--- title: "No.7 Balmac vs The Press Club: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is No.7 Balmac or The Press Club more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin destination 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/no-7-balmac-vs-the-press-club-dunedin" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # No.7 Balmac vs The Press Club: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is No.7 Balmac or The Press Club more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin destination 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**: No.7 Balmac and The Press Club - **Competitive set**: Dunedin destination restaurants - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **No.7 Balmac Share of Search**: 60% - **The Press Club Share of Search**: 3% ## Is No.7 Balmac or The Press Club more popular in search? - In September 2026, No.7 Balmac had more branded searches than The Press Club among Dunedin destination restaurants in New Zealand. No.7 Balmac had about 5,130 branded searches, while The Press Club had 260. No.7 Balmac made up 60% of all Dunedin destination restaurant searches we track, and The Press Club accounted for 3%. - No.7 Balmac was ahead of The Press Club in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, No.7 Balmac’s share of searches among Dunedin destination restaurants in New Zealand moved from 60.8% to 60%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Press Club’s share of searches among Dunedin destination restaurants in New Zealand moved from 2% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 260. ## Top Dunedin destination restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, No.7 Balmac and The Press Club were each mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. No.7 Balmac was listed before The Press Club in two out of three 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Titi | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Moiety | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | No.7 Balmac | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Careys Bay Historic Hotel | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | The Press Club | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Bacchus Wine Bar | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Dunedin destination restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which destination restaurant should I go to in Dunedin, New Zealand?": 1. Titi, 2. No.7 Balmac, 3. Careys Bay Historic Hotel - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best destination restaurants in Dunedin, New Zealand?": 1. Titi, 2. Moiety, 3. No.7 Balmac, 4. Careys Bay Historic Hotel, 5. Bacchus Wine Bar, 6. The Press Club - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best destination restaurant in Dunedin, New Zealand for a special meal out?": 1. Titi, 2. Moiety, 3. The Press Club 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 Dunedin destination restaurants in September 2026? - In September 2026, No.7 Balmac lost share of searches among Dunedin destination restaurants in New Zealand, from 62.6% to 60%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Press Club in New Zealand rose 52.9% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 260 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | No.7 Balmac estimated searches | No.7 Balmac Share of Search | No.7 Balmac rank | The Press Club estimated searches | The Press Club Share of Search | The Press Club rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.1K | 60.8% | 1 | 170 | 2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 5.1K | 59.2% | 1 | 210 | 2.4% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 6K | 57.1% | 1 | 210 | 2% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 4.9K | 53.7% | 1 | 210 | 2.3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 7.3K | 64.4% | 1 | 210 | 1.8% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 6K | 61% | 1 | 210 | 2.1% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 4K | 52.2% | 1 | 140 | 1.8% | 6 | | May 2026 | 6.1K | 60% | 1 | 210 | 2.1% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 4.2K | 53% | 1 | 170 | 2.1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 4.2K | 59% | 1 | 260 | 3.7% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 5K | 62.6% | 1 | 260 | 3.3% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 5.1K | 60% | 1 | 260 | 3% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using No.7 Balmac’s and The Press Club’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. - **No.7 Balmac**: Measured on the search terms “no 7 balmac”, “no 7 balmac menu”, “no 7 balmac restaurant”, “no7balmac” and “no7balmac dunedin”, summed into one figure. - **The Press Club**: Measured on the search term “press club dunedin”. - [No.7 Balmac profile](/demand/nz/brands/no-7-balmac) - [The Press Club profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-press-club-dunedin) - [All Dunedin destination restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/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 No.7 Balmac or The Press Club more popular in search? In September 2026, No.7 Balmac had more branded searches than The Press Club among Dunedin destination restaurants in New Zealand. No.7 Balmac had about 5,130 branded searches, while The Press Club had 260. No.7 Balmac made up 60% of all Dunedin destination restaurant searches we track, and The Press Club accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "No.7 Balmac vs The Press Club: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/no-7-balmac-vs-the-press-club-dunedin This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/no-7-balmac-vs-the-press-club-dunedin. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.