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Ally & Sid

Ally & Sid is a café at 4 Walker Street, Central City, Christchurch.

Checked 17 Oct 2026

Visit for breakfast, brunch or lunch! Their Christchurch-focused menu features bread and bagels from Good Honest Products and… Read full description ↓

One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count

4 Walker Street, Central City

Street record, Walker Street →

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Hours a week
41
Nearest bus stop
132 m
Cafés in the suburb
148

Opening hours

As mapped on OpenStreetMap
Monday – Friday8 am, 3 pm
Saturday8 am, 2 pm
SundayClosed

Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 41 hours a week, by the map’s count.

Reviews

★4.8 on Google, 189 reviews, as at October 2026.

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  • A spacious cafe “hidden” from the main road. You wouldn’t noticed them if it wasn’t suggested by Google map. Overall, they have some great coffees.Rafa Loves Travel, a year ago
  • I stumbled upon Ally & Sid while I was staying at an Airbnb nearby and it’s a beautiful little café, indeed! The coffee was excellent, and the baked goods all looked amazing, as well. I had a flat white and a muffin, warmed up with butter, and I was good to go for the morning… I hope to go back!Dom D, 2 years ago
  • You’d be stupid not to make this place your regular! By far the best coffee I’ve tried, a wide range or gluten and dairy free options (for if you’re difficult like me). Go there for the coffee or for the food, just make sure you go!! Cannot recommend this place enough!!! Keep up the amazing work guys ♥️Dylan Bateup, 4 years ago

Google lists: dine-in · takeaway · outdoor seating · breakfast · brunch · lunch

Getting there

Bus stop, St Asaph St near Montreal St 132 m · Routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Montreal St 292 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, St David St near Moorhouse Ave 296 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Separated cycleway 121 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilson off-street parking 131 m · private · 40 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Walker Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

More nearby places 7

Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.

The nearest other cafés

More nearby cafés 5

All 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7

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What the record holds 8 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 17 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address4 Walker Street, Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafésOpenStreetMap
Phone027 948 9246Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitefacebook.comFind Christchurch, 2024
NZBN9429047781115, NZ Limited CompanyNZBN register
Registered nameALLY & SID LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since6 Nov 2019NZBN register
IndustryCafe operationNZBN register

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How the council’s directory described it

Read the full description council directory, about 2024

Visit for breakfast, brunch or lunch! Their Christchurch-focused menu features bread and bagels from Good Honest Products and Grizzly Baked Goods, and sweet options sourced from Bellbird Eatery. All sandwiches are made on site, with an assortment of slices, cookies, brownies, doughnuts, danishes, bagels and croissants also filling the cabinet - or enjoy their big breakfast! Dog-friendly cafe. Open Monday - Saturday, 7am-3pm-ish

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCentral City Mixed Use ZoneDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

1,926 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,651 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 1,926 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Ally & Sid?

A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Ally & Sid?

4 Walker Street, Central City, on Walker Street. On the map →

Is Ally & Sid still trading?

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

How do you contact Ally & Sid?

phone 027 948 9246 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

When is Ally & Sid open?

Monday – Friday: 8 am, 3 pm; Saturday: 8 am, 2 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

What other cafés are near Ally & Sid?

VooDoo Daddy Coffee (200 m), The Coffee Workshop City (235 m), Fred's Cafe & Bar (249 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Ally & Sid?

the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Action Bicyle Club (18 m); the St Asaph St near Montreal St bus stop is 132 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes within 121 m; nearest park: Tiffany Reserve (426 m).

What stood where Ally & Sid is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

The record behind this

This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register

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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/ally-sid-christchurch-central-city.md.