Wellington’s Fuel Espresso

Fuel Espresso is the first coffeehouse I noticed when I first arrived in Wellington. They have a coffee bar at the Wellington Airport. But why did I notice this particular coffee bar? It’s because Fuel Espresso immediately brought back memories of Fuel Coffee, one of my favorite Seattle based coffee shops. Not only that the name has the Fuel in it, but also the fact that the primary colors of both places are predominantly a coffee brown color. There are quite a few of the Fuel Espresso coffee bars in Wellington… plus they also have one in Hong Kong. In Wellington, the two that I am lost familiar with are the one on Willis Street and the other on Waring Taylor Street. Both of these are small, ‘standing room’ only type coffee bars so they cater primarily to folks ‘on the go’. The one on Willis Street will set out a couple of tables on the street, including a standing table for those who want to hang out there. The one on Waring Taylor Street has a little nook that allows two or so people to [...]