Mr Go's winning whopper: Kiwi China, China Kiwi. Chinese-style braised beef cheek with pickled kiwifruit, kumara crisp and chilli jam mayonnaise in a house steamed milk bao bun with Go's salted fries.

A Chinese-style burger has taken the prestigious gong of being declared Wellington's favourite whopper.

Mr Go's Kiwi China, China Kiwi burger has wowed Wellington on a Plate judges, who named it the 2017 best burger.

Meanwhile, a fish recipe created by Ortega Fish Shack swam in as the favourite festival dish, and CoCo at the Roxy's whisky cocktail created a stir, being named the top cocktail.

WELLINGTON ON A PLATE Ortega Fish Shack's market fish was the favourite fish dish.

But it was the Asian hawker-style eatery on Taranaki St that was star of the show in this year's Wellington on a Plate festival, getting a placing in all three categories. Along with winning top burger, Mr Go's cocktail and festival dish each won third place.

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Mr Go's $19 burger was a Chinese-style braised beef cheek with pickled kiwifruit and chilli jam, mayonnaise in a house steamed milk bao bun, with homemade fries. Runner-up was Five and Dime's vegetarian Impossible Burger. Beach Road Deli's Hangi Pants, a lamb offering, scored third place.

Wellington on a Plate Coco at the Roxy's winning cocktail.

Last year, a whopping 84,000 burgers were munched during Burger Wellington.

More than 13,000 ratings were submitted by the public with finalists determined by a weighted average.

A panel of six judges tasted the finalist dishes, burgers and cocktails over the final three days of the festival, scoring them on taste, presentation, beverage or tapas match, service, use of local ingredients and how the dish reflects the festival theme, 'Celebrating food as part of New Zealand's culture'.

Wellington on a Plate Five & Dime's vegetarian burger came in second.

The winner for each was found by combining the judge's scores with the public's final weighting.

Vaibhav Vishen,​ from Mr Go's, was ecstatic with their supreme burger win.

"We don't take the credit. We give the credit to Wellington."

He recalled the support the city gave the fledgling restaurant after the November earthquakes last year.

SUPPLIED Beach Road Deli's Hangi Pants burger came third in Wellington on a Plate.

"It's a great reward," Quentin Ville-Renon of Ortega Fishshack & Bar said after they took out the award for top festival dish.

"We weren't expecting this at all. We don't take what we do too seriously, but we do work hard every day."

He said he would be heading back to the restaurant after the win to celebrate with all the staff.

SUPPLIED Mr Go's Filipino Boil Up came third place in the festival dish. The dish features Longbush free range pork belly, sinigang tamarind broth, green beans, bok choy.

CoCo's bartender Ray LeToa said after their win for best cocktail: "We're on an emotional roller coaster ... we wanted to just have fun."

Garage Project Burger Wellington winners:

Winner: Mr Go's Kiwi China, China Kiwi. A Chinese-style braised beef cheek with pickled kiwifruit and chilli jam, mayonnaise in a house steamed milk bao bun, with homemade fries.

Runner-up: Five & Dime's Impossible Burger: An "impossible" vegetarian patty with pickles, American cheese and Dime special sauce in a house-baked potato bun (V).

Third: Beach Road Deli Hangi Pants: Hangi lamb, stuffing, kumara and fresh watercress, with kawakawa aioli between two fried bread buns, with a side of garlic hangi potatoes.

Wellington Wine Country festival dish:

Best Festival Dish Winner: Ortega Fishshack & Bar. Market fish, fennel and mascarpone risotto, prawn espuma, curry oil, potato crisps.

Runner-up: CoCo at The Roxy Fire and Ice: Roast lamb shoulder, charred pumpkin, radicchio, cryo lemon and Zany Zeus smoked yoghurt.

Third place: Mr Go's Filipino Boil Up: Longbush free range pork belly, sinigang tamarind broth, green beans, bok choy.

Best Cocktails:

Best Cocktail Winner: CoCo at The Roxy's Sonntag's Journey: A marvellously modern remake of an old fashioned favourite, featuring fat-washed whisky enriched with maple, vanilla and orange. Accompanied by a spiced pulled pork slider with Roxy Cherry Karma Cola chilli chipotle sauce and Sina slaw.

Runner-up: Hawthorn Lounge The Welly Sound: A tribute to Wellington music. A foundation of Reid+Reid gin warmed like a phoenix with roots and seeds, harmonised with orange and poppy, poured over a chocolate butter box patrolled by fur. Accompanied by quince conserve and crème brûlée.

Third place: Mr Go's Smoke Spice Supreme: House spiced rum, Smoke & Oakum's Gunpowder Rum, Amaro, Coffee Supreme, Whittaker's white and dark chocolate rim. Accompanied by a housemade Wellington Chocolate Factory chilli truffle.