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title: "Restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the restaurant booking apps New Zealand diners reserve tables with. Share of Search among First Table, OpenTable, ResDiary, SevenRooms and Dish Cult, the restaurant booking platforms Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/nz-restaurant-booking-platforms"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the restaurant booking apps New Zealand diners reserve tables with. Share of Search among First Table, OpenTable, ResDiary, SevenRooms and Dish Cult, the restaurant booking platforms Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Restaurant booking platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: First Table, 96.7%

## Which brand is most popular in search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, First Table was the most searched among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand, with an estimated 82.2K branded searches and 96.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- OpenTable is in 2nd place, 95 percentage points behind at 1.7% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, First Table’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand peaked at 97.4% in July 2026 and was lowest at 95.8% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, First Table, OpenTable, ResDiary, SevenRooms and Dish Cult held steady: their estimated Share of Search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand restaurant booking platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, First Table lost estimated Share of Search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand, from 97.4% to 96.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SevenRooms in New Zealand rose 52.2% over 11 measured months, from 230 to 350 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for OpenTable in New Zealand rose 33.9% over 11 measured months, from 1.1K to 1.5K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dish Cult in New Zealand fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 80 to 40 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for ResDiary in New Zealand fell 11.4% over 11 measured months, from 1.1K to 930 in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | First Table | 96.7% | 82.2K | -16.8% | First Table |
| 2 | OpenTable | 1.7% | 1.5K | +5.0% | OpenTable |
| 3 | ResDiary | 1.1% | 930 | -2.1% | ResDiary |
| 4 | SevenRooms | 0.41% | 350 | +25.0% | SevenRooms |
| 5 | Dish Cult | 0.05% | 40 | 0.0% | Dish Cult |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | First Table | 66.3K | 96.4% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | OpenTable | 1.1K | 1.6% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | ResDiary | 1.1K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | SevenRooms | 230 | 0.33% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Dish Cult | 80 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | First Table | 67.2K | 96.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | ResDiary | 1.1K | 1.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | OpenTable | 1.1K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | SevenRooms | 340 | 0.49% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Dish Cult | 50 | 0.07% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | First Table | 66.2K | 95.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | OpenTable | 1.4K | 2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | ResDiary | 1.1K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | SevenRooms | 340 | 0.49% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Dish Cult | 70 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | First Table | 82.1K | 96.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | OpenTable | 1.7K | 2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | ResDiary | 920 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | SevenRooms | 340 | 0.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Dish Cult | 70 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | First Table | 80.7K | 97% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | OpenTable | 1.4K | 1.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | ResDiary | 760 | 0.91% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | SevenRooms | 280 | 0.34% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Dish Cult | 90 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | First Table | 80.7K | 96.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | OpenTable | 1.7K | 2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | ResDiary | 940 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | SevenRooms | 290 | 0.35% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Dish Cult | 70 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | First Table | 80.8K | 96.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | OpenTable | 1.6K | 1.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | ResDiary | 940 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | SevenRooms | 290 | 0.35% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Dish Cult | 40 | 0.05% | 5 |
| May 2026 | First Table | 98.6K | 97% | 1 |
| May 2026 | OpenTable | 1.8K | 1.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | ResDiary | 950 | 0.93% | 3 |
| May 2026 | SevenRooms | 290 | 0.29% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Dish Cult | 70 | 0.07% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | First Table | 82.4K | 96.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | OpenTable | 1.4K | 1.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | ResDiary | 980 | 1.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | SevenRooms | 290 | 0.34% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Dish Cult | 40 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | First Table | 98.8K | 97.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | OpenTable | 1.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | ResDiary | 950 | 0.94% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | SevenRooms | 280 | 0.28% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Dish Cult | 40 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | First Table | 82.2K | 96.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | OpenTable | 1.5K | 1.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | ResDiary | 930 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | SevenRooms | 350 | 0.41% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Dish Cult | 40 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Dish Cult | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | First Table | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | OpenTable | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | ResDiary | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | SevenRooms | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Dish Cult**: Measured on the search terms “dish cult”, “dishcult” and “dishcult com”, summed into one figure.
- **First Table**: Measured on the search terms “book first table”, “first table”, “first table au”, “first table lower hutt”, “first table near me”, “first table nz”, “first table one tree grill”, “first table reservations”, “first table richmond”, “first table sylvia park”, “first table upper hutt”, “first table voucher”, “firsttable”, “firsttable co nz”, “firsttable nz”, “my first table”, “one tree grill first table” and “strawberry fare first table”, summed into one figure.
- **OpenTable**: Measured on the search terms “opentable”, “opentable book a table”, “opentable near me”, “opentable new zealand”, “opentable nz”, “opentable reservations”, “opentable restaurant booking” and “opentable restaurants near me”, summed into one figure.
- **ResDiary**: Measured on the search terms “resdiary”, “resdiary book a table”, “resdiary com”, “resdiary near me”, “resdiary nz”, “resdiary reservations” and “resdiary restaurant booking”, summed into one figure.
- **SevenRooms**: Measured on the search terms “sevenrooms”, “sevenrooms book a table”, “sevenrooms com”, “sevenrooms near me” and “sevenrooms reservations”, summed into one figure.

- [Dish Cult](/demand/nz/brands/dish-cult)
- [First Table](/demand/nz/brands/first-table)
- [OpenTable](/demand/nz/brands/opentable)
- [ResDiary](/demand/nz/brands/resdiary)
- [SevenRooms](/demand/nz/brands/sevenrooms)

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand?

In August 2026, First Table was the most searched among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand, with an estimated 82.2K branded searches and 96.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.

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