Sit lakeside under a blanket or cosy up by the fireplace at Rodd & Gunn's acclaimed Queenstown diner. Executive chef Matt Lambert's menu celebrates the best South Island produce, with just the kind of comforting dishes you want to eat after a day in the snow – think game pie, handmade tortellini and lamb shoulder.

The joint venture from the prolific Republic Hospitality group, and the team at Slow Cuts and La Rumbla, Soda is a lively yet elegant Mediterranean restaurant that looks out at Lake Wakatipu from its first floor vantage point. Settle in for antipasti, seafood paella, lamb shoulder and more, all deeply flavoured from the woodfired oven.

A historic octagon-shaped building with stunning lake views, renowned chef Ben Bayly and team helm the restaurant. It serves an all-day menu focused on contemporary spins on nostalgic Brit classics – shrimp cocktail, coronation chicken and trifle.

Taste the best of the South Island's Central Otago region at this acclaimed restaurant and organic winery.

Boutique hotel, topnotch restaurant, community hub, gig venue – Sherwood Queenstown is a star destination year-round, with an organic garden and sustainable credentials to boot.

Sumptuous but not ostentatious, this longstanding hotel is comprised of 13 beautifully appointed suites and an on-site restaurant and bar just as popular with locals as with guests.

Part cocktail lounge, part entertainment space, this underground, refrigerated ice bar is built from 25 tonnes of handcarved ice.

Queenstown has agave-based spirits covered with 42-seat, speakeasy-style basement bar Little Mez. Find nearly 100 kinds of tequila and mezcal to sip neat or in a cocktail.

The flagship bar of award-winning distillery Broken Heart Spirits is within easy reach of Coronet Peak ski area and offers several ways to imbibe the full range of spirits – plus a tasty food menu.