Cuba Street is the hard-working aorta of Wellington city. Watch the morning rush of workers flowing into the city, stopping to pick up their flat whites with the speed and ease of a marathon runner’s mid-race water stop. The same rush of bodies, like a turning tide, flows back out of the city, popping into the fish market, or one the oodles of takeaway shops for noodles or nasi goreng, or stopping off for a cheeky pint at Heyday. Since its inception, Cuba Street (named after an early settler ship, not the country) has had strong connections to great hospitality and artisan goods, and, during its rich history, many iconic New Zealand brands, such as Tip Top and Fagg’s coffee, have started on the street. Today, Cuba Street teeters on…
