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title: "Lustre Kitchen and Dining vs Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kāpiti Coast 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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# Lustre Kitchen and Dining vs Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kāpiti Coast 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**: Lustre Kitchen and Dining and Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe
- **Competitive set**: Kāpiti Coast restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Lustre Kitchen and Dining Share of Search**: 7.8%
- **Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe Share of Search**: 7.3%

## Is Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining had more branded searches than Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand. Lustre Kitchen and Dining had about 280 branded searches, while Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe had 260. Lustre Kitchen and Dining made up 7.8% of all Kāpiti Coast restaurant searches we track, and Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe accounted for 7.3%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending October 2026: Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe took it in May 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining took it in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand moved from 13.6% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 380 to 280.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe’s share of searches among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand moved from 9.3% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 260.

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

In three ChatGPT questions, Lustre Kitchen and Dining appeared in all three answers. Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Lustre Kitchen and Dining was listed before Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe 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 | 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 did search popularity change for New Zealand Kāpiti Coast restaurants in October 2026?

- 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%.

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

| Month | Lustre Kitchen and Dining estimated searches | Lustre Kitchen and Dining Share of Search | Lustre Kitchen and Dining rank | Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe estimated searches | Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe Share of Search | Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 380 | 13.6% | 3 | 260 | 9.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 400 | 13.6% | 3 | 210 | 7.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 620 | 17% | 3 | 170 | 4.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 690 | 19.7% | 2 | 140 | 4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 11.8% | 3 | 170 | 6.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 460 | 10.6% | 4 | 260 | 6% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 240 | 4.2% | 5 | 390 | 6.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 350 | 6.3% | 4 | 260 | 4.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 530 | 7.8% | 3 | 480 | 7.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 650 | 12.5% | 3 | 480 | 9.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 280 | 6% | 4 | 260 | 5.6% | 5 |
| Oct 2026 | 280 | 7.8% | 4 | 260 | 7.3% | 5 |

## How are Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s and Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lustre Kitchen and Dining’s and Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe’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.

- **Lustre Kitchen and Dining**: Measured on the search terms “lustre kitchen” and “lustre paraparaumu”, summed into one figure.
- **Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe**: Measured on the search term “passo paraparaumu”.

- [Lustre Kitchen and Dining profile](/demand/nz/brands/lustre-kitchen)
- [Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe profile](/demand/nz/brands/passo-pizza)
- [All Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/kapiti-coast/restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Lustre Kitchen and Dining or Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe more popular in search?

In October 2026, Lustre Kitchen and Dining had more branded searches than Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe among Kāpiti Coast restaurants in New Zealand. Lustre Kitchen and Dining had about 280 branded searches, while Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe had 260. Lustre Kitchen and Dining made up 7.8% of all Kāpiti Coast restaurant searches we track, and Passo Pizza Pasta Caffe accounted for 7.3%.

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