The flat white, refined

Korean twisted doughnuts and good single-origin coffee from a tiny shopfront on Mount Eden Road. Mostly takeaway, and the iced ones go early.

A design-led Eden Terrace café that earns its reputation on both counts — the space is minimal and beautiful, the coffee is award-winning, and the food is genuinely good. The kind of place you stay longer than planned.

A genuinely excellent North Shore coffee stop — exceptional pastries, consistently great coffee, and a large relaxed space that works for commuters, laptop mornings and mum groups alike. A local institution without trying too hard.

Devonport's favourite specialty roaster — the essential stop for the morning ferry crowd.