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I got talking to a tourist from Brisbane at the weekend who was lamenting the lack of juice bars in Wellington. Oh, we don’t really do juice in Wellington, I told him, we are all about the coffee here. Probably something climate related and how unsatisfying sipping on a pineapple and mint smoothie would be when it’s blowing 100km/h gale outside. The tourist seemed to agree and informed me they only drink coffee once it starts getting cold around this time of year, and by cold he meant 24 degrees. 24 degrees? That is our summer!!

I rattled off for him my favourite cafes and as I mentioned in my last post, we are pretty spoilt for choice. So I thought I would talk you through a few, in no particular order and no loyalty to one particular brand either. It’s about good coffee, good service and interesting surroundings.

And because I take this blogging malarkey very seriously, in the name of research I’ve spent my day cafe hopping just to make sure they are still my favourite. Right now I’m so jacked up I think my eyeballs are vibrating.

Monterey
Not strictly a cafe, not strictly a bar but they do it all pretty well here. I’m always partial to a flat white but at Monterey I will always drink the bottomless filter coffee. For only $4 it is all-you-can-drink, so spend a lazy Sunday brunching and doodling on the tables covered in butcher’s paper. Then maybe you can move on to a craft beer or two.

Flight Hangar
Another cafe roasting onsite and boasting the 2013 National barista champion, so you can guarantee a great cup of coffee here. Lumberjack chic is what I imagine the interior design brief to say.

Customs Brewhouse
I was once told to leave my Chemex brew for at least 3minutes because that is when the Jasmine flavours would really pop. I may have sniggered at first but dammit, if he wasn’t bang on, I had jasmine popping all over my palate. These guys have an incredible knowledge of their product.

Prefab
Pulling together a few virtuosos of the Wellington cafe scene Jeff Kennedy and Bridget Dunn (ex L’affare) have gone large. Opening a beautiful industrial space that looks like how I imagine Google’s cafeteria to look like. Almost self sustainable they roast all their own coffee and bake bread on site. In terms of food miles you couldn’t get any less. Service is always exceptional here.

August
Hidden away down Garrett Street it is one part coffee, one part chocolate shop and one part gallery. As well as the art, the people who work there are also pretty nice to look at!

Milk Crate
Milk Crate have hired a bevy of master bakers who make the most incredible layered cakes and delectable treats that adorn the bench at Milk Crate. One of my favourite ways to treat myself is cutting through the incredible decadence of one of their cakes with an expertly made long black.

Lamason
Dave Lamason, formally of Peoples, opened up Wellington’s only coffee house where siphons as the star. A dramatic way to drink coffee involving an open flame, reverse pressure and spot cooling. WOO SCIENCE! Siphon coffee is a very clean way to drink coffee and Dave is just a lovely guy, friendly and approachable.

So I guess what makes all of these places worth mentioning, is that in a city where we have more cafes per capita than New York City, these guys are thinking outside of that get-your-coffee-and-blueberry-muffin-box and doing something a little different or niche. These are the places I recommended to my Brisbane tourist purely for that reason. We should all be pretty smug really, living in a place with loads of exciting and innovative cafes.

Get out there and check out these places if you haven’t already (although if you are reading a coffee blog I’d say you probably have). Do you have a favourite cafe? Is it included above or somewhere different? I’d love to hear what makes your favourite cafe special.


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