A friendly place, especially tourist friendly, Remedy café sits between the STA travel centre and an Irish pub, across from the CIVIC centre on Queen St. It is not a huge place, with a few tables amd box seats outside, a few more inside, in an assortment of a mix-match style.

One wall is stacked with well loved, well travelled books; put to rest finally from being on the road, swapped for another one to while away on rainy days. The shelf on the other side hordes a stack of board games, graphic novels and comics, neighbouring a vintage arcade game machine.

I love the tidy mess of this place.

Traded a new book with a worn classic work - Catch-22 - along with my lunch: the special kumara sourdough with emmental toast of the day and a mocha to take away.

Apparently this weekend is going to be the coldest one so far. Keep warm, folks, if you are currently Down Under like me.

Remedy Cafe
1 Wellesley Street West
Auckland Central