Arcimboldi is Seatoun's community cafe, on Dundas Street in Seatoun Heights, Wellington, with a 4.6 Google rating and coffee on from 8am. The menu runs to hearty, seasonal classics — pizza, pasta, salads, steak and fries, schnitzel, with vegan-friendly options even for the pizza — alongside daily cabinet food, their famous muffins, New Zealand and international wines, Wellington beer and a short cocktail list.
Neighbourhood cafes live on their regulars: the standing coffee group, the school-run crowd, the Friday takeaway order. Cabinet food is made fresh each morning and the best pieces go early, so arriving before midday means first pick of the display. Kitchens that cook with the seasons tend to share menus and daily specials, so join the mailing list or just ask what is good today rather than ordering the same thing every visit.
Between Friday-night takeaways, a Gold Card discount and a welcome for book clubs and sports teams, it has all the makings of a Seatoun local.