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Two Christchurch Cafes: The Herb Centre and Addington Coffee Co-op by Daniel Hogan
in Food / Restaurant Reviews (submitted 2012-01-18)
The Herb Centre
This tranquil place is composed of a cute corner cafe that provides largely veggie treats (there is just one carnivorous option in the menu...) as well as brews the New Zealand Coffee Awards 2009-10 Gold Award winning, New Brighton-based Switch Espresso.
Additionally it is an impressively stocked dispensary/ health store that holds a wide range of supplements, organic body goods and every essential oil you can possibly imagine, an outdoor garden plus a medical center that delivers midwifery services, holistic addiction remedy, and herbal and naturopathic medicine. Phew. It is really fundamentally the only one-stop-shop for the granola sect within the entire city (that we are aware of, anyway...in the event your organization is one, as well, make sure you email us!).
The space, situated on Kilmore St, is fittingly calming, with hard wood floors, large, exposed windows that shower the spot in delicate light, along with the comforting smells of lavender and patchouli. You'll find it incredibly one of a kind (check out the sweet as sketches of dancing eggs around the chalkboard wall menus!) plus the foods are fresh and fantastic, try the gluten free, dairy free Winter Root Veg Cake, it was a winner within my partially vegetarian family. Come summertime, I think the garden will likely be jam-choked with revellers trying to find a peaceful area to relax having a cup in addition to a socially conscious slice.
Addington Coffee Co-op
Found on Lincoln Rd, fundamental to Addington village, Addington Coffee Co-op is a quaintly opulent, all-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 type of person whose living room features a pitch-perfect volume of understated kitsch and also the most affecting ambience in the area). It is a alternative style cafe Christchurch ought to be proud of!
The company, situated in a sizeable previous mechanics working area, needed nine months to make their own as well as quake proof (that's successful!) which is loaded to the brim no matter what times of the day having an modern mix of young neo-hipsters, chatty stay-at-home-mums and fancy looking suits searching for a comfortable destination for a lunchtime conference along with top quality, newly crafted slice, pastry or sandwich. Along with their very cool and informed use of Fair Trade coffee, furthermore they promote "organic threads" produced by survivors of the sex-trade in Calcutta
So, to recap: the coffee is great, the decor is perfect in addition their business techniques are morally righteous. Need I say more?
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