--- title: "Palate vs The Green A Chef’s Table: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Palate or The Green A Chef’s Table more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton 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/palate-vs-the-green-chefs-table" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Palate vs The Green A Chef’s Table: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Palate or The Green A Chef’s Table more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton 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**: Palate and The Green A Chef’s Table - **Competitive set**: Hamilton destination restaurants - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Palate Share of Search**: 6.9% - **The Green A Chef’s Table Share of Search**: 3.3% ## Is Palate or The Green A Chef’s Table more popular in search? - In September 2026, Palate had more branded searches than The Green A Chef’s Table among Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand. Palate had about 1,000 branded searches, while The Green A Chef’s Table had 480. Palate made up 6.9% of all Hamilton destination restaurant searches we track, and The Green A Chef’s Table accounted for 3.3%. - Palate was ahead of The Green A Chef’s Table in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Palate’s share of searches among Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand moved from 6% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Green A Chef’s Table’s share of searches among Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 480. ## Top Hamilton destination restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Palate and The Green A Chef’s Table were each mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. The Green A Chef’s Table was listed before Palate 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Thyme Square | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | The Green A Chef’s Table | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Palate | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Gothenburg | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Mr Pickles | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Hamilton destination restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which destination restaurant should I go to in Hamilton, New Zealand?": 1. The Green A Chef’s Table, 2. Thyme Square, 3. Gothenburg - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best destination restaurants in Hamilton, New Zealand?": 1. Palate, 2. Thyme Square, 3. Gothenburg - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best destination restaurant in Hamilton, New Zealand for a meal out?": 1. The Green A Chef’s Table, 2. Thyme Square, 3. Palate - Searched Google, AI Overview "hamilton fine dining": 1. The Green A Chef’s Table, 2. Palate Not named in any answer: Mr Pickles. 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 Hamilton destination restaurants in September 2026? - In September 2026, Thyme Square overtook The Green A Chef’s Table to rank 4th among Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand, with 5.4% of the searches. - The Green A Chef’s Table’s share of searches among Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.9% to 3.3% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Palate in New Zealand rose 13.6% over 12 measured months, from 880 to 1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Palate estimated searches | Palate Share of Search | Palate rank | The Green A Chef’s Table estimated searches | The Green A Chef’s Table Share of Search | The Green A Chef’s Table rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 880 | 6% | 3 | 390 | 2.7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 880 | 5.4% | 3 | 720 | 4.4% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 6.6% | 3 | 320 | 2.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1K | 8% | 3 | 390 | 3.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 6.8% | 3 | 320 | 2.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 5.7% | 3 | 390 | 2.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 880 | 6.8% | 3 | 390 | 3% | 5 | | May 2026 | 880 | 6.1% | 3 | 720 | 5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 880 | 7.2% | 3 | 480 | 3.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | 6.4% | 3 | 480 | 3.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 7% | 3 | 480 | 3.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1K | 6.9% | 3 | 480 | 3.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Palate’s and The Green A Chef’s Table’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. - **Palate**: Measured on the search term “palate hamilton”. - **The Green A Chef’s Table**: Measured on the search term “the green hamilton”. - [Palate profile](/demand/nz/brands/palate) - [The Green A Chef’s Table profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-green-chefs-table) - [All Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/hamilton/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 Palate or The Green A Chef’s Table more popular in search? In September 2026, Palate had more branded searches than The Green A Chef’s Table among Hamilton destination restaurants in New Zealand. Palate had about 1,000 branded searches, while The Green A Chef’s Table had 480. Palate made up 6.9% of all Hamilton destination restaurant searches we track, and The Green A Chef’s Table accounted for 3.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Palate vs The Green A Chef’s Table: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/palate-vs-the-green-chefs-table This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/palate-vs-the-green-chefs-table. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.