The Winners 2017
Metro Peugeot Restaurant Of The Year

Supreme Winner
Cassia
Runner up
Cazador
Finalists
 Depot
Ponsonby Road Bistro
The Grove

Best Chef
Dariush Lolaiy (Cazador)
Finalists
Samir Allen (Gemmayze St)
Ben Bayly (Baduzzi & The Grove)
Leslie Hottiaux (Apéro)
Jacob Kear (Clooney)
Jo Pearson (Hip Group: Amano, Ortolana & Rosie)
Sid Sahrawat (Cassia & Sidart)
Makoto Tokuyama (Cocoro)
Ed Verner (Pasture)

Best Fine-Dining Restaurant
The Grove
Runner-up
The French Café

Best Smart-Dining Restaurant
Cassia
Runner-up (Joint)
Cocoro
Euro

Best Inner-City Bistro
Depot
Runner-up
Amano

Best City-Fringe Bistro
Ponsonby Road Bistro
Runner-up
Woodpecker Hill

Best Neighbourhood Bistro
Cazador
Runner-up
The Engine Room

Restaurateur of the Year
Damaris & Renee Coulter (Coco’s Cantina)
Finalists
Michael Meredith (Merediths)
Creghan Molloy-Wright & Simon Wright (The French Café)
Chand & Sid Sahrawat (Cassia & Sidart)
Rebecca Smidt & Dariush Lolaiy (Cazador)
Kyle Street & Jordan Macdonald (Culprit)
Ed & Laura Verner (Pasture)

Restaurant Personality of the Year
Petaia Unoi (Coco’s Cantina)
Finalists
Laura Foolchand (Cassia)
Nick Guet (Merediths)
Michelle Moore (The French Café)
Ken Toyota (Azabu)

Food for Good
Orphans Kitchen
Finalists
Cazador
Coco’s Cantina
Hip Group (Amano, Ortolana, Rosie)
Merediths
Pasture

Best Service
The French Café
Finalists
Augustus Bistro
Apéro
Beirut
Cassia
Depot
Ponsonby Road Bistro
The Grove

Best Wine List
Pasta & Cuore
Runner-up
O’Connell Street Bistro
Finalists
Amano
Apéro
Molten
Ponsonby Road Bistro

Best New Restaurant
Pasture
Runner-up
Amano

Best New Fit-out
Amano
Runner-up
Pasture
Finalists
Augustus Bistro
Azabu

Peugeot People’s Choice Award for Auckland’s Favourite Dish
Fry-pan brownie, raspberries, raspberry marshmallows, butterscotch raspberry ripple ice cream (Cibo)
Finalists
Charcuterie plate (Cazador)
Freshly shucked Te Matuku oysters & Orphans’ sourdough with burnt butter (Orphans Kitchen)
Lon phu nim: soft-shell crab with pickled crab and coconut sauce, dill and coriander (Saan)
Marrakesh: hot pepper lamb, smoked almond tabbouleh, carrot and sumac yoghurt (True Food & Yoga)
Organic chicken cotoletta, lemon, rocket, celery (Ortolana)
Organic free-range pork sausage with walnut mustard & pickles (Apéro)
Tandoori fish, coconut, coriander & pickled cucumber (Cassia)

The Grove
Ben Bayly (thegroverestaurant.co.nz)
St Patrick’s Square, Wyndham St, Auckland - Tel. (09)368 4129

4 Spoons

Amano
Jo Pearson (amano.nz)
66-68 Tyler St, Britomart - Tel. (09) 394-1416

Apero
Leslie Hottiaux (apero.co.nz)
280 Karangahape Rd, City - Tel. (09) 373 4778

Augustus Bistro
Des Harris (augustusbistro.co.nz)
1-3 St Marys Rd, Ponsonby - Tel. (09) 950-4855

Azabu
Yukio Ozeki (azabuponsonby.co.nz)
26 Ponsonby Rd Ponsonby

Baduzzi
Ben Bayly (baduzzi.co.nz)
85 Fort St, Auckland CBD - Tel. (09) 367 6882

Beirut
Javier Carmona (beirut.co.nz)
85 Fort St, Auckland CBD - Tel. (09) 367 6882

Cazador
Dariush Lolaiy (huntgatherfeed.com)
854 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden - Tel. (09) 620 8730

Cibo
Kate Fay (cibo.co.nz)
Axis Building, 91 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell - Tel. (09) 303 9660

Soul Bar & Bistro
Gareth Stewart (soulbar.co.nz)
Viaduct Harbour, Viaduct. - Tel. 356-7249