The original of four The LAB cafes in Wellington, this one sits in the Easterfield Building at 21 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn, in the heart of the Victoria University campus. It opened in 2015 to give students and staff fast, fresh and affordable food, and serves speciality coffee, noodle salads, cold-press juices and smoothies.
The wider group serves breakfast and lunch, in-house baked goods, bagels, wraps and noodle soups, and the group's website claims its cheese scones are the best in Wellington. The company runs three other cafes in the central city, at Victoria Street, Press Hall and Customhouse Quay. Within a kilometre there are eight other cafes, including Puro Chile, 0.2 km away with 4.8 from 195 reviews, and The Oatery, 0.5 km away with 4.9 from 200 reviews.