Fidel’s

Top choice in Wellington


A Cuba St institution for caffeine-craving rebels, Fidel's cranks out eggs any which way, pizzas, panini and fab salads, along with the city's best milkshakes. Revolutionary memorabilia adorns the walls of the low-lit interior, and there's a weathered outdoor area beneath a huge Cuban flag. The comrades in the kitchen cope with the chaos admirably. Pizzas from noon.


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