WINNER: BEST FINE DINING AND SUPREME WINNER
Logan Brown Restaurant, Wellington City

Thirty-nine New Zealand establishments have been named as finalists in the Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2009. Of those 39 restaurants, 17 are newcomers, such as the Nor’Wester Café in Amberley and The Woodbox at Mystery Creek Winery.
In an exciting competition with well over 100 entries, the difficult task of selecting the finalists reflected the high calibre of restaurants in this country.

Supreme Winner
Logan Brown Restaurant, Wellington City

Best Smart Dining Metropolitan
Logan Brown Restaurant, Wellington City

Best Smart Dining Regional
Bouterey’s at 251, Nelson

Runner-Up
Pacifica, Napier

Best Casual Dining Metropolitan
Soul Bar & Bistro, Auckland City

Runner-Up
Saggio di Vino, Christchurch

Best Casual Dining Regional
Hopgood’s Restaurant & Bar, Nelson

Runner-Up
Wendy Campbell’s French Bistro, Martinborough

Best Neighbourhood Restaurant
Molten, Auckland City

Best Winery Restaurant – First equal
Terrôir at Craggy Range, Hastings
Pegasus Bay, Waipara

All Finalists:

Northland

• À Deco, Whangarei

Auckland

• Cibo, Parnell
• Clooney, Freemans Bay
• Delicious, Grey Lynn
• Dine by Peter Gordon, SkyCity Grand Hotel
• Merediths Restaurant, Mt Eden
• Molten, Mt Eden
• O’Connell Street Bistro, CBD
• Prego, Ponsonby
• Pure, Herne Bay
• Rocco, Ponsonby
• Soul Bar & Bistro, Viaduct Harbour
• SPQR, Ponsonby
• The French Cafe, City
• The Grove, St Patrick’s Square
• Vinnies, Herne Bay

Waikato

• Palate, Hamilton
• The Woodbox, Ohaupo

Hawke’s Bay

• Pacifica, Napier
• Terrôir at Craggy Range, Havelock North
• Vidal Winery Restaurant, Hastings

Wairarapa

• Wendy Campbell’s French Bistro, Martinborough

Wellington

• Ambeli, Mount Victoria
• Café Bastille, Mount Victoria
• Le Canard, Thorndon
• Logan Brown, City
• Martin Bosley’s, Oriental Bay

Nelson/Marlborough

• Bouterey’s at 251, Richmond
• Hopgood’s Restaurant & Bar, Nelson
• Hotel d’Urville Brasserie, Blenheim

Canterbury

• Chinwag Eathai, Christchurch
• Nor’Wester Café, Amberley
• Pegasus Bay Winery Restaurant, Amberley
• Restaurant Schwass, Christchurch
• Saggio di Vino, Christchurch

Otago

• Amisfield Winery Restaurant, Queenstown
• Botswana Butchery, Queenstown
• Plato, Dunedin
• Saffron, Arrowtown