The Best Middle Eastern Food in New Zealand
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The best Middle Eastern food in New Zealand, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Gemmayze Street comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Auckland and Wellington.
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Rank 1. Gemmayze Street
Lebanese
The arcade tables outside belong to the café across the way until evening, when this tiny Lebanese spot claims them back and spreads a family-style feast across the borrowed furniture. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the food earns the fuss: homemade pide, hummus that's properly creamy, and chicken thighs that drip. The sharing format and the keen prices make the whole thing feel less like a meal out and more like someone's mother is feeding you.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Advieh
Middle Eastern
The open kitchen inside the InterContinental sets the tone: this is a full-service Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant that works equally well for a client lunch or a long dinner with someone you're trying to impress. The room is bright and contemporary, the kind of scale only a hotel can pull off without feeling cavernous. The tasting menu is a good way in if you have the time to sit and let the kitchen show off.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Advieh (this place) 68.544
- #2 Damascus 68.544
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Rank 2. Damascus
Middle Eastern
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Advieh 68.544
- #2 Damascus (this place) 68.544