Another 2 new Christchurch Cafes

The Herb Centre; This tranquil location is made of a lovely corner cafe that provides generally veggie pleasures (you will find a single carnivorous option in the menu…) in addition to brews the New Zealand Coffee Awards 2009-10 Gold Award winning, New Brighton-based Switch Espresso.

It is additionally an remarkably stocked dispensary/ health store that holds an array of vitamin supplements, organic body goods and every essential oil you can imagine, a patio garden and a medical clinic that offers midwifery services, alternative addiction treatment, and herbal and naturopathic treatments. Phew. You’ll find it simply the only one-stop-shop for the granola sect within the entire city (that we know, anyway…if your business is one, also, please email us!). It’s an alternative style cafe Christchurch should be proud of!

The area, situated on Kilmore St, is fittingly calming, utilizing hardwood floors, substantial, exposed windows that shower the place in heavenly light, along with the calming aromas of lavender and patchouli. You’ll find it remarkably quirky (look the sweet as sketches of dancing eggs around the chalkboard wall menus!) and the meals are fresh and outstanding, try the GF, dairy free Winter Root Veg Cake, it was a success with my partly vegetarian household. Come summer time, I think the backyard is going to be full of revellers seeking a quiet place to unwind having a mug along with a socially sensitive slice.

Addington Coffee Co-op; Situated on Lincoln Rd, central to Addington village, Addington Coffee Co-op is a quaintly luxurious, natural light filled cafe and roastery that spins Blondie, roasts and peddles their unique brand of Fair Trade (and DELICIOUS) coffee and appears like your living room (if you’re the kind of person whose living room includes a pitch-perfect volume of subdued kitsch as well as the most affecting ambience in your area).

The organization, encased inside a large previous mechanics workshop, needed 9 months to perfect as well as earthquake proof (that was successful!) and is stuffed to the brim during all hours having an contemporary mix of young neo-hipsters, chatty stay-at-home-mums and expensive looking suits looking for a cozy destination for a lunchtime discussion together with a superior, freshly made slice, pastry or sandwich. Together with their super cool and informed use of Fair Trade coffee, they also offer “organic threads” produced by survivors from the sex-trade in Calcutta.

Consequently, to recap: their coffee is wonderful, the design is impeccable and their company techniques are morally righteous. Need I say more?

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