After months assessing the country’s ever-evolving dining scene, Cuisine magazine has announced New Zealand’s Top restaurants for its annual Good Food Awards and over 35 city centre establishments have made the cut! The awards recognise and celebrate New Zealand’s very best chefs, restaurateurs and food and drink experiences.
Cuisine magazine enlists more than 40 experts who, over the course of the year, anonymously judge restaurants around the country to determine New Zealand’s top restaurants. This year, Cuisine celebrates the highly-anticipated category winners for 2023/24 and the ever-increasing number of restaurants reaching the lofty standards for the allocation of a Cuisine Good Food Guide hat. For 2023, they've also added a new category called 'Cuisine Destinations'. This is the starting point for what will grow into a huge resource to showcase more of those restaurants nationwide that contribute to the unique flavours of Aotearoa.
Category Winners in the city centre
- Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year: Hello Beasty
- Metropolitan Restaurant of the Year: Culprit
- Hotel Room Service of the Year: Hilton Aucklad
- Champion for Change: Ben Bayly, Ahi & Origine
- Restaurant Personality of the Year: Poi Eruera, Odettes Eatery & Hugo's Bistro
- Food Legend: Peter Gordon, Homeland
- Pastry Chef of the Year: Lisa Crowe, SkyCity
- Sommelier & Wine Experience of the Year: Andre Martinisi, The Grove
Auckland Destinations
A Cuisine Favourite Destination
- Amano | 66 Tyler Street
- Federal Delicatessen | 86 Federal Street
- Harbourside Ocean Bar Grill | 99 Quay Street, Ferry Building, level 1
- Ima Cuisine | 53 Fort Street
- Sails Restaurant | 103-113 Westhaven Drive
A Cuisine Hotel Destination
- FISH Restaurant | 147 Quay Street, Hilton, level 1
- Onemata | 99 Halsey Street
A Cuisine Winery Destination
- Huami | 87 Federal Street
- The Sugar Club | 72 Victoria Street West, Sky Tower



A Cuisine Global Destination
- Bossi | 10 Commerce Street
- Cafe Hanoi | 27 Galway Street
- East. | 63-67 Nelson Street
- Ebisu | 116-118 Quay Street
- Gochu | Commercial Bay
A Cuisine Cool Destination
- La Fuente | 23 Customs Street East, Snickel Lane
- Milenta | 201-218 Victoria Street West
- Pōni | Commercial Bay
- MoVida | 52 Tyler Street, Seafarers, level 2
- White + Wong's | 149 Quay Street



See the full list of Cuisine Good Food Award winners, here.