The Blue Belle Cafe sits on The Parade at Island Bay, a seaside suburb south of Wellington city, and holds a 4.4 rating on Google. Island Bay's cafes trade on their doorstep: the beach, the boatsheds, and the coast road that pulls in cyclists on a fine morning. Wellingtonians take their coffee seriously, so a local cafe stands or falls on its flat white, with properly pulled espresso and milk textured by someone who does it hundreds of times a week. Rhythm matters in a seaside suburb: weekday mornings stay quiet and unhurried, while weekends bring swimmers, dog walkers and families off the sand, and tables fill fast from mid-morning. Regulars know their order before they reach the counter and keep an eye on the southerly, heading for sheltered seats when the wind swings round. For a coffee a short stroll from the water, The Blue Belle Cafe makes an easy stop along The Parade.