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Morning guide

Breakfast in Picton, including before an early sailing

Who opens first, who closes on a Saturday or Sunday, and which breakfasts you can carry onto the boat.

Fog burning off the moorings. Picton mornings do this. Photo: Bernard Spragg CC0

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Who opens first today

Breakfast places sorted by opening time today, Thursday, earliest first. Places with no hours on file for today are at the end.

Weekends

These breakfast places are closed on a Saturday or Sunday, going by the hours on file:

Eat in, or carry it on board

These say they do takeaway, so breakfast can go with you to the terminal:

Before a sailing

Interislander asks foot passengers to check in at least an hour before departure (Interislander), so for a 7am-ish sailing the town's breakfast window is short. The before-your-sailing guide lists what is open early and near the terminal.

Lists on this page are sorted by time, distance or name, as each says — never by preference. Hours change, especially around holidays and the seasons: confirm anything important with the venue. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Places in this guide

A–Z, with live open/closed status.

Eggs Benedict with mushrooms and grilled tomato on a cafe plate.Bakery~5 min from ferryPhoto: Bakehouse Cafe

Bakehouse Cafe

Cafe · Bakery · Pies

Open now until 3:30pm High Street

Pies, pastries, slices and coffee from a café-bakery on High Street.

Fork & Fable staff standing outside the signed High Street restaurant frontage.Pub & bar~4 min from ferryPhoto: Fork & Fable

Fork & Fable

Farm-to-table · Pizza

Open now until 9pm High Street

A restaurant and bar at 1 High Street, on the London Quay corner, in the premises Cortado used to occupy. Pizza is on its menu.

Gusto's High Street frontage, outdoor tables and branded breakfast-lunch-coffee sign.Café~5 min from ferryPhoto: Gusto

Gusto

Cafe · Breakfast · Lunch

Open now until 2pm High Street

A daytime café on High Street for breakfast, lunch and coffee.

Interior counter filled with breads, pastries, doughnuts and sandwiches beneath the bakery's display signs.Bakery~5 min from ferryPhoto: Picton Village Bakkerij

Picton Village Bakkerij

Bakery · Pies · Sandwiches

Open now until 3:30pm Auckland Street

A Dutch bakery on Auckland Street at the Dublin Street corner, a few minutes up from the Interislander terminal: bread, pies, sandwiches and made-up packed lunches.

Bright nautical-themed dining room with occupied tables and Picton marina visible through the windows.Café~4 min from ferryPhoto: Seabreeze

Seabreeze

Seafood · Cafe · Breakfast & brunch

Open now until 2pm London Quay

A café on London Quay, across the road from the marina, open from early morning for breakfast and through lunch. Its menu leans on seafood, and it runs a Saturday-evening dinner.

Street-facing red shopfront with The Barn signage, entrance, menu boards and outdoor table.Pub & bar~6 min from ferryPhoto: The Barn Bar & Grill

The Barn Bar & Grill

Grill · New Zealand · Pub food

Open now until 9pm High Street

A bar and grill on High Street serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Bright nautical-themed Chartroom dining room with set tables, open kitchen and harbour outlook.Restaurant~8 min from ferryPhoto: The Chartroom

The Chartroom

Seafood · International · New Zealand

Closed opens 7am tomorrow Waikawa Road

Seasonal

A seasonal restaurant on Waikawa Road serving seafood and New Zealand dishes; what it serves changes with the time of year.

Toastie Lords storefront at 10 London Quay, with its green fascia, service counter and entrance visible.Café~5 min from ferryPhoto: Toastie Lords

Toastie Lords

Toasties · Coffee · Doughnuts

Open now until 4pm London Quay

A toastie shop on London Quay: toasted sandwiches, coffee and doughnuts, made to take away. Its published menu offers dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan versions.

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