Sutto Caffè Lounge
Sutto is a two-plus decade institution, recently acquired by new owners who've stayed true to the customer base. The early morning barista knows how to pull shots and the office crowd queue for it. Stand outside or perch on the chairs until your order's up... you won't be waiting long.
Cambodia Bakery & Cafe
Cambodia opens super early, which earns it the city's earliest starters... first shot of the day poured before most doors have keys in them. Pick up a pastry while you're at it and head to the worksite.
John's Bakery & Cafe
John's is the headquarters of the 10am meeting. Plenty of WestSide retail members can be spotted here planning their next campaign with the team. The staff are well trained on the machine... and there's filter coffee for the regular kind of cafe goer.
CoLlab Cafe
Collab holds the ground floor of a building full of office workers who reorder on the daily to get their keyboards fired up with caffeine-fuelled emails. And for the boys in blue it's a short walk from the cop shop a block over... if the uniforms aren't here picking up their usual, they're at the BP on Railway Road about to head out on the latest assignment.
Dax Cafe
Dax runs the full coffee range with the advantage of a decent helping of outdoor seating from its corner vantage point. Meeting friends before the weekly shop? This is the spot.
The Early List
| Cafe | Weekdays | Weekends |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia Bakery | 6:00am | 8:00am Sat–Sun |
| Dax Cafe | 6:00am · closed Tue | 7:00am Sat · 8:00am Sun |
| Sutto | 7:00am | 8:00am Sat–Sun |
| John's Bakery | 7:00am | 8:00am Sat · Sun closed |
| CoLlab | 7:00am | Closed |
For live hours right now: What's Open
Consider it the morning mirror of our takeaways guide's Late List... between the two, the strip's eating clock is covered.
West of West
Conversations - The Cafe at 944 Heretaunga West sits a few blocks past the precinct proper and is worth the extra walking... Indian-fusion cafe cooking with genuine flair, and the rare Hastings room where the dog's welcome inside.
- Earliest door is Cambodia at 6am, with Dax alongside it every day but Tuesday
- Sunday brunch sorted... Sutto, Cambodia and Dax. Full roster on Open Sunday
- Park'n'Shop... the five-minute park for the corner spots
- Check What's Open before you walk
Hours, menus and prices can change without notice. This guide reflects published information at the time of writing. Phone ahead for the freshest intel.
Double shot, single park, whole day ahead. See you in the queue.