A Cuba St cafe that’s not a cafe in Cuba St

Last week I was in sun­ny Napi­er, idly strolling down Dal­ton Street, when I came across this curi­ous cafe.

Yes, it’s a cafe themed after a ’00s-era Welling­ton-style cafe. Named after our cen­tral cafe dis­trict, Cuba St cafe serves Welling­ton brands Havana cof­fee and t leaf T tea, and I was tick­led to hear bar­be­cue dub being played inside.

It almost seemed like an elab­o­rate pis­stake, or per­haps an artist cre­at­ing some­one with an oth­er­wise emp­ty shop, but it does indeed to appear to be for realz.

So if you’re vis­it­ing the sun­ny Hawke’s Bay and are some­how han­ker­ing for a retro Welling­ton cafe expe­ri­ence, pay a vis­it to Cuba St cafe. Though, it must be said, there are much bet­ter local Napi­er cafes worth a vis­it.