Best cafes
Finding New Zealand's top cafes has been made easier thanks to Cafe Magazine's annual awards to recognise the best practitioners in each part of the country.
Winners of the 2009-10 awards were:
Overall Winner
Groove Kitchen,
112 Tennyson St, Napier
Runner-up
Richmond Rd Cafe
318 Richmond Rd, Auckland
Regional award winners
Northland
Winner
Café Blue
582 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri
Runner-up
Nectar Café
88 Bank St, Whangarei
North Auckland
Winner
Cosi
48 Tongue Farm Rd, Matakana
Runner-up
Gusto
667 Whangaparaoa Rd, Whangaparaoa
Auckland
Winner
Richmond Road Café
318 Richmond Rd, Auckland
Runner-up
Baci Lounge
Level 1, 163 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland
Waikato/King Country
Winner
Pumice
62 Church Rd, Te Rapa, Hamilton
Runner-up
The River Kitchen
237 Victoria St, Hamilton
Coromandel/Thames
Winner
Umu
22 Wharf Rd, Coromandel
Runner-up
Sola
720B Pollen St, Thames
Bay of Plenty
Winner
Grindz
50 1st Ave, Tauranga
Runner-up
Sierra
6 Wharf St, Tauranga
Rotorua
Winner
Capers
1181 Eruera St, Rotorua
Runner-up
Third Place Cafe
35 Lake Rd, Rotorua
Hawkes Bay
Winner
Groove Kitchen
112 Tennyson St, Napier
Runner-up
Opera Kitchen
312 Eastbourne St, Hastings
Gisborne
Winner
Cafe Zest
22 Peel St, Gisborne
Runner-up
Ruba
14 Childers Rd, Gisborne
Central North Island
Stir
59 Redoubt St, Taupo
Runner-up
Spiral Café
SH4 Raurimu turnoff, National Park, Raurimu
Taranaki
Winner
Airpresso
New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth
Runner-up
Petit Paris
34 Currie St, New Plymouth
Wanganui
Winner
Oggie’s
53 Wilson St,Wanganui
Runner-up
Rapido Espresso House
71 Liverpool St, Wanganui
Manawatu
Winner
Mothered Goose
Cnr SH1/SH3, Bulls
Runner-up
Mao Bar
64 George St, Palmerston North
Wairarapa
Winner
The Village Café
6 Kitchener St, Martinborough
Runner-up
The French Baker
81 Main St, Greytown
Wellington
Winner
Simply Paris
181 Cuba St, Wellington
Runner-up
Fig Tree Café
386 Fergusson St, Upper Hutt
Marlborough
Winner
Raupo
2 Symons St, Blenheim
Runner-up
The Living Room
2 Scott St, Blenheim
Nelson
Winner
Cable Bay Café
799 Cable Bay Rd, Cable Bay
Runner-up
The Coffee Factory
18 Elms St, Stoke
West Coast
Winner
Jade Boulder Café
1 Guinness St, Greymouth
Runner-up
Punakaiki Crafts & Café
SH6, Punakaiki
Kaikoura
Winner
Hislops
33 Beach Rd, Kaikoura
Runner-up
Kaikoura Food Company
94 Beach Rd, Kaikoura
Canterbury
Winner
Crumpet Club
Cnr Durham & Tuam Streets, Christchurch
Runner-up
Luciano Espresso Bar
Hunter’s Furniture Bldg, 220 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch
McKenzie Country
Winner
Coffee Culture
306 Stafford St, Timaru
Runner-up
Pukeko Deli Café
333 Stafford St, Timaru
Otago
Winner
Riverstone Kitchen
SH1, Oamaru
Runner-up
Swell
8 The Esplanade, Dunedin
Central Otago
Winner
Fusee Rouge
64b The Mall, Cromwell
Runner-up
The Bank Café
31 Sunderland St, Clyde
Queenstown/Wanaka
Winner
Relishes
1/99 Ardmore Rd, Wanaka
Runner-up
The Walnut Café
265 Lake Hayes Rd, Ashburton
Southland
Winner
The Seriously Good Chocolate Company
147 Spey St, Invercargill
Runner-up
The Beachhouse
126 Rocks Highway, Riverton