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title: "How popular is Lustre Kitchen and Dining? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand"
description: "Lustre is a restaurant on the Kāpiti Coast. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# How popular is Lustre Kitchen and Dining? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand

Lustre is a restaurant on the Kāpiti Coast. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Lustre Kitchen and Dining
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Oct 2026
- **Share of Search among Kāpiti Coast restaurants**: 7.8%

## Where does Lustre Kitchen and Dining compete?

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 4 | 7.8% | 280 |

- [Kāpiti Coast restaurants](/demand/nz/locations/kapiti-coast/restaurants)

## Top Kāpiti Coast restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Lustre Kitchen and Dining appeared in all three answers. Lustre Kitchen and Dining is the second most recommended of the five.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50-50 | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Lustre Kitchen and Dining | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Waterfront Bar & Kitchen | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Salt & Wood | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about Kāpiti Coast restaurants

- Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand?": 1. 50-50, 2. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen, 3. Lustre Kitchen and Dining, 4. Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand?": 1. 50-50, 2. Lustre Kitchen and Dining, 3. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen, 4. Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand for a nice meal?": 1. 50-50, 2. Lustre Kitchen and Dining, 3. Waterfront Bar & Kitchen

Not named in any answer: Salt & Wood.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Lustre Kitchen and Dining changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Lustre Kitchen and Dining in New Zealand fell from 380 to 280.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand decreased from 13.6% to 7.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand peaked at 19.7% in February 2026 and was lowest at 4.2% in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining fell from 3rd to 4th among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Kāpiti Coast restaurants in October 2026?

- In October 2026, 50-50 overtook Salt & Wood to become the leader among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, with 43.7% of the searches.
- In October 2026, Waterfront Bar & Kitchen gained share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, from 10.3% to 13.4%.
- In October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining gained share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, from 6% to 7.8%.
- In October 2026, Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe gained share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, from 5.6% to 7.3%.
- In October 2026, Salt & Wood lost share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand, from 43.8% to 27.7%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 380 | 13.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 400 | 13.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 620 | 17% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 690 | 19.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 320 | 11.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 460 | 10.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 240 | 4.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 350 | 6.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 530 | 7.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 650 | 12.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 280 | 6% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | Kāpiti Coast restaurants | 280 | 7.8% | 4 |

## How are Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “lustre kitchen”
- “lustre paraparaumu”

## Which Kāpiti Coast restaurants compete with Lustre Kitchen and Dining?

- [50-50](/demand/nz/brands/50-50): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/50-50-vs-lustre-kitchen
- [Salt & Wood](/demand/nz/brands/salt-and-wood): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lustre-kitchen-vs-salt-and-wood
- [Waterfront Bar & Kitchen](/demand/nz/brands/waterfront-bar-kitchen): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lustre-kitchen-vs-waterfront-bar-kitchen
- [Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe](/demand/nz/brands/passo-pizza): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lustre-kitchen-vs-passo-pizza

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

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