Best Cafes 2010
New Zealand's best cafes are easy to find, thanks to the national Best Café Awards.
The 2010 Best Café winner was The River Kitchen in Hamilton while the runner up was Colenso Country Café, 10 minutes north of Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula.
The Regional Winners
Northland
Winner: Fresh, 12 James St, Whangarei,
Runner-up: Nectar Café, 88 Bank St, Whangarei
Hokianga/Kauri Coast
Winner: Elle Cee, Main Rd, Ruawai
Runner-up: blah, blah, blah, 101 Victoria St, Dargaville
North Auckland
Winner: Kaizen, 350 Hibiscus Coast Hway, Orewa
Runner-up: Walnut Cottage Café, 498 Hibiscus Coast Hway, Orewa
Auckland
Winner: Circus Circus, 447 Mt Eden Rd
Runner-up: Urban Soul, 652 Gt South Rd, Manukau
Waikato
Winner: The River Kitchen, 237 Victoria St, Hamilton
Runner-up: Suburbia, 1369 Victoria Street, Hamilton
King Country
Winner: Fat Pigeon,41 Moa St, Piopio
Runner-up: Huhu, 10 Waitomo Caves Rd, Waitomo
Coromandel/Thames
Winner: Colenso, Main Rd, 10 mins north of Tairua
Runner-up: Sola, 720B Pollen St, Thames
Bay of Plenty
Winner: Alimento, 74 1st Ave, Tauranga
Runner-up: Bravo, Red Square, Tauranga
Rotorua
Winner: Lime, 1096 Whakaue St
Runner-up: Capers, 1181 Eruera St
Hawke's Bay
Winner: Opera Kitchen 312 Eastbourne St, Hastings
Runner-up: Groove Kitchen, 112 Tennyson St, Napier
Central North Island
Winner: Café Replete, 45 Heu Heu St
Runner-up: Piccolo, 41 Ruapehu St, Taupo
Taranaki
Winner: Empire, 112 Devon St West, New Plymouth
Runner-up: Elixir, 117 Devon St, New Plymouth
Wanganui
Winner: Pukeko's Nest, 4 SH3
Runner-up: Indigo, Majestic Sq
Manawatu
Winner: Barista, 59 George St, Palmerston North
Runner-up: Mothered Goose, Cnr SH1/SH3, Bulls
Wairarapa
Winner: Main St Deli, 88 Main St, Greytown
Runner: Medici, 9 Kitchener St, Martinborough
Wellington
Winner: Memphis Belle Cnr Te Aro Park & Dixon Sts
Runner-up: Sweet Mother's Kitchen 5 Courtenay Pl
Marlborough
Winner: Raupo, 2 Symons St, Blenheim
Runner-up: Café Home,1 Main St, Blenheim
Nelson
Winner: Morrison Street Café, 244 Hardy St, Nelson
Runner-up: Ambrosia, 226 Queen St, Richmond.
West Coast/Fiordland
Winner: DP One, 104 Mawhera Quay, Greymouth
Runner-up: Redcliff Café, 12 Mokonui St, Te Anau
Kaikoura
Winner: Hislops, 33 Beach Rd
Runner-up: Hapuku, Cnr Hapuku Rd/SH1
Canterbury
Winner: Lyttelton Coffee Co, 29 London St, Lyttelton
Runner-up: The Coffee House, 290 Montreal St, Christchurch.
McKenzie Country
Winner: Blue Bay Café, 69 The Hill, Timaru.
Runner-up: Arthur Street Café, 8 Arthur St, Timaru.
Otago
Winner: Nova - Dunedin, 29 The Octagon, Dunedin
Runner-up: Percolator Café (The Perc), 142 Lower Stuart St, Dunedin
Central Otago
Winner: Sidewalk Café, 72 Centennial Ave, Alexandra
Runner-up: Fusee Rouge - Cromwell, 64b The Mall
Queenstown/Wanaka
Winner: Vudu, 23 Beach St, Queenstown.
Runner-up: Joe's Garage, Searle Lane, Queenstown.
Southland
Winner: Three Bean Café, 73 Dee St, Invercargill.
Runner-up: Niagara Falls Café, 256 Niagara Waikawa Rd, Niagara, The Catlins.