Sidekick is from Wānaka. Arrowtown is the gold-rush village twenty minutes from Queenstown. If you are on Buckingham Street and want a honey-sweetened soda, one named fridge: the New Orleans Hotel.
This is not a “best of Arrowtown” list. It is one stockist we will name. Fridges move. Ask staff if you cannot see a can.
New Orleans Hotel
The New Orleans Hotel sits at 27 Buckingham Street — the original Arrowtown country pub, established in 1866, renovated in 2019. Eat, drink, stay. Open seven days. Classic pub food from 10am until 8pm; a fire in winter, a north-facing balcony in summer.
Look for Sidekick with the drinks. Pear sits next to food. Cherry and Strawberry are the brighter cans. Mango is the tropical one. Ask if you cannot see it.
Same drink as Wānaka. Different street.
The rest of the map
Arrowtown is a day from Queenstown, not a second hometown.
- Where to drink Sidekick in Queenstown — Airspresso at the airport, Onsen Hot Pools, Remarkables Market, The Bathhouse.
- Where to drink Sidekick in Wānaka — Corner Peak, Edgewater, Muttonbird, Little Street Kitchen.
- A weekend in Queenstown — visitors and Kiwis, airport to lakefront.
- Honey soda for a South Island trip — pack from Queenstown or Wānaka for the rest of the island.
- Find Sidekick for the rest of New Zealand.
- Shop or Fridge Fill if you want a 12-pack at home.
- Run a venue? Wholesale for NZ cafés and retailers, then order on Upstock.
