London Quay
The quay runs along the foreshore with the marina across the road. Daytime, it is cafés: Seabreeze (seafood-leaning, 6am opener) and Toastie Lords. Evenings, Le Café Picton does Continental dining with live music, and Cortado on the High Street corner described a seafood and tapas menu on its own site — which has since gone offline, so confirm before you go.
The Wellington Street corner
Where the quay turns into Wellington Street, Oxley's Bar & Kitchen serves Kiwi classics from a kitchen that runs midday to 8:30pm daily. A little further up, Escape to Picton is a boutique hotel whose restaurant and wine bar open to non-guests for dinner, Wednesday to Sunday from 5pm.
A note on the view
Every place here describes itself as waterfront, and it is true in the plain sense: the water is across the road. Whether a particular table has a view is a question for the venue.
Everything here comes from the venues' own published details, checked 5 September 2026. Hours and status on the cards below are live.
