Dizengoff

" Kiwis are, above all, no-nonsense types. The success of Dizengoff likely results from the same fundamental quality: it’s been around, on the Ponsonby Road – the undisputed brunch capital of New Zealand – for decades, and has never been divested of its primacy, though trends and more fashionable places have come and gone. It’s named for the famous Tel Aviv avenue, and the food is Israeli-inflected and delicious – if you’re not getting your long black to go, order yourself the pork-free eggs benedict with parsley pesto. What you come for, though, is the faultless coffee, still made in the old-school La Marzocco machine that’s been there for yonks, and still bracingly strong. "