Queenstown Nightlife

Queenstown has an incredibly diverse and thriving nightlife in comparison to its small size.  This can be attributed to the large student population and glut of young backpackers who are attracted to the neighbouring snowfields.  Most of Queenstown’s pubs and clubs are located in and around Shotover Street, in the townships major centre, making a pub crawl a fairly cheap and easy experience.

For a good beer, try... the Mini Bar, which boasts over one hundred beers from around the world.  

For a good cocktail, try... Subculture, a very stylish cocktail bar that provides quality live music.

For a good dance, try... Tardis, Queenstown’s original hip hop bar.  Whether you’re a fan of the genre or not, you have to admit that it’s great to dance to!

For a good time, try... Altitude Bar.  With nightly Happy Hours and activities like fish racing and blind date shoes, there’s never a dull moment!

For a gay friendly bar, try... 12 Bar.  While Queenstown has many gay and lesbian friendly bars, 12 Bar is the town’s official gay club.

And for a teapot cocktail, try... The World, a popular backpackers bar where, for NZ$15, you can purchase a cocktail served in a teapot.  Sounds like a bargain to me!

Believe it or not, this is only a small sample of the venues on offer.  Queenstown’s night life really has to be seen to be believed.