Cafe Le Papillion is a cafe on Potae Avenue in Lytton West, Gisborne, rated 4.3. Gisborne gets some of the best sun in the country, so outdoor seating and how well a cafe makes use of that light matters more here than in a lot of other towns, worth checking before assuming indoor seating is the only option on a fine day. Cabinet food turnover is also a way to judge a cafe: a cabinet that still looks full and untouched mid-afternoon can mean slower turnover than one that's noticeably thinner by then, so it's worth asking what's been made that morning rather than assuming everything on display is fresh from today. Regulars tend to build a routine around a local cafe, the same order and seat each time, which is part of what makes it feel different from a chain. On Potae Avenue in Lytton West, Cafe Le Papillion is a local option for that kind of everyday coffee stop.