Remix Lifestyle Awards 2023: Hospitality & Cuisine winners and runner-ups

For a small country, our dining scene is on par with the world's best. The nominees in the cuisine category comprised restaurateurs and businesses who have made an outstanding contribution to our hospitality industry, as well as those who’ve turned adversity into an opportunity. From iconic institutions – bistros, bars and hotels - to daring newcomers who launched with a bang, these finalists came through as readers’ first port of call for every dining or drinking occasion.

Bar Of The Year Winner:

Rooftop at QT

Runner-Up:

The Churchill

Most Iconic Restaurant Winner:

Amano

Runner-Up:

Prego

Best New Opening Winner:

Bivacco

Runner-Up:

Kol

Best Fast Crafted Winner:

Burger Fuel

Runner-Up:

Ramen Takara

Best Out of Town Winner:

The Cove, Waipu

Runner-Up:

Amisfield, Queenstown

Best Hotel Winner:

The Hotel Britomart

Runner-Up:

QT Auckland