Sifting through hundreds of thousands of gourmet reviews across 451 countries and six continents, the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards has been on the search for the crème de la crème and two Auckland restaurants have risen to the top.
The Grove
The Grove in St Patrick's Square was named the number one restaurant in the Pacific and 13th in the world, with praise won for the modern Kiwi cuisine of Michael and Annette Dearth.
Sails Restaurant on the Westhaven Marina was named the 14th best restaurant in the world and was also named 2nd best restaurant in the Pacific.
Tripadvisor said that there were some unusual challenges to compiling this year's list, with lingering challenges to hospitality from the Covid 19 pandemic. Some countries were entirely closed to foreign tourists through the entire evaluation period.
"More than half of consumers in a recent survey told us that food is the most exciting component of their trip," said Tripadvisor's VP and GM of hospitality, Lauren Murphy.
For a second consecutive year, the top Fine Dining restaurant in the world was named as The Old Stamp House Restaurant in Ambleside, United Kingdom.
Auckland and Queenstown dominated the list of Top 10 Fine Dining Restaurants in New Zealand:
- The Grove - Auckland Central (#13 in the World)
- Sails Restaurant -Auckland Central (#14 in the World)
- Ahi - Auckland Central
- Paris Butter - Auckland Central
- Tatsumi - Queenstown
- The Bunker - Queenstown
- Malo - Havelock North
- One Tree Grill - Auckland Central
- Jervois Steak House Queenstown - Queenstown
- Christchurch Tramway Restaurant - Christchurch
