Odelay

Odelay is a neighbourhood café at The Landing in Remarkable Park, Frankton. It is run by Queenstown locals who put the emphasis on fresh, locally sourced food, and the tourism board includes it in its list of the best brunch spots in Queenstown.

The food is seasonal: the menu changes through the year, and the team grows what it can in its own garden and buys free-range and organic produce from local independent suppliers wherever possible. There are separate breakfast, brunch and lunch menus, with options for children, and gluten-free and vegan choices are well covered. The cabinet is a highlight, with a large selection of food and fresh baking every day for a quick bite or takeaway. Coffee is Allpress.

Breakfast is served from 7.30am, half an hour after the doors open on weekdays, until 11.30am. Choices range from an açai bowl with house-made nut and seed granola to eggs on toast with a choice of ciabatta, dark rye sourdough or a gluten-free and vegan seeded loaf, a brioche breakfast bun with bacon, egg, hash brown and hollandaise, avocado on rye with marinated feta and basil salsa, a chorizo hash with chipotle hollandaise and twice-cooked cauliflower with grilled halloumi. From 11.30am the lunch menu adds a chicken salad with kale pesto, puy lentils and quinoa, a soup of the day, a Malaysian-style chicken noodle laksa and the Odelay smash burger with chips. The children's menu, for under-13s, is served all day and includes waffles with banana and maple syrup, a bacon butty and a kids' burger. Many dishes can be adapted for common allergens, but the kitchen handles gluten, dairy, nuts, eggs and soy, so tell the staff about any allergies.

The sunny courtyard is the place to sit in good weather. It has views of Coronet Peak and the Remarkables, which makes a late breakfast here a pleasant way to start a day.

Odelay opens at 7am from Monday to Saturday and at 8am on Sunday, closing at 3pm every day.

The café suits families, groups of friends and anyone avoiding the busier town-centre cafés. Check the website before you visit for seasonal menu changes.