The Fork & Fame Awards 2025:
The Results Are In
Commercial Bay and Harbour Eats are proud to reveal the winners of the inaugural Fork & Fame Awards 2025 - a flavour-filled celebration of the dishes Aucklanders can’t stop coming back for.
From bold flavours to messy must-haves, the awards uncovered six delicious standouts, as judged by a panel of renowned chefs, critics and food lovers.
Bang For Buck
The best value dish that doesn’t skimp on flavour
Winner: Eden Noodles — Dumplings in Spicy Sauce
Runners Up: Needo — Carbonara, Daruma Ramen — Oh My Hot! Tonkotsu Ramen
Best Date Eats
A dish made for sharing, impressing, or flirting over
Winner: BillyPot — Oysters & Champagne
Runners Up: Gogi Kitchen — Korean Fried Chicken , Needo — Mac & Cheese
Don't Need Meat
A standout plant-based or vegetarian option
Winner: Wise Boys — Chick’n Deluxe Burger
Runners Up: Poké House — Buda’s Meal, Fatima’s — Fattoush salad
Don't Wear White
Gloriously indulgent, messy and worth it
Winner: Loco Bros — Chicken Tinga Tacos
Runners Up: Good Dog Bad Dog — Dirty Dog, Eat Indian — Butter Chicken
Save Room for Dessert
The sweet treat that ends your meal on a high
Winner: Doe Donuts — Tiramisu Donut
Runners Up: Ben & Jerry’s — Half Baked Ice Cream, Mazi Greek — Baklava
Zero Forks Given
The best dish to eat with your hands (no shame, no cutlery, no regrets)
Winner: Fatima’s — Chicken Chawarma
Runners Up: Good Dog Bad Dog — Chilli Cheese Dog, Loco Bros — Beef & Lamb Birria Tacos
The Golden Peanut Award
Presented by Pic’s Peanut Butter
Winner: Ben & Jerry’s — PB-Licious Ice Cream Bowl
The Mayo’ Mazing Award
Presented by Best Foods Mayo
Winner: Fatima’s — A Great Fish Burger
