Top 50 NZ gastropubs revealed

The country’s leading gastropubs have been announced in the inaugural Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropub Awards.

Hosted by Hospitality New Zealand, and sponsored by Estrella Damm, the Top 50 list celebrates and showcases the very best of the premium food-led pubs in the country. It spans well-known historic establishments serving up elevated classic pub fare, to glitzy new eateries with modern menus.

Steve Armitage, Hospitality New Zealand Chief Executive, says the depth and breadth of the list shows just how sensational and varied New Zealand’s food and beverage offering is. “We had more than 5,000 people vote in the awards and the competition was fierce. The list is just a small snippet of the country’s best, with more than a thousand gastropubs right across the motu.”

The Top 50 gastropubs were determined by public vote.  A panel of judges will crown seven regional winners and a Supreme Champion at an awards ceremony on 10 April. Tickets to the awards evening are available to purchase at top50gastropubs.co.nz

In no particular order, the Top 50 Gastropubs list is:

1. Fantail & Turtle

2. The Riverhead

3. Milford Motel

4. Franklins Bar & Eatery

5. BBC Tasting Studio by Birkenhead Brewing Co.

6. iTi 

7. The Matakana Village Pub

8. The Lula Inn

9. The Shakespeare Hotel & Brewery

10. The Lumsden Freehouse

11. Bay View Hotel

12. The Keg Room

13. The Lookout Bar & kitchen

14. Mavericks Gastro Pub

15. Storyteller Eatery & Bar

16. Pig & Whistle Historic Pub

17. The Helm Bar and Kitchen

18. The Waimate

19. CBK Craft Bar & Kitchen 

20. Little River Inn

21. The Speight's Ale House & Street Food Kitchen Timaru

22. Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn

23. Thirsty Acres

24. Saints Cafe, Restaurant & Bar

25. The Laboratory

26. Ōtoromiro Hotel

27. Cassels Brewery Bar and Restaurant

28. Thistle Inn

29. The Puketapu

30. Brew Union Brewing Co.

31. D4 on Featherston 

32. GodsOwn Brewery

33. The Gintrap 

34. Portside

35. The Fat Duck Gastropub

36. Redcliff Restaurant and Bar

37. Cardrona Hotel

38. Brunel Peaks Cafe & Bar

39. The Speight's Ale House Dunedin

40. Crafty’s Bar & Grill

41. Pog Mahone’s Irish Pub

42. Butlers Reef 

43. The Tahi Bar + Kitchen 

44. Frings Bar & Eatery

45. The Good Home New Plymouth

46. The Crafty Local

47. Nauti Penguin

48. Sprig + Fern Tahuna

49. Strawberry Tree Kaikoura Limited

50. The Vic Public House