The Hub Social Coffee Shop & Op Shop pairs a neighbourhood cafe with a second-hand store at 496 Fergusson Dr in Trentham, Upper Hutt, and holds a 4.8 Google rating. Cafe-and-op-shop combinations are a quiet staple of New Zealand suburbs: the coffee keeps the operation going while racks of pre-loved clothes, books and oddments give customers something to browse as their order is made. Many are run by community groups or trusts, which tends to make for an unhurried welcome and shelves that change often — regulars know to check the op-shop side early, because the good pieces go quickly. As with any small cafe, the flat white is the honest test of the coffee, and mid-morning on a weekday is usually the calmest time to claim a table. For Upper Hutt locals, a coffee and a rummage under one roof makes this Trentham corner of Fergusson Dr worth the stop.