Post Office Café & Bar
(
www.postofficecafeclyde.co.nz
;
2 Blyth St; mains $15-32; 10am-9pm)
Clyde's 1899 post office houses
a popular restaurant famous for its garden tables and hearty food. There are loads of nooks
and crannies conducive to newspaper perusing.
Shopping
Central Gourmet Galleria
(
www.centralone.co.nz
;
27 Sunderland St; 10am-5pm daily Aug-May, Tue-Sat Jun & Jul)
Stocks a selection
of award-winning local wines, many of which you won't find anywhere else. There are
also plenty of Central Otago foodie treats such as jams and chutneys.
FOOD
Getting There & Away
InterCity
( 03-471 7143;
www.intercity.co.nz
)
A daily coach heads to/from Dunedin (from $19,
3¼ hours), Roxburgh (from $12, 44 minutes), Alexandra (from $15, nine minutes), Crom-
well (from $10, 14 minutes) and Queenstown (from $13, 1½ hours).
Alpine Connexions
( 03-443 9120;
www.alpineconnexions.co.nz
)
Shuttles head to/from Dunedin
($40), Alexandra ($15), Cromwell ($24), Queenstown ($35) and Wanaka ($35), as well as
key stops on the Otago Central Rail Trail.
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Cromwell & Around
POP 4150
Cromwell has a charming lakeside historic precinct, a great weekly farmers market and
perhaps the South Island's most over-the-top 'big thing' - a selection of giant fruit by the
highway.
It's also at the very heart of the prestigious Central Otago wine region
(
www.cowa.org.nz
)
, known for its extraordinarily good pinot noir and, to a lesser extent,
riesling, pinot gris and chardonnay. The Cromwell Basin - which stretches from Bannock-
