--- title: "How popular is Solera? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Solera is a restaurant in Tauranga. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/solera" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Solera? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Solera is a restaurant in Tauranga. 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**: Solera - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among Tauranga destination restaurants**: 19.6% ## Where does Solera compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tauranga destination restaurants | 3 | 19.6% | 2.1K | - [Tauranga destination restaurants](/demand/nz/locations/tauranga/restaurants) ## Top Tauranga destination restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Solera appeared in all three answers. Solera is the most recommended of the seven. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Solera | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Macau Bar Kitchen & Lounge | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Harbourside Waterfront Dining | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Sugo | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Fife Lane | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Harbourside Tauranga | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Clarence Bistro | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Tauranga destination restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. Macau Bar Kitchen & Lounge, 2. Solera, 3. Sugo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Tauranga, New Zealand?": 1. Solera, 2. Harbourside Waterfront Dining, 3. Macau Bar Kitchen & Lounge, 4. Fife Lane, 5. Sugo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Tauranga, New Zealand for a meal out?": 1. Solera, 2. Harbourside Waterfront Dining, 3. Macau Bar Kitchen & Lounge Not named in any answer: Harbourside Tauranga and Clarence Bistro. 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 Solera changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Solera in New Zealand fell from 2.5K to 2.1K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Solera’s share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand increased from 18.3% to 19.6%. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Solera’s share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand peaked at 24% in January 2026 and was lowest at 15.6% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Tauranga destination restaurants in October 2026? - In October 2026, Macau Bar Kitchen & Lounge overtook Sugo and Clarence Bistro to rank 4th among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand, with 12.3% of the searches. - In October 2026, Solera gained share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand, from 17.8% to 19.6%. - In October 2026, Clarence Bistro gained share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand, from 10.4% to 11.3%. - In October 2026, Harbourside Waterfront Dining gained share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand, from 0.09% to 0.85%. - In October 2026, Sugo lost share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 7%. - In October 2026, Harbourside Tauranga lost share of searches among Tauranga destination restaurants in New Zealand, from 27.6% to 25.8%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2.5K | 18.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 3.9K | 23.9% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 3.9K | 24% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2.7K | 20.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2.2K | 18.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2K | 18.9% | 3 | | May 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2K | 16.6% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 1.7K | 16.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 1.7K | 17.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 1.7K | 15.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2K | 17.8% | 3 | | Oct 2026 | Tauranga destination restaurants | 2.1K | 19.6% | 3 | ## How are Solera’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Solera’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. - “solera” - “solera tauranga” ## Which Tauranga destination restaurants compete with Solera? - [Harbourside Tauranga](/demand/nz/brands/harbourside-tauranga): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/harbourside-tauranga-vs-solera - [Fife Lane](/demand/nz/brands/fife-lane): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/fife-lane-vs-solera - [Macau Bar Kitchen & Lounge](/demand/nz/brands/macau-bar-kitchen-and-lounge): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/macau-bar-kitchen-and-lounge-vs-solera - [Clarence Bistro](/demand/nz/brands/clarence-bistro): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/clarence-bistro-vs-solera - [Sugo](/demand/nz/brands/sugo): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/solera-vs-sugo - [Harbourside Waterfront Dining](/demand/nz/brands/harbourside-waterfront-dining) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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