Sierra Cafe - Ponsonby

It serves the best and freshest coffee in Ponsonby as well as scrummy food for brekkie and lunch. Sierra Café is the place to be every hour of every day.

Inside it's cute and cosy with informal seating, a fridge full of drool-worthy cakes and an awesome outside area with an abundance of green trees for shelter and casual picnic tables. In short, there's nowhere better to be on a summer's day.

To go with your legendary morning coffee, order a brekkie classic to get you going for the day. On the menu is toast with anything from jam to smoked salmon and basil pesto with tomatoes and feta. Bring out the big guns with the Sierra big breakfast or veggie big breakfast or if you have a sweet tooth, french toast with grilled banana and maple syrup sounds like an excellent idea.

Get your midday foodie fix here with their summery plates. If you like lunch in a brioche bun, go for the chicken, beef or veggie burger that comes with a showering of fries. If it's a sandwich you're after, there's a chicken salad sandwich as well as a Kiwi BLT with lashings of aioli. It wouldn't be a Kiwi lunch without it!