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title: "Street Food Kitchen vs The Bay Hill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Street Food Kitchen or The Bay Hill? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Timaru 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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# Street Food Kitchen vs The Bay Hill: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Street Food Kitchen or The Bay Hill? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Timaru 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**: Street Food Kitchen and The Bay Hill
- **Competitive set**: Timaru restaurants
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Street Food Kitchen Share of Search**: 41.6%
- **The Bay Hill Share of Search**: 14.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Street Food Kitchen or The Bay Hill?

- In August 2026, Street Food Kitchen had more branded searches than The Bay Hill among timaru restaurants in New Zealand. Street Food Kitchen was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to The Bay Hill’s 480, and held a 41.6% Share of Search versus The Bay Hill’s 14.5%.
- Street Food Kitchen was ahead of The Bay Hill in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Street Food Kitchen’s estimated Share of Search among timaru restaurants in New Zealand moved from 48.3% to 41.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.7K to 1.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Bay Hill’s estimated Share of Search among timaru restaurants in New Zealand moved from 7.8% to 14.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 270 to 480.

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

- In August 2026, The Oxford overtook Street Food Kitchen to take the highest estimated Share of Search among timaru restaurants in New Zealand, at 44%.
- In August 2026, The Bay Hill gained estimated Share of Search among timaru restaurants in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 14.5%.
- In August 2026, Street Food Kitchen lost estimated Share of Search among timaru restaurants in New Zealand, from 44.5% to 41.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Street Food Kitchen estimated searches | Street Food Kitchen Share of Search | Street Food Kitchen rank | The Bay Hill estimated searches | The Bay Hill Share of Search | The Bay Hill rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.7K | 48.3% | 1 | 270 | 7.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 47.4% | 1 | 300 | 8.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2K | 49.3% | 1 | 440 | 10.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 2K | 49% | 1 | 460 | 11.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.7K | 46.4% | 1 | 430 | 11.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 40.7% | 2 | 340 | 11.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 39.8% | 1 | 1.1K | 28.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.7K | 46.5% | 1 | 370 | 9.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 46.2% | 1 | 290 | 9.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 44.5% | 1 | 370 | 12.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 41.6% | 2 | 480 | 14.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Street Food Kitchen’s and The Bay Hill’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.

- **Street Food Kitchen**: Measured on the search terms “street food kitchen”, “street food kitchen menu” and “street food kitchen timaru”, summed into one figure.
- **The Bay Hill**: Measured on the search terms “bay hill timaru”, “bay hill timaru menu”, “the bay hill”, “the bay hill restaurant” and “the bay hill timaru”, summed into one figure.

- [Street Food Kitchen profile](/demand/nz/brands/street-food-kitchen)
- [The Bay Hill profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-bay-hill)
- [All timaru restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-timaru-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, Street Food Kitchen or The Bay Hill?

In August 2026, Street Food Kitchen had more branded searches than The Bay Hill among timaru restaurants in New Zealand. Street Food Kitchen was estimated to have 1.4K branded searches compared to The Bay Hill’s 480, and held a 41.6% Share of Search versus The Bay Hill’s 14.5%.

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