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Pubs & bars

Pubs and bars in Picton

Picton's pubs and bars, including the ones that serve a full kitchen menu — useful if you want dinner and a drink in the same place.

6 places

Restaurant4 min from ferry

Cortado

Seafood · Tapas · Pizza

Open now until 9:30pm · listed High Street

Restaurant and bar on the corner of High Street and London Quay, whose own site described a seafood-led menu with a South American twist alongside tapas, pizzas, cocktails, craft beer and local wine. Its website has been offline since early 2026, so check it is trading before you make the walk.

Restaurant6 min from ferry

Escape to Picton

Dinner · Wine bar

Closed opens 5pm today · listed Wellington Street

Boutique hotel with a restaurant and wine bar on Wellington Street, overlooking the marina. Dinner is served Wednesday to Sunday from 5pm, cooked by the owner-chef, and a takeaway menu is offered.

Restaurant4 min from ferry

Le Café Picton

Continental · Bar · Live music

Open now until 12am tomorrow · listed London Quay

Restaurant, bar and live-music venue on the London Quay foreshore, serving contemporary Continental dining with local wines and beers, plus coffee through the day. Menus change often and are sent on request rather than published.

Pub & bar9 min from ferry

Oxley's Bar & Kitchen

Kiwi classics · Bar & kitchen

Open now until 8:30pm Wellington Street

Bar and kitchen at the waterfront end of Wellington Street serving Kiwi classics made with Marlborough-sourced ingredients. Kitchen open from midday every day until 8:30pm; the bar carries on later.

Café4 min from ferry

Seabreeze

Seafood · Cafe · Breakfast & brunch

Closed opens 6am tomorrow London Quay

Waterfront cafe and bar on London Quay, open from early morning for breakfast, lunch and coffee, with a Saturday-evening dinner service. The menu leans on local seafood and sustainably line-caught fish.

Pub & bar

The Crow Tavern

Pub meals · Bar

Open now until 10pm Nelson Square

Picton's only tavern, on Nelson Square, on a site that has held a pub since 1863. Pool tables, dart boards and a garden bar; meals served from 5pm. Open from midday every day.