This Italian restaurant is a sophisticated casual dining in Wynyard Quarter. Rated Metro Peugeot's Restaurant of the Year...
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 16 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 2024 and the ever-increasing number of restaurants reaching the lofty standards for the allocation of a Cuisine Good Food Guide hat.
The coveted American Express Restaurant of the Year went to Ahi in Commercial Bay, which also received 3 hats, moving up from its position on the 2 hatted list in 2023. Ahi, is helmed by chef Ben Bayly, a former Champion for Change category winner and powerhouse within the industry, who also has another two restaurants on the hatted list.
Category Winners in the city centre
- American Express Restaurant of the Year: Ahi
- Cuisine Chef of the Year: Cory Campbell, The Grove
- Garage Project Drinks List of the Year: Gilt Brasserie
- Restaurant Personality of the Year: Kamal Rai, Hello Beasty
- Hotel Restaurant of the Year: Advieh
- Valrhona Pastry Chef of the Year: Callum Liddicoat, Park Hyatt
- Clyth Macleod Rising Talent 2024: Georgia van Prehn, Mr. Morris
One Hat
Welcome to Advieh, where a tapestry of Middle Eastern flavours seamlessly weaves into New Zealand's rich landscapes, inviting...
Come for a morning coffee and freshly baked Spanish pastry, breakfast, lunch or dinner, and those slower moments in between...
Depot is a fast paced eatery and oyster bar by award winning NZ chef Al Brown. The focus is on seasonal produce and simple...
SOUL is in the heart of Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, with a focus on the finest, freshest local ingredients and an emphasis on...
Gilt Brasserie is a bustling, vibrant restaurant serving simple, unfussy European fare.
Michael Meredith is joining the SkyCity dining precinct with a new Pacific inspired restaurant, opening this October!
Two Hats
Serving up Indian cuisine with a modern twist, Cassia is an award-winning restaurant from famed chef Sid Sahrawat.
An American style menu with a traditional Yum Cha twist is well worth checking out at this Wyndham Street eatery.
Serving up contemporary cuisine inspired by regions of Japan, Korea and China, Hello Beasty is a cult eatery on Auckland's...
A modern French restaurant with a relaxed New Zealand atmosphere, an intersection of classical French cuisine and a modern...
Onslow is the culmination of Josh Emett's culinary journey from London to New York and back to Aotearoa.
Nestled in the old Cafe Hanoi site in Auckland’s Britomart precinct, Mr. Morris is a warm, welcoming restaurant whose name...
Building on Rodd & Gunn's ethos of sourcing only the finest materials, The Lodge Bar presents a carefully curated offering of...
Three Hats
The Grove is Auckland fine dining at its best. Marrying exquisite modern New Zealand cuisine with a relaxed and sophisticated...
A sophisticated New Zealand restaurant and a concept straight from the heart, award winning New Zealand Chef Ben Bayly and...
See the full list of Cuisine Good Food Award winners, here.