[2024 Lake Tekapo Restaurant] Travel Guide for Astro Cafe (Updated Dec)

The most beautiful and lonely cafe on the planet.

Lonely Planet magazine once called this place "the best coffee in the sky on Earth." While "the best coffee in the world" may be an exaggeration, there's no denying that the snow-capped mountains and lakes here create a lonely yet charming coffee paradise. 📍Astro Cafe

Lake Tekapo is not a photo trick (with guide).

Lake Tekapo is really well-deserved. When I saw it on a sunny day, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was so blue that I doubted my life! 💙 Many people think the lake is not blue just because the weather is not right! A sunny day will definitely shock you! No need to edit! Here are a few places I recommend, you can follow my route, I strongly recommend you to go, you can take 800 photos!!! 1️⃣ Go to "Astro Cafe" in the morning. This coffee is amazing! I would call it "the most beautiful cafe on earth" ☕ The most worthwhile place in Tekapo! No objection! The cafe is located at the "University of Canterbury Observatory", you must go here first, because it is only open until 2 pm, and vehicles entering the observatory need to queue, but we only waited for 20 mins, not too long... You can order some food and drinks to take pictures on the table, just learn from me how to take pictures hahaha 📸 (It is said to be open only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so we went on Friday to be safe) 2️⃣ There is a ⛰ big rock a few steps down from the cafe!!! You must go! A great place to take photos! I am tired of saying it, you will regret it if you don't go... 3️⃣ Then go to "Lake McGregor Campervan Site", a treasure place discovered by our group. The trees 🌲 by the lake are very beautiful. Sisters with good balance can sit on the trees to take pictures, like the movie poster of "Flipped"! 4️⃣ After going down the mountain, go to "Church of the Good Shepherd ⛪️", which is also a must-see church in Tekapo! You can walk to the lake from the church, and there are many lupines 🌸 this season, which are super beautiful~ 5️⃣ If you want to have fine dining for dinner, you can go to "Dark Sky Diner" 🍽 with a good view. If you don't care about the environment, you can go to "Ramen Tekapo" 🍜. Asian food is not bad, which comforted my Chinese stomach!

WE VISITED NEW ZEALAND DARK SKY RESERVE FIRST CAFE

Astro Café, perched atop the Mount John Observatory near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, offers a unique dining experience with panoramic views of the Southern Alps and the stunning turquoise waters of Lake Tekapo. The café is renowned for its cozy atmosphere, delicious coffee, and a selection of light meals and pastries. Enjoy breathtaking daytime vistas and spectacular stargazing opportunities at night, thanks to the observatory’s prime location. The café’s a combination of scenic beauty, excellent food, and access to astronomical research. #grouptravel

In the Lake District of southern New Zealand, the best way to see the lake is to ascend. On the summit of Wanaka Lake, the most spectacular view of Lake Wanaka is the most beautiful on the skyline of Queenstown. The most beautiful of Lake Tekapo is seen on Mount John. In the autumn of Mount John, in the small town of Tekapo, there is a mountain bag, almost no tall woods, only some low shrubs. At the foot of the mountain, you need to pay a toll fee and chat with the person who paid the fee. Only then did you know that it was owned by Canterbury University. The Observatory on the Peak is an important base for space research in New Zealand. In order to maintain private property, the way to collect tolls is adopted. The road to the mountain was very steep, and the nine bends and eighteen bends climbed up. On both sides of the road are the withered Lu ice flowers, if the December flower season is here, it can directly fall into the sea of flowers. If you don't drive up the mountain, then an hour and a half round-trip trail will also allow you to reach the top of the mountain. The uphill is always uphill, it takes about an hour, and it takes about half an hour to go downhill. As far as the scenery is on the way, the road that drives up the mountain far exceeds the trail. The observatory on the top of the mountain is for research, and the cafe Astro Cafe, which is made up of transparent glass next door, is our destination. Astro Cafe is called the world's best coffee by lonely planet. In fact, it should be the most beautiful coffee. It is worth a cup of white coffee with New Zealand characteristics, flat white (5.5 NZD), sitting on Tekapo Lake. Color change

Astro Caf, a small coffee shop on the top of John's Hill, is known as "the world's best caf". You can also send a postcard to a friend here, which is said to cover a unique postmark. Sitting in a warm and comfortable glass house to enjoy a sunny lunch, looking at the invincible scenery through the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, is also an experience not to be missed. Who makes the home outside the lake is Lake Tekapo? Y(^^) There are many trails around, eat Satisfied to go, look at Lake Tekapo from different angles, beautiful.

Astro cafe, known by LP as "one of the most beautiful coffee shops in the world", is located on St. John's Hill next to Lake Tekapo, next to the St. John Observatory. Be sure to choose a sunny day to punch in, the light and blue of the blue sky and white clouds is really beautiful. If the cappuccino and Mocha will have the stars and the stars, the super cute, almost to the flowers, the cheesecake is also delicious. Its so happy to have a cup of coffee while enjoying the scenery. However, the wind on the mountain is really big, and the sister of Liu Hai should be mentally prepared. The boulder under the coffee shop is a place where everyone is more photographed, except that you can go a little further and see that the scenery will be more beautiful.