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title: "Mint Cafe & Bar vs The Citadel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mint Cafe & Bar or The Citadel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whanganui 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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# Mint Cafe & Bar vs The Citadel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Mint Cafe & Bar or The Citadel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whanganui 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**: Mint Cafe & Bar and The Citadel
- **Competitive set**: Whanganui restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mint Cafe & Bar Share of Search**: 54.1%
- **The Citadel Share of Search**: 8.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Mint Cafe & Bar or The Citadel?

- In August 2026, Mint Cafe & Bar had more branded searches than The Citadel among whanganui restaurants in New Zealand. Mint Cafe & Bar was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to The Citadel’s 170, and held a 54.1% Share of Search versus The Citadel’s 8.3%.
- Mint Cafe & Bar was ahead of The Citadel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mint Cafe & Bar’s estimated Share of Search among whanganui restaurants in New Zealand moved from 42.4% to 54.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Citadel’s estimated Share of Search among whanganui restaurants in New Zealand moved from 13.7% to 8.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 380 to 170.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand whanganui restaurants in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mint Cafe & Bar gained estimated Share of Search among whanganui restaurants in New Zealand, from 49.8% to 54.1%.
- In August 2026, The Citadel lost estimated Share of Search among whanganui restaurants in New Zealand, from 11.3% to 8.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Mint Cafe & Bar estimated searches | Mint Cafe & Bar Share of Search | Mint Cafe & Bar rank | The Citadel estimated searches | The Citadel Share of Search | The Citadel rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2K | 42.4% | 2 | 380 | 13.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 49.6% | 1 | 310 | 11.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 53.7% | 1 | 530 | 15.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 46.4% | 1 | 600 | 17.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 44.5% | 1 | 530 | 16.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2K | 44.2% | 1 | 320 | 11.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 45.6% | 1 | 300 | 11.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.2K | 50.4% | 1 | 330 | 14.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 51.8% | 1 | 280 | 12.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 49.8% | 1 | 280 | 11.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 54.1% | 1 | 170 | 8.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mint Cafe & Bar’s and The Citadel’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.

- **Mint Cafe & Bar**: Measured on the search terms “mint cafe & bar”, “mint cafe & bar menu”, “mint cafe & bar whanganui”, “mint cafe and bar whanganui”, “mint cafe wanganui”, “mint cafe whanganui” and “mint whanganui”, summed into one figure.
- **The Citadel**: Measured on the search terms “citadel whanganui” and “the citadel whanganui”, summed into one figure.

- [Mint Cafe & Bar profile](/demand/nz/brands/mint-cafe-and-bar)
- [The Citadel profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-citadel)
- [All whanganui restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-whanganui-restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, Mint Cafe & Bar or The Citadel?

In August 2026, Mint Cafe & Bar had more branded searches than The Citadel among whanganui restaurants in New Zealand. Mint Cafe & Bar was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to The Citadel’s 170, and held a 54.1% Share of Search versus The Citadel’s 8.3%.

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