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Pour & Twist

Te Aro, Wellington

A manual brew bar for slow filter coffee, rotating single origins, matcha, and a quiet Garrett Street pause.

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Pour & Twist is on Garrett Street in Te Aro, near Cuba Street and Ghuznee Street. The narrow café specialises in coffee brewed by hand.

Pour & Twist serves single-origin filter coffee brewed to order using manual methods. There is no espresso machine.

Coffee style

Pour & Twist specialises in hand-brewed filter coffee and customer education, using single origins from local and international roasters.

The café uses Chemex, AeroPress and siphon brewers, choosing the method to suit the coffee. Ask what is available on the day.

What people go for

The café also whisks matcha to order, using ceremonial and premium matcha from Thea Matcha.

The café offers light food such as sweets, toast, doughnuts and waffles.

Illustration of Pour & Twist's green tofu-cream matcha with ice, pale cream swirls and green dusting in a rounded glass
October tofu-cream matcha.

The feel

The narrow café has a long bench. Drinks are brewed by hand, so allow time to watch the preparation or ask about the coffee.

The narrow café is better suited to one or two people than a large group or a long laptop session. Check its short opening hours before visiting.

Why Pour & Twist is shortlisted by Filter Notes

Pour & Twist serves rotating single origins through manual brewers, alongside matcha whisked to order. There is no espresso machine or full brunch menu.

Press + community

Voices on Pour & Twist

“As Aotearoa’s first fully manual coffee brew bar there’s no espresso machine in sight.”

“It is great having a yarn about different brewing techniques and also about different beans.”

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Pour & Twist • Te Aro
Neighbourhood
Te Aro, near Cuba Street and Ghuznee Street
Address
13 Garrett Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Hours
Mon 9:00-14:00 Wed-Sun 9:00-14:00
Best for

Hand-brewed filter; Single origins; Matcha; Coffee chat; Slow stop

Hand-brewed filter Single origins Matcha Coffee chat Slow stop
Good to know

No espresso machine; Short hours; Small room

No espresso machine Short hours Small room
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