This is the smaller, express version of the bakery in Thorndon Quay. Lots of great little French…read morepastries. Their chocolate mousse is really good. Lots of great breads. They have croinuts! Location is very busy and hard to find parking though.

I cannot praise Michael and Nada Bakery enough. Today they helped deliver a big parcel of breakfast…read moreand lunch to a friend. They couldn't have been more helpful and the food they make is DELICIOUS and so fresh! I will definitely order from them again as soon as i get the opportunity. Thank you!

Fantastic pies!!…read more Who ate all the pies? Tawa locals considering the lack of available car parks out the the front and generous waistlines seen exiting. It is hard not to get in to the habit of stopping here for lunch nearly everyday, the pastries and sweet treats are delish. Good splattering of blue overalls amongst the customers make it a genuine old school bakery.

What a nice place this is - and it's situated very conveniently, right next to Penthouse Cinema in…read moreBrooklyn. As soon as I walked in the door I felt the "home" environment. It's very welcoming and relaxed. The counter is close to the entrance if you want to order take away food or coffee. When I've ordered take out coffee and waited there, it's very hard to resist all the fabulous tarts, baked goods and home made cakes on display! There's salads and a variety of meal dishes on the menu too. Plenty of seating indoors and a couple outdoors. Coffee is good and service is lovely. It's a place I will definitely come back to. Thank you.

Was looking for pancakes but came in anyways because it smelled rather good. We would have gotten…read morethe crepes but we didn't have time. It's nice to have an Austrian / German place close by. Spelt bread was good. Lovely room - nice and warm with big windows.

STRAIGHT FIRE. the food was amazing. I had the tuna bake and I don't even like coffee but that…read morecoffee was bomb. Service was good, super homey and relaxed. Was so good this was the only place I went to for breakfast the whole of my trip to wellington

If you are from the united states, throw away your preconceived expectations of a boiled and baked…read morefluffy bagel. These are closer to Beauty's Bagels in Oakland. Flavor combinations are solid and they serve decent coffee from Wellington local Havana Coffee Works. I suggest the White Rabbit. Service is fast so your order will come out quickly.

Super easy urban supermarket on Lambdon Quay at Cable Car Lane. Yes, *that* Cable Car Lane. You can…read morewalk past the guy at the entrance begging (or maybe give him a dollar, it's up to you.). Inside, bakery, prepared sandwiches and salads and lots of ready-to-eat stuff. Beyong that, pretty much a full grocery. Cleaning supplies and cooking stuff and cereal and produce and meats (it's not a full butchery, this is done offsite) and frozen and beverages. Self-checkout worked quite well and I was able to put my stuff in my backpack and not buy another reusable shopping bag. [Review 455 of 2024 - 106 in New Zealand - 21488 overall]

Reasonable prices, good selection, and lots of self checkout…read more That said, I was unfamiliar with the layout and it didn't seem intuitive to me. So the time I saved in checkout was more than spent wandering around the store looking for what I wanted. But overall a great place to pick up minor items like bottled water and snacks.

What a find!!! This is the sort of shop one expects to find in Auckland or Wellington, not in the…read moremiddle of the country. Paul has a wide and varied selection of cheeses, mostly from New Zealand, that he is eager to share. He also has the diverse preserves, oils, vinegars, and specialty crackers to accompany the main draw. Prices are very fair, and the service and attitude is fantastic.

Nestled in Featherston is an amazing cheese shop called C'est with a cabinet filled with every kind…read moreof cheese from the Wairarapa. They are such a lovely couple running it and give you tastings of whatever you want. There's also an extensive range of meats, olive oils, chutneys and breads. It's nice how cheese has been bought back to Featherston where it all began. They sell speciality cheeses made by 20 different producers, including locally made Kingsmeade and Cwmglyn cheeses. I have never spent so much in one go on cheese.....but I wanted them all so settled on 4. I love cheese especially at C'est.

This banh mi/rice paper rolls take away shop is conveniently located very close to the cable car…read morestation. They have a great selection of sandwiches, salads, and rice paper rolls. The price is very reasonable and the quality exceeds the price.

Difficult to find unless you know its inside the LesMills gym, but once you do find parking - it's…read morevery good. I'll visit again when in Wellington.