Black Barn Bistro is the restaurant at Black Barn Vineyards, set on the north-facing slopes of the Havelock Hills on Black Barn Road in Havelock North. Part of an estate with over twenty years in Hawke's Bay's wine and food scene, it serves seasonal, locally sourced dishes matched to the winery's limited-release, award-winning wines, and tables can be booked in advance. A vineyard bistro trades on the partnership between kitchen and cellar: menus built around what the region is producing, wines poured from the estate's own labels. Weekends and long summer lunches are prized at winery restaurants, so booking ahead is rarely wasted effort, and many visitors fold in a cellar door tasting before they eat. Asking which wine suits which dish is half the pleasure of eating among the vines. With the vineyard, cellar door and amphitheatre close by, it anchors a good day out in Havelock North, one of New Zealand's most iconic wine destinations.