Tonic Bar & Bistro is a bar and restaurant at 8 Kitchener Street in Martinborough, South Wairarapa, with a wine list that leans on local Pinot Noir. The website says the list also draws on vineyards in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Armenia and the United States. The bar makes handcrafted cocktails and custom gin flights, with more than 40 gins, a growing range of whisky, whiskey and bourbon, and 60 New Zealand craft beers and ciders. Abandoned Brewing beers are on draught.
The kitchen serves seasonal tapas, mains and desserts made from fresh ingredients, and the website says it caters for different dietary needs. It also takes bookings for work dos and birthday parties, and asks people to get in touch about events. Open Locally lists five other restaurants within a kilometre, including Karahui Wine Bar & Restaurant, 0.2 km away, and none of the nearby restaurants has a rating there. Our pick in Martinborough for gin flights and a Pinot Noir after a day in the vineyards.