The Wagyu Affair - Boundary Tap & Kitchen

$29

Boundary Tap & Kitchen is going big with The Wagyu Affair. Wagyu beef is stacked with crisp battered onion rings, fresh Prana Greens microherbs and crunchy coleslaw, then finished with a rich truffle mushroom sauce and roasted red pepper mayo in a soft brioche bun. Served with shoestring fries and aioli, it’s a full-flavoured take on the classic beef burger with a little extra indulgence.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Loud & Clear DDH Bright IPA for the full Burger Wellington experience.

Crispy Business — Boss Bagels

$17

Boss Bagels is bringing the breakfast-and-lunch energy with Crispy Business. Pork belly meets red onion, cheese, rocket, creamy aioli and a generous hit of Rose’s Chilli Crisp, all packed into one of Boss Bagels’ signature toasted bagel buns.

There’s also a vegetarian version swapping the pork belly for halloumi, making this an easy stop to add to a morning or lunchtime burger trail.

Juicy Gossip — RE Burger Kāpiti

$26

RE Burger is leaning into pure burger comfort with Juicy Gossip. A juicy beef patty is topped with Kāpiti smoked cheddar, garlic and thyme mushrooms, peppery rocket, pickled red onion and crisp onion pieces, finished with black pepper aioli inside a soft Breadcraft milk bun.

Served with fries, it’s rich, savoury and exactly the kind of burger that lives up to this year’s Word of Mouth theme.

Mare & Monti — Passo Pizza Pasta Caffè

$32

Passo brings its unmistakable Italian flair to Burger Wellington with Mare & Monti — a meeting of land and sea.

A prawn and calamari patty is layered with pork belly, roasted pepper, pickled red onion, provolone, stracciatella and rocket, with nduja butter and paprika mayo bringing everything together. Rather than a traditional burger bun, it’s served inside Passo’s housemade pizza dough bun, alongside a potato choux puff.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Chillax XPA and settle in for one of the Coast’s most inventive entries.

Holy Cheesus — Lustre Kitchen & Dining

$25

Lustre is back with another burger built around great local produce and this one is unapologetically cheesy.

Holy Cheesus starts with Conscious Valley beef brisket, layered with crisp Ōtaki cucumber pickles, Double Vision Brewery Hazy beer cheese and kimchi mayo, all tucked into a housemade sourdough brioche bagel bun.

It’s rich, punchy and packed with local connections, exactly the kind of burger that reminds you why Lustre has become one of Kāpiti’s standout dining destinations.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Mouth Party Hazy Pale.

Birria On The Beach — Hey Coastie

$34

Hey Coastie is bringing a Mexican fiesta to Paraparaumu Beach with Birria On The Beach.

A beef patty and tender pulled birria beef are layered with a crisp corn tortilla, onion and coriander salsa, Apostle Tropical Charred Sweetcorn Salsa and spicy crema inside a housemade brioche bun.

It comes with jalapeño poppers and, importantly, a pot of rich birria consommé ready for dipping.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Loud & Clear DDH Bright IPA.

Say No More — Waterfront Bar & Kitchen

$25

Waterfront Bar & Kitchen is packing plenty into Say No More.

Smoked pork belly and Zany Zeus halloumi meet a Wild Chef pumpkin and quinoa patty, crisp cos lettuce and rouille, all served inside a Cottage Lane plant-based brioche bun with thick-cut chips and tomato sauce.

A fully vegan alternative is available too, swapping in smoked tofu, plant-based cheddar and Veesey aioli.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Loud & Clear DDH Bright IPA, then enjoy it just metres from the beach.

The G.O.A.T — Paraparaumu Beach Bowling Club

$25

This might be one of the most uniquely Kāpiti burgers in the line-up.

The G.O.A.T brings together two Paraparaumu Beach businesses — The Bond Store and Seriously Pickled — for a collaboration designed to get people talking.

Wild goat and goat cheese are paired with Crooked Vege roasted capsicum, kawakawa coleslaw, The Bond Store botanical aioli and Apostle Hot Sauce herb salt, all served inside a Seriously Pickled cheese scone bun.

Served at the Paraparaumu Beach Bowling Club with all the charm of a retro bowls-club setting, this limited-release entry is one to seek out.

A Waffle Lot — Rosetta Café

$28

Breakfast lovers, this one’s for you.

Rosetta Café’s A Waffle Lot takes the best parts of a big breakfast and puts them between two housemade waffles.

A pork breakfast patty and bacon are stacked with a Shevington Farm fried egg, roasted mushrooms, halloumi, hash brown and avocado, then finished with bacon jam and maple aioli.

A vegetarian version swaps the meat for tomato and spinach, with sriracha or hot honey in place of the bacon jam.

Lamb Royale — Sunday Cantina

$29

Sunday Cantina keeps things deliciously classic with Lamb Royale.

A lamb patty is layered with American cheese, fresh tomato, Kāpiti Organics salad, lemon aioli, pickled onion and smoky BBQ sauce inside a brioche bun, with Cajun fries on the side.

Waffle On — Two Fat Chefs

$35

Sweet and savoury collide in one of this year’s most unexpected Burger Wellington creations.

Waffle On features a brie-stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon and coated in housemade Cajun spice, paired with marshmallow, maple syrup, sour cream and lettuce inside a housemade gluten-free waffle bun.

It shouldn’t make sense. Somehow, it does.

Bombay Hook Bite — The Jolly Pub & Kitchen

$27

The Jolly puts an Indian-inspired spin on a classic fish burger with Bombay Hook Bite.

Tandoori-spiced fish is layered with tandoori onion, fresh Prana Greens microherbs, coleslaw, mustard sauce and pickle mayo inside a brioche bun, served with cooling mint yoghurt and a crisp chaat masala papadum.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Repeat Offender NZ Pilsner.

Kashmiri Velvet — Vintage Village Café

$21

Vintage Village Café is bringing a completely vegetarian entry to this year’s line-up with Kashmiri Velvet.

Tandoori soy chaap is paired with tamarind-glazed jackfruit, pickled daikon, baby spinach and walnut chutney inside a Ben’s Bakery milk bun.

On the side are mint and chilli butter Kashmiri fries with beetroot and red onion ketchup, making this a colourful, flavour-packed option with plenty going on beyond the burger itself.

Pair it with Double Vision Brewing’s Mouth Party Hazy Pale.

Sheik Whispered — Jugnu’s Little India

$20

Jugnu’s Little India is bringing bold Indian flavour to the burger line-up with Sheik Whispered.

Chicken and lamb seekh kebab is layered with cabbage, lettuce, red onion and housemade paneer, then finished with paprika and aioli inside a Blackhood Bakes brioche bun.

There’s also a vegetarian version featuring a vege kebab, while Double Vision Brewing’s Loud & Clear DDH Bright IPA is available as the matched beer.