New Zealand MICHELIN Guide 2026 Results

The MICHELIN Guide New Zealand 2026 results are here, marking the first-ever MICHELIN awards in Oceania.

Tonight, 300 chefs, restaurateurs, industry figures and media, dressed in their cocktail best, gathered at the New Zealand International Convention Centre for one of the most anticipated nights in local hospitality history. 

The selection spans Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown, following nearly a year of inspections and marking the furthest the Guide has ever travelled.

In the lead-up, speculation has been rife, with chefs, restaurateurs and diners swapping predictions, placing bets and taking stabs at who might be in the running. Was a fork quietly dropped beneath a table, à la Burnt, a Michelin myth later echoed in The Bear when Richie clocks the same clue? Was an anonymous inspector sitting unnoticed in the room long before anyone realised? Did one detail change everything?

For anyone who has watched Michelin mythology play out on screen, from Bradley Cooper’s Adam Jones and his feverish pursuit of a third star in Burnt to Jeremy Allen White’s Carmy and his haunting memories of Michelin-level perfection in The Bear, the stakes are familiar. As our Art Director, Chrisanne Terblanche, put it in the dish office earlier: “This is our World Cup.”

Here, the inaugural MICHELIN Guide New Zealand selection, and the restaurants, chefs and exceptional teams now part of a new chapter for New Zealand hospitality.

TWO MICHELIN STARS

Essence, Queenstown

ONE MICHELIN STAR

Tala, Auckland

Inati, Christchurch

Ahi, Auckland

Ortega Fish Shack, Wellington

Tantalus Estate, Waiheke Island

Rātā, Queenstown

Logan Brown, Wellington

Jano Bistro, Wellington

Tussock Hill, Christchurch

Sherwood, Queenstown

Kika, Wanaka

Paris Butter, Auckland

Mudbrick, Waiheke

Amisfield, Queenstown

BIB GOURMAND

1154 Pastaria, Wellington

Amano, Auckland

Aosta, Arrowtown

Apero Food & Wine, Auckland

Atelier, Auckland

Bianca, Auckland

Bistro Saine, Auckland

Boda, Queenstown

Bombay Palace, Wanaka

Cazador, Auckland

Cicio Cacio, Wellington

Earl, Christchurch

Fire and Slice, Christchurch

Francesca, Wanaka

Gatherings, Christchurch

Gemmayze Street, Auckland

Goat, Auckland

Hummingbird, Wellington

Indian Alley, Wellington

Londo, Christchurch

Milenta, Auckland

Muttonbird, Wanaka

Odeon, Christchurch

Osteria Uno, Auckland

Paloma Taqueria, Auckland

Parro, Auckland

Pasta & Cuore, Auckland

Roca, Christchurch

Soul Quarter, Christchurch

Sundays, Queenstown

Tempero, Auckland

The Athens Yacht Club, Christchurch

The Cow, Queenstown

The Monday Room, Christchurch

Treehouse, Wanaka

SPECIAL AWARDS

Young Chef Award: Robert Fairs from Londo, Christchurch 

Service Award: Stina Persen from Graze, Wellington

Sommelier Award: Matthew Aitchison from The French Cafe, Auckland

MICHELIN SELECTED

1947 Eatery

50/50

Ada

Alma

Arc

Baduzzi

Bessie

Bar Magda

Bianca By Giovi

Botswanna Butchery

Boulcott Street Bistro

Cassia

Cellar Door

Charley Noble

Damascus

East

Esther

Floriditas

Gilt

Graze

Hello Beasty

High Water

Hugo

Jervois Steakhouse (Auckland)

Jervois Steakhouse (Queenstown)

Ki Mãha

Kingi

Kisa

Koji

Kol

Lillius

Margot

Metita

Millhouse

Miro

Morell

Mr Morris

Napoli

Nest

Ombra

One Tree grill

Onslow

Origine

Otto

Ragtag

Rita

Rodd & Gunn The Lodge (Auckland)

Rodd & Gunn The Lodge (Queenstown

Rosella

Sails

Shed 5

Soda

The Dining Room

The French Cafe

The Wool Shed

Toast & Oak

True South Dining Room

TOTAL NEW ZEALAND ESTABLISHMENTS: 110