Wellington is the birthplace of the flat white as a recognisable drink, and the city has never stopped pushing forward. Cuba Street and the waterfront are lined with cafes where the standard is extraordinarily high. Wellington's roasters — Flight, Havana, Everyday — export to the world, and the city's barista community is tight-knit and deeply knowledgeable.
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Wellington is widely credited as one of the two cities (alongside Sydney) that invented the flat white — the drink that went on to conquer global coffee menus.
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