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Wellington calls itself the coffee capital of New Zealand, and the claim rests on its roasters: Havana Coffee Works has roasted on Tory Street since 1989, Caffe L'affare for three decades on College Street, and Coffee Supreme and Flight Coffee both keep their roasteries within a few blocks of Cuba Street. The city is compact and hilly, and most of it is walkable from the waterfront.
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Belén Plant Bakery
Wellington Central
Plant-based bakery serving Good Fortune organic, fair-trade coffee in Wellington's CBD with a rotating seasonal menu
Opens at 7:30 AM
Acme Coffee
Te Aro
Spacious Te Aro café from Laffare founders Jeff Kennedy and Bridget Dunn, focused on fundamental coffee and bread craft in a light-filled prefab hall
Opens at 7:00 AM
Tomboy
Mount Victoria
Family-run Mount Victoria local praised for coffee quality by neighbourhood regulars, with polished service and café charm
Havana Coffee Works
Te Aro
Pioneer of NZ's specialty coffee scene since 1989, roasting organic and direct trade beans with strong farm relationships.
Opens at 7:00 AM
Flight Coffee Roastery
Te Aro
Wellington roastery championing ethically traded, single-origin beans with direct relationships at the source and wholesale reach across NZ
Opens at 8:00 AM
Pour and Twist
Te Aro
New Zealand's first fully manual coffee brew bar dedicated to hand-brewed specialty filter coffee and bean-to-cup education
Opens at 9:00 AMPour-Over & Filter Coffee
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Dylan's
Wellington Central
Precision-focused hole-in-the-wall on Lambton Quay delivering meticulous espresso with careful dose and extraction control
Opens at 7:00 AMBelén Plant Bakery
Wellington Central
Plant-based bakery serving Good Fortune organic, fair-trade coffee in Wellington's CBD with a rotating seasonal menu
Opens at 7:30 AM
Garth Eddy Coffee Wagon
Ngauranga
Mobile coffee wagon serving Wellington's northern corridor with quality espresso and pastries for commuters and locals
Opens at 6:00 AMAcme Coffee
Te Aro
Spacious Te Aro café from Laffare founders Jeff Kennedy and Bridget Dunn, focused on fundamental coffee and bread craft in a light-filled prefab hall
Opens at 7:00 AMTomboy
Mount Victoria
Family-run Mount Victoria local praised for coffee quality by neighbourhood regulars, with polished service and café charm
Havana Coffee Works
Te Aro
Pioneer of NZ's specialty coffee scene since 1989, roasting organic and direct trade beans with strong farm relationships.
Opens at 7:00 AMEspresso Focused
View all 83Dylan's
Wellington Central
Precision-focused hole-in-the-wall on Lambton Quay delivering meticulous espresso with careful dose and extraction control
Opens at 7:00 AMBelén Plant Bakery
Wellington Central
Plant-based bakery serving Good Fortune organic, fair-trade coffee in Wellington's CBD with a rotating seasonal menu
Opens at 7:30 AMGarth Eddy Coffee Wagon
Ngauranga
Mobile coffee wagon serving Wellington's northern corridor with quality espresso and pastries for commuters and locals
Opens at 6:00 AMAcme Coffee
Te Aro
Spacious Te Aro café from Laffare founders Jeff Kennedy and Bridget Dunn, focused on fundamental coffee and bread craft in a light-filled prefab hall
Opens at 7:00 AMTomboy
Mount Victoria
Family-run Mount Victoria local praised for coffee quality by neighbourhood regulars, with polished service and café charm
Havana Coffee Works
Te Aro
Pioneer of NZ's specialty coffee scene since 1989, roasting organic and direct trade beans with strong farm relationships.
Opens at 7:00 AMCafés with Food
View all 66Belén Plant Bakery
Wellington Central
Plant-based bakery serving Good Fortune organic, fair-trade coffee in Wellington's CBD with a rotating seasonal menu
Opens at 7:30 AMGarth Eddy Coffee Wagon
Ngauranga
Mobile coffee wagon serving Wellington's northern corridor with quality espresso and pastries for commuters and locals
Opens at 6:00 AMAcme Coffee
Te Aro
Spacious Te Aro café from Laffare founders Jeff Kennedy and Bridget Dunn, focused on fundamental coffee and bread craft in a light-filled prefab hall
Opens at 7:00 AMTomboy
Mount Victoria
Family-run Mount Victoria local praised for coffee quality by neighbourhood regulars, with polished service and café charm
Sixes And Sevens
Wellington Central
A Wellington institution for a decade, now in a bigger space serving outstanding coffee alongside house-made bakes and an expanded drinks menu
Opens at 7:00 AM
Neo Cafe & Eatery
Te Aro
Coffee Supreme-pouring Wellington staple with passionate baristas slinging flat whites and single-origin bottomless filter since 1993
Opens at 7:30 AMRecently added cafés in Wellington
Garth Eddy Coffee Wagon added in Ngauranga
about 3 hours ago
Dough Bakery added in Wellington Central
about 3 hours ago
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