The Best French Food in New Zealand
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The best French food in New Zealand, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Jano Bistro comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Auckland and Wellington.
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Tantalus Estate Restaurant and Apéro Food & Wine hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. Jano Bistro
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Jano Bistro (this place) 85.680
- #1 Tantalus Estate Restaurant 85.680
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Jano Bistro 85.680
- #1 Tantalus Estate Restaurant (this place) 85.680
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Rank 3. Apéro Food & Wine
French
Goat's cheese croquettes and sausages charged by length: this French-leaning wine bar on K Road operates on its own cheerful logic. The Michelin Bib Gourmand goes to a room where the person running the floor will ask about your mood before recommending a glass, and the blackboard menu changes with whatever the kitchen feels like doing. Neighborhoody in the way that most neighborhoods are not lucky enough to have.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Apéro Food & Wine (this place) 74.256
- #3 Atelier 74.256
- #3 Bistro Saine 74.256
- #3 Hummingbird 74.256
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Rank 3. Atelier
Contemporary French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Apéro Food & Wine 74.256
- #3 Atelier (this place) 74.256
- #3 Bistro Saine 74.256
- #3 Hummingbird 74.256
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Rank 3. Bistro Saine
Mediterranean French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Apéro Food & Wine 74.256
- #3 Atelier 74.256
- #3 Bistro Saine (this place) 74.256
- #3 Hummingbird 74.256
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Rank 3. Hummingbird
Modern French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Apéro Food & Wine 74.256
- #3 Atelier 74.256
- #3 Bistro Saine 74.256
- #3 Hummingbird (this place) 74.256
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Boulcott Street Bistro (this place) 68.544
- #7 Gilt 68.544
- #7 Hugo 68.544
- #7 Origine 68.544
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Rank 7. Gilt
Brasserie
A big, bold brasserie that leans hard into the European classics, with a menu that swings comfortably from salt cod croquettes to braised beef cheek with escargots and a Paris-Brest that earns its place on the dessert list. The kitchen has a classical French and Italian education and makes no apologies for it. The kind of room where a long lunch can stretch past what you planned, and the wine list by the glass quietly encourages that.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Boulcott Street Bistro 68.544
- #7 Gilt (this place) 68.544
- #7 Hugo 68.544
- #7 Origine 68.544
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Rank 7. Hugo
French
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Boulcott Street Bistro 68.544
- #7 Gilt 68.544
- #7 Hugo (this place) 68.544
- #7 Origine 68.544
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Rank 7. Origine
French
A pair of sunglasses left on the window tables tells you everything about the room: bright, open, with Waitemata Harbour filling the glass. This French restaurant in Commercial Bay folds local and seasonal produce into classic technique, and the portions are the kind that make you reconsider dessert before you've finished the main. The chocolate mousse, served tableside with honeycomb and pistachios, suggests the kitchen knows exactly what it's doing with an exit line.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Boulcott Street Bistro 68.544
- #7 Gilt 68.544
- #7 Hugo 68.544
- #7 Origine (this place) 68.544