New Zealand, your ultimate dining bible for 2022 is officially here: The results of the Cuisine Good Food Awards are in, and it's a serious wish list of mouthwatering dining experiences.

Comprising 135 restaurants located from Russell to Dunedin, the line-up showcases the incredible strength of Aotearoa's restaurant scene. Culinary hotspot Wellington particularly shines this year, with 23 placements on the list, as does Christchurch with six placements, and Dunedin with five.

Now in its 16th year, the Cuisine Good Food Awards is the only nationwide restaurant awards programme of its kind. It acknowledges the very best of New Zealand’s restaurants and chefs nationwide, and is viewed as the global authority on New Zealand's dining scene. This is the first time the awards have gone ahead since 2019, as it took a hiatus in 2020 due to Covid-19.

For more information on the Cuisine Top Restaurants and full list of awards, visit cuisine.co.nz.

Category winners for the 2021/2022 Cuisine Good Food Awards

1. American Express Restaurant of the Year

Amisfield / Queenstown

2. Cuisine Chef of the Year

Monique Fiso / Hiakai / Wellington

3. Best Metropolitan Restaurant

Ahi / Auckland

4. Best Regional Restaurant

Arbour / Blenheim

5. Antipodes Best Specialist Restaurant

Hiakai / Wellington

6. Best Casual Dining Restaurant

Floriditas / Wellington

7. Best Hotel Restaurant

Kingi / The Hotel Britomart / Auckland

8. De’Longhi Restaurant Personality of the Year

Pablo Arrasco Paz / Madame George / Auckland

9. Pastry Chef of the Year

Callum Liddicoat / Park Hyatt / Auckland

10. Ora King Innovation Award

Vaughan Mabee / Amisfield / Queenstown

11. Best Winery Restaurant

Craggy Range / Havelock North

12. Best Wine Experience

Scotch Wine Bar / Blenheim

13. Best Drinks List

Ahi / Auckland

14. Pead Food Legend / Long Term Player

Hopgood’s & Co. / Nelson

15. One to Watch (Rising Talent)

Georgia Van Prehn / Alta / Auckland

Andrea Marseglia / Teresa Cocktail Bar / Napier

Jackson Mehlhopt / Tussock Hill Cellar Door Restaurant / Christchurch

16. Champions For Change

Asher Boote / Hillside & Daisy’s / Wellington

 

Cuisine Good Food Awards 2021/2022 Top Restaurants

In alphabetical order

0
50-50 / Paraparaumu Beach

A
Ada / Auckland
Ahi / Auckland
Alma / Auckland
Alpino / Mount Maunganui
Alta / Auckland
Amayjen / Palmerston North
Amisfield / Queenstown
Amok / Wellington
Aosta / Arrowtown
Apéro / Auckland
Arbour / Blenheim
Atlas / Wellington

B
Baduzzi / Auckland
Bar Celeste / Auckland
Bar Magda / Auckland
Bar Yoku / Christchurch
Bellamys by Logan Brown / Wellington
Besos Latinos / Auckland
Bistronomy / Napier
Black Barn Bistro / Havelock North
Botswana Butchery / Auckland
Boulcott St Bistro / Wellington
Bracken / Dunedin

C
Candela / Auckland
Capitol / Wellington
Cassia / Auckland
Cazador / Auckland
Central Fire Station Bistro / Napier
Charley Noble / Wellington
Cibo / Auckland
Cinderella / Wellington
Clarence Bistro / Tauranga
Coco’s Cantina / Auckland
Cocoro / Auckland
Copia / Auckland
Cotto / Auckland
Craggy Range / Havelock North
Cucina / Oamaru
Culprit / Auckland

D
Depot / Auckland
Dragons / Wellington

E
Esther / Auckland

F
Federal Delicatessen / Auckland
Field & Green / Wellington
Fish / Auckland
Fleurs Place / Moeraki
Floriditas / Wellington
Forest / Auckland

G
Gatherings / Christchurch
Gin Gin / Christchurch
Gochu / Auckland
Gusto at the Grand / Auckland

H
Hali / Christchurch
Harbourside Ocean Bar Grill / Auckland
Harvest, The / Blenheim
Marlborough Hotel / Russell
Hawker House and Bar / Nelson
Hello Beasty / Auckland
Hiakai / Wellington
Highwater Eatery / Wellington
Hillside / Wellington
Hippopotamus / Wellington
Homeland / Auckland
Hopgood’s & Co. / Nelson
Huami / Auckland
Hugo’s Bistro / Auckland

I
Inati / Christchurch

J
Jano Bistro / Wellington

K
Kazuya / Auckland
Kika / Wanaka
Kingi / Auckland

L
La Marée / Auckland
Lilian / Auckland
Lillius / Auckland
Logan Brown / Wellington

M
Madame George / Auckland
Mapu / Lyttleton
Mary’s / Havelock North
Mason / Wellington
Masu by Nic Watt / Auckland
Meat & Liquor Steakhouse / New Plymouth
Mesita / Martinborough
Miro / Christchurch
Mister D / Napier
Moiety / Dunedin
Mr Hao / Auckland
Mr Morris / Auckland
Mr. Pickles Bar & Eatery / Hamilton

N
No 7 Balmac / Dunedin

O
Omni / Auckland
Onemata / Auckland
Onslow / Auckland
Ortega Fish Shack / Wellington

P
Pacifica / Napier
Palate / Hamilton
Paris Butter / Auckland
Pasta & Cuore / Auckland
Pasture / Auckland
Phil’s Kitchen / Auckland
Ponsonby Road Bistro / Auckland
Prego / Auckland
Prohibition Smokehouse / Dunedin

R
Rita / Wellington
Riverstone Kitchen / Oamaru
Rothko at Sculptureum / Matakana

S
Sage at Paroa Bay / Russell
Salty Pidgin Bar & Bistro / Wellington
Scotch Wine Bar / Blenheim
Shed 5 / Wellington
Shepherd / Wellington
Sherwood / Queenstown
Sid at the French Cafe / Auckland
Sidart / Auckland
Social Kitchen / New Plymouth
Somerset Cottage / Tauranga
Soul Bar & Bistro / Auckland
State Bistro / New Plymouth
Sugo / Tauranga

T
Tantalus Estate / Waiheke Island
The Bistro / Taupō The Chef’s Table at Blue Duck Station / Ōwhango
The Engine Room / Auckland
The Grove / Auckland
The Lodge Bar / Auckland
The Oyster Inn / Waiheke Island
The Sawmill Brewery and Smoko Room / Leigh
The Shed at Te Motu / Waiheke Island
The Sugar Club / Auckland
Three Seven Two / Waiheke Island
Tītī / Dunedin

U
Urban Eatery Restaurant & Bar / Nelson

W
Wallingford Restaurant / Wallingford
WBC / Wellington
White + Wong’s / Auckland

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