HARDcore

HARDcore is one of the more interesting newcomers on Karangahape Road, a café and concept store rolled into one. The coffee is specialty and the pastries are worth the trip, but it is the space itself that gets you: brushed steel tables, big paper lanterns and polished concrete floors that give the whole place a calm, gallery-like feel. While you are there you can browse a nicely curated selection of New Zealand design pieces, so it is as much somewhere to linger as it is a quick coffee stop.

Bentley is right at home on those cool concrete floors while we take our time over a coffee. A great K Road spot for good coffee, a bit of design inspiration, and a relaxed visit with your dog.