--- title: "Cafe Jerusalem vs Māha Restaurant: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Cafe Jerusalem or Māha Restaurant 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cafe-jerusalem-vs-maha-restaurant" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cafe Jerusalem vs Māha Restaurant: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Cafe Jerusalem or Māha Restaurant 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**: Cafe Jerusalem and Māha Restaurant - **Competitive set**: Kerikeri restaurants - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Cafe Jerusalem Share of Search**: 2.1% - **Māha Restaurant Share of Search**: 3.6% ## Is Cafe Jerusalem or Māha Restaurant more popular in search? - In October 2026, Māha Restaurant had more branded searches than Cafe Jerusalem among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand. Māha Restaurant had about 240 branded searches, while Cafe Jerusalem had 140. Māha Restaurant made up 3.6% of all Kerikeri restaurant searches we track, and Cafe Jerusalem accounted for 2.1%. - Māha Restaurant was ahead of Cafe Jerusalem in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Māha Restaurant’s share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 350 to 240. ## Top Kerikeri restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Cafe Jerusalem and Māha Restaurant were each mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Māha Restaurant was listed before Cafe Jerusalem in every answer. 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, Cafe Jerusalem lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 2.8% to 2.1%. - In October 2026, Māha Restaurant lost share of searches among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 3.6%. ## How has branded search for Cafe Jerusalem and Māha Restaurant changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Cafe Jerusalem estimated searches | Cafe Jerusalem Share of Search | Cafe Jerusalem rank | Māha Restaurant estimated searches | Māha Restaurant Share of Search | Māha Restaurant rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 170 | 2.3% | 5 | 350 | 4.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 210 | 2% | 5 | 430 | 4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 320 | 2.9% | 5 | 530 | 4.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 210 | 2.3% | 5 | 310 | 3.4% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 210 | 2.7% | 5 | 380 | 4.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 210 | 2.9% | 5 | 320 | 4.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 110 | 1.5% | 6 | 260 | 3.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 110 | 2% | 6 | 280 | 5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 3.4% | 5 | 320 | 5.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 140 | 2.4% | 5 | 310 | 5.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 170 | 2.8% | 5 | 260 | 4.3% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | 140 | 2.1% | 6 | 240 | 3.6% | 4 | ## How are Cafe Jerusalem’s and Māha Restaurant’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cafe Jerusalem’s and Māha Restaurant’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. - **Cafe Jerusalem**: Measured on the search term “cafe jerusalem kerikeri”. - **Māha Restaurant**: Measured on the search terms “maha kerikeri” and “maha restaurant kerikeri”, summed into one figure. - [Cafe Jerusalem profile](/demand/nz/brands/cafe-jerusalem) - [Māha Restaurant profile](/demand/nz/brands/maha-restaurant) - [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 Cafe Jerusalem or Māha Restaurant more popular in search? In October 2026, Māha Restaurant had more branded searches than Cafe Jerusalem among Kerikeri restaurants in New Zealand. Māha Restaurant had about 240 branded searches, while Cafe Jerusalem had 140. Māha Restaurant made up 3.6% of all Kerikeri restaurant searches we track, and Cafe Jerusalem accounted for 2.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cafe Jerusalem vs Māha Restaurant: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cafe-jerusalem-vs-maha-restaurant This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cafe-jerusalem-vs-maha-restaurant. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.