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Amisfield Winery Bistro
10 Lake Hayes Road
Queenstown

”The best of the area’s winery-based restaurants, it fills to capacity on weekends....” MORE>>
 
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The French Cafe
210 Symonds Street
Auckland

”Simon Wright is serving the city’s most outstanding modern-European food in a sunny dining room overlooking a courtyard. His wife...” MORE>>
 
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The Grove
St. Patrick's Square, Wyndham Street
Auckland

”California expats Annette and Michael Dearth recruited Michael Meredith, a Pacific Islander who has cooked with the city’s best chefs...” MORE>>
 
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La Zeppa
33 Drake Street
Auckland

”In a dramatic space overlooking the Victoria Park Market, chef Justin Feaver-Gross designs small plates with a strong Mediterranean influence....” MORE>>
 
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Molten
422 Mt. Eden Road
Auckland

”At his small restaurant on a busy shopping street, chef Michael van de Elzen’s no-frills dishes are built around three...” MORE>>
 
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O'Connell Street Bistro
3 O'Connell Street
Auckland

”This tiny bistro has a wine list that offers superb bottles from all over New Zealand—supplemented by great finds from...” MORE>>
 
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Soul Bar and Bistro
Viaduct Harbour
Auckland

”The only truly worthwhile restaurant in the area around Viaduct Harbor. The outdoor tables have views of the yachts in...” MORE>>
 
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Takatu Lodge
518 Whitmore Road, RD6, Matakana
Auckland

”An hour from Auckland, this new wine-country lodge offers four suites overlooking a gorgeous vineyard. Takatu also makes an elegant...” MORE>>
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The Bathhouse
28 Marine Parade
Queenstown

”A café during the day, the Bathhouse turns into a low-lit restaurant at night. Chef-owner Joff Bertram's dinner menu might...” MORE>>
 
 
Bathhouse Restaurant
28 Marine Parade
Queenstown

”Situated on historic grounds near the shore of Lake Wakatipu, the restaurant serves dishes like sea-run salmon and wild Blenheim...” MORE>>
 
 
Blanket Bay
Glenorchy Road
Glenorchy

”In the restaurant, talented chef Jason Dell serves a cosmopolitan menu of dishes like orecchiette with mushrooms, pistachio crumble and...” MORE>>
 
 
Gault at George
144 Parnell Road
Auckland

”In tony Parnell, classic Italian fare, with dips into the Pacific for ingredients like the New Zealand oysters on offer....” MORE>>
 
 
Gibb's Vineyard Restaurant
258 Jacksons Road
Renwick

”Order a glass of the Nautilus Estate Cuvée Marlborough NV Brut and a plate of the area's green-lipped mussels while...” MORE>>
 
 
Inspire Restaurant and Bar
The Spire Hotel
Queenstown

”The Spire’s restaurant is spare and intimate, and its 10-course tasting menu is the most interesting dining experience in the...” MORE>>
 
 
Kamakura
The Strand
Russell, New Zealand

”It's a magnet for smooching young couples, braying British film directors on holiday, and parties of goofy, barely legal girls...” MORE>>
 
 
Mussel Boys Restaurant
73 Main Road
Havelock

”A funky roadside shack the perfect place to try New Zealand's popular green-lipped mussels....” MORE>>
 
 
Otto's
Metropolis Building
40 Kitchener Street
Auckland

”The chic and well-heeled come here for chef Jason Bartley's daring compositions, which are grounded in his meticulous technique....” MORE>>
 
 
The Postmaster's House Restaurant
54 Buckingham Street
Arrowtown

”This new restaurant is in a historic wood cottage in Arrowtown, about 20 minutes' drive from Queenstown. Chef James Flint...” MORE>>
 
 
Prime
PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower
188 Quay Street
Auckland

”A sun-splashed, lunch-only bistro with a superb globe-trotting menu....” MORE>>
 
 
Sally's
The Strand
Russell

”Sally's, a mildly funky place facing the harbor, does a great battered-fish sandwich....” MORE>>
 
 
Terroir
Craggy Range Winery
253 Waimarama Road
Havelock North

”A French country bistro on steroids, where excellent wood fire-grilled meats and fish rule, with occasional nods to Asian and...” MORE>>
 
 
Workmans Café
52 Broadway
Matamata

”One entire wall is papered in funky postcards, and a cake stand on the bar serves as the plinth for...” MORE>>