#cafeculture

Crumb, Grey Lynn

Drinks pictured: Flat white ($5) and long black ($4.5).

Food pictured: Bun from Scandibunz

Small pause in my New Plymouth cafe posts for a post about Crumb in Auckland. Had yummy Flight Coffee there yesterday. It’s a cosy little cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, and I really like the mugs that they serve their coffee in. Sadly, their last day open is this Sunday (20th Feb ‘22), so do stop by this weekend if you haven’t been there before!

Bleached Coffee & Company, New Plymouth

Drinks pictured: Flat white ($4.4), hot chocolate ($4.8).

The second coffee stop in New Plymouth was Bleached Coffee & Company, serving Allpress Coffee. The cafe space is combined with a store. I really liked the yellow colour scheme and all the plants near the seats (in the second photo)!

Also I really struggle to take flatlays and took the first photo in the series with the help and encouragement of my partner who has no interest in coffee or cafe photography, but wanted to help me anyway.

Ozone Coffee Roasters, New Plymouth

Drinks pictured: Flat white ($4.5) and hot chocolate ($4.5)

Visited New Plymouth during the long weekend and finally got to try Ozone coffee at their original location! It’s a large cafe with indoors and outdoors seating. Coffee was good, and they also sell all their beans and some equipment for you to take home!

Matakana Coffee Roasters, Matakana

Drink pictured: Iced latte ($7.5)

Went to the Matakana Village Farmers Market last weekend and tried Matakana Coffee Roasters for the first time, in the form of an iced latte, which was pretty good!

The Candyshop, Newmarket

Drinks pictured: Iced latte ($6.5) and iced matcha latte ($7.5).

A few pics from The Candyshop serving yummy Camper Coffee. I also liked the metal cups the coffee was served in. Hope everyone is having a good long weekend!

Janus Eatery, Grey Lynn

Drinks pictured: Flat white and iced latte.

Visited Janus Eatery in Grey Lynn last week. They serve The Vant’ Garde coffee, which is their own blend, and have a couple of other sister cafes, which also serve as galleries. I had walked from Grey Lynn shops, so I needed an iced coffee, while my friend had a flat white and both were really good!

Florets Bakery, Grey Lynn

Drinks pictured: Flat white ($5)

Visited the newly opened Florets Bakery over the weekend. They serve Flight Coffee, which was pretty good! When I first arrived, I thought it was a takeaway place only, until I saw the “Seating upstairs” sign. The upstairs section has lovely light, and there were a few people working there with their laptops. As they are a bakery, they’ve got their baking happening in the kitchen at the back, and you can hear the oven timer go off once in a while. I don’t know what was that cute little rabbit thing (in the last photo) but it reminded me of my little owl so I took a photo. They serve sandwiches/rolls made with their freshly baked bread, and I didnt try it this time, but am pretty keen to go back for it another time!

Kind Eatery, Morningside

Drinks pictured: Iced latte ($6.5) and flat white ($5).

Visited Kind Morningside during the holidays. They are a plant based eatery, and serve Common Good Coffee which was good! They also have indoor and outdoor seating, and I really like the hanging plants that are inside!

I-Press, Mt Eden Village

Drink pictured: Flat white ($5)

Been to I-Press once when they first opened (2017?), a second time about a year ago, and again recently. They serve Bespecialty coffee, which was good. It’s a very spacious cafe, with upstairs seating, and a few outdoor seats downstairs, though they do open up the doors during hotter days, so even if you are sitting inside downstairs, it feels like you are outside anyway! Also love that door with all the greenery around it (3rd photo)!

Ambler Cafe & Bistro, Point Chevalier

Drinks pictured: Iced latte ($6.5), Iced americano ($6.5) and iced matcha latte ($6.5).

Some photos from Ambler in Point Chev, where I had a greatly-appreciated iced latte on a humid day.

Geeks on Sainsbury, Mt Albert

Drink pictured: Cold drip coffee ($6)

Went to Geeks on Sainsbury yesterday. They serve Ozone Coffee. Had a cold drip which was pretty good, with a perfectly round block of ice in it. My last coffee of the year was a cold brew at home, and with that, hoping every one has a good New Years Eve and New Years Day! See you in 2022!

Altar Cafe, Mt Eden

Drink pictured: Flat white ($4.7)

I have known about this cafe for a couple of years but only made it in recently when I reached work very early one day. It was muuuuch larger than I expected with lots of indoor and outdoor seating, and they serve Atomic Coffee which was pretty good!

Fluff Cafe, Grafton

Drinks pictured: Flat whites ($4.5)

I found out about Fluff Cafe just before the lockdown and got to go there this past weekend. They serve Sorted Coffee, which was so delicious I had 2 flat whites! The cafe interior is also very cute, and I really liked the Loveramics cups that they served our coffees in.

Neighbour, Grey Lynn

Drinks pictured: Flat white ($5) and hot chocolate ($5)

Some photos from Neighbour in Grey Lynn. They serve Kōkako coffee, which was good! They have indoor and outdoor seating. I have been there once last year and a second time this year quite recently, so the photos are from both times. There were like 5-6 dogs there when I visited recently, which was pretty exciting, though I don’t have photos of any.