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title: "Black Olive vs Cafe Jerusalem: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Black Olive or Cafe Jerusalem more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kerikeri restaurants set in New Zealand. 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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# Black Olive vs Cafe Jerusalem: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Black Olive or Cafe Jerusalem more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kerikeri restaurants set in New Zealand. 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

- **Compared**: Black Olive and Cafe Jerusalem
- **Competitive set**: Kerikeri restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Black Olive Share of Search**: 24.1%
- **Cafe Jerusalem Share of Search**: 2.1%

## Is Black Olive or Cafe Jerusalem more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Black Olive had more branded searches than Cafe Jerusalem among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand. Black Olive had about 1,600 branded searches, while Cafe Jerusalem had 140. Black Olive made up 24.1% of all Kerikeri restaurant searches we track, and Cafe Jerusalem accounted for 2.1%.
- Black Olive was ahead of Cafe Jerusalem in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Black Olive’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand moved from 17.8% to 24.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Cafe Jerusalem’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 140.

## Top Kerikeri restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Cafe Jerusalem was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Black Olive did not appear in any of the four answers.

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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Māha Restaurant | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Marsden Winery | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Sovrano Estate | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Cafe Jerusalem | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Plough & Feather | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Black Olive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about Kerikeri restaurants

- Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Kerikeri, New Zealand?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Cafe Jerusalem, 4. Sovrano Estate
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Kerikeri, New Zealand?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Sovrano Estate, 4. Cafe Jerusalem
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Kerikeri, New Zealand for a trip to kerikeri?": 1. Māha Restaurant, 2. Marsden Winery, 3. Sovrano Estate, 4. Cafe Jerusalem
- Searched Google, AI Overview "kerikeri vineyards": 1. Marsden Winery, 2. Sovrano Estate

Not named in any answer: Plough & Feather and Black Olive.

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

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

- In October 2026, Sovrano Estate overtook Cafe Jerusalem to rank 5th among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, with 2.6% of the searches.
- In October 2026, Black Olive lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 26.6% to 24.1%.
- In October 2026, Cafe Jerusalem lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 2.8% to 2.1%.

## How has branded search for Black Olive and Cafe Jerusalem changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Black Olive estimated searches | Black Olive Share of Search | Black Olive rank | Cafe Jerusalem estimated searches | Cafe Jerusalem Share of Search | Cafe Jerusalem rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 17.8% | 3 | 170 | 2.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4K | 13.4% | 3 | 210 | 2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 14.4% | 3 | 320 | 2.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5K | 16.3% | 3 | 210 | 2.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 17% | 3 | 210 | 2.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 19.8% | 3 | 210 | 2.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.2K | 30.4% | 2 | 110 | 1.5% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 28.4% | 2 | 110 | 2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.7K | 27.6% | 2 | 210 | 3.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.7K | 29.7% | 2 | 140 | 2.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 26.6% | 2 | 170 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Oct 2026 | 1.6K | 24.1% | 2 | 140 | 2.1% | 6 |

## How are Black Olive’s and Cafe Jerusalem’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Black Olive’s and Cafe Jerusalem’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Black Olive**: Measured on the search terms “black olive” and “black olive kerikeri”, summed into one figure.
- **Cafe Jerusalem**: Measured on the search term “cafe jerusalem kerikeri”.

- [Black Olive profile](/demand/nz/brands/black-olive)
- [Cafe Jerusalem profile](/demand/nz/brands/cafe-jerusalem)
- [All Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/kerikeri/restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Black Olive or Cafe Jerusalem more popular in search?

In October 2026, Black Olive had more branded searches than Cafe Jerusalem among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand. Black Olive had about 1,600 branded searches, while Cafe Jerusalem had 140. Black Olive made up 24.1% of all Kerikeri restaurant searches we track, and Cafe Jerusalem accounted for 2.1%.

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