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Ripe and Go-Bang

Go Bang and Ripe are a couple of wee cafes around these parts. They roast their own coffee (Ripe), and sell it through the Zoom kiosks in town. You can buy the coffee at Moore Wilson's.

Go Bang is gorgeous. Great old retro furniture, and extremely delicious kai. They do big brekkies and big chunky cakes, and a generally very high standard of food. They've got tables outside too, so if the day isn't too galeforce, it is lovely to sit outside and watch the peeps pass by.

Ripe is my favourite. Both cafes are kiddie friendly, but Ripe is kind of noisy and bustling and a bit bigger, so you don't feel like you're in peoples way with children. The menu is more basic than Go Bang, but while the range is limited, the quality is fantastic. They sell Comtessa cakes, and often have samplers to eat while you wait for your coffee.

I love Ripe too because of all the coffee paraphenalia for sale. They've got it all - from coffee cups to top of the line espresso machines. They roast their beans in the middle of the cafe, so you feel all inspired to only drink the best (0r in our case, buy a coffee cart... but that is another story).

Here endeth the first review on this website. It is gushy, because I started with the best. But lets face it, I kinda love everything. I'm not going to cut it as a bitch reviewer.

posted by Martha Craig @ 9:20 am