Only 5 minutes walk from the city center, The Palms Restaurant is open for Lunch and Dinner.

The Palms Restaurant is a wonderful place to enjoy a unique dining experience while enjoying the tranquil setting of the Queens Gardens in the heart of Dunedin - opposite the Dunedin Chinese Gardens. The Palms sits immediately opposite the Queens Gardens with its towering Cenotaph and the
statue of a regally austere Queen Victoria.

And between the gardens and the Palms, traffic almost incongruously streams by in waves along Cumberland St. This only seems to emphasise the serene, intimate atmosphere of the Palms where, behind the  expansive plate-glass windows diners feel far removed from the bustle.

Palms restaurant is housed in the historical Imperial Building in Dunedin, designed by Mason & Wales and built in 1906. Originally the building had four stories, with the fifth floor being added in 1927. The Palms has operated as an eating-place for almost 70 years. First as tearooms then a vegetarian 
café until finally it became a fully licensed restaurant.