Today turned out to be a glorious sunny day, and after Pilates I headed over to one of my favourite cafés in Wellington, Squirrel. Regular readers will have been here with me before, but if you haven’t, then this is a lovely wee café with good food and a comfortable feel to it – exactly what you want in fact. The motto – simple done well – sums it up perfectly.
The teapots come from India, and go well with the feel of the place, which also features some furniture from there. I had one of their ‘Maude’s chicken sandwich’, named after the owner’s dog. It is made with toasted bread, and stuffed full with chicken, a herby crème fraîche, almonds, capers and rocket. An excellent sandwich that I highly recommend, and if you don’t fancy that, there are scones, cakes and wonderful toasts (and in fact they won this years prize for best value avocado toast at the Wellington Avocado Toast Awards (yes there is such a thing…) this year.
The café is connected to Small Acorns, a shop full of interior design products, from candle to soap, from furniture to cushions, as well as fresh flowers. I picked up a soap refill and had a good browse.
You can find both Squirrel and Small Acorns on Blair Street. This is the second in an occasional series I plan on doing about favourite cafés in the city.
Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog written by Barbara, who likes cats, summer, good food and pretends to garden.
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Squirrel looks so nice and bright.
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It is – and it was a sunny day too.
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Simple done well is one of my favorite things. (Not an easy thing to do.) Wonderful teapot. First thing I noticed. And, a tour of cafés in your city? Yes, please!
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I look forward to this series as you often mention good places for light meals.
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I love the look of Squirrel. It seems warm, welcoming and cozy. Enjoy the warmth of spring! We’re heading into winter here, and it’s getting colder each day. Lovely post, Barbara!
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It is such a nice cafe and dog friendly too. After so much rain it has been lovely to see the sun.
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I don’t know what we could do to match the Wellington Avocado Toast Awards here in Langholm. Perhaps the annual meeting of the Haggis Appreciation Society will have to do.
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It’s so nice to have a couple of favourite cafes and coffee shops to go to. Squirrel looks lovely and if that sandwich is anything to go by the food must be great.
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There is no shortage of cafes around here – I have a few favourites.
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Hi Barbara, Squirrel sounds and looks like my kind of perfect cafe. Delicious food, peaceful and relaxing ambience, and a little gift shop attached. Perfecto! Thanks for sharing with us at #WWWhimsy xo
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Maude’s chicken sandwich sounds the business! I do love a good sandwich and they are so hard to come by these days.
cheers
sherry
https://sherryspickings.blogspot.com/
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I really want that chicken sandwich!
sherry https://sherryspickings.blogspot.com/
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What a sweet little spot! I’d make it one of my regular haunts, too 🙂 Thank you for sharing it with us here.
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It really is a cosy place to visit.
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I enjoyed reading about the chicken sandwich Barbara. Decades ago a cafe in our local big shops used to make one very similar and my daughter and I ordered it. It was called The Glade after the name of the original cafe. Sigh! I miss it.
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It is never quite the same either when you try to replicate it at home!
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Yes, to having many things to look forward too, including your delightful blog! Love the flowers too!
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Oh thank you!!
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Looks like such a fun cafe to relax in for a bit. I love the teapot!
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One of my favourites and I love the teapots too.
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The cutest tea pot. Looking forward to your cafe posts. 😋
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It is a cute tea pot I agree! I love going to cafes so hopefully I can try some new ones too.
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