Backstreet Cafe
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Backstreet Cafe is a café at 17 Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.
Open Monday - Friday, 6am-4pm
17 Buchan Street, Sydenham
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Within a short walk
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Also in Sydenham
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 17 Buchan Street, Sydenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 374 6786 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Open Monday - Friday, 6am-4pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Transport | District Plan |
The reports nearby
2,551 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,191 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,551 reports on file
Questions, answered briefly
A café in Sydenham, Christchurch.
17 Buchan Street, Sydenham, on Buchan Street. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 374 6786 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Marcel's Picnic (124 m), Cafe Colombia (257 m), Catnap Cafe (324 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Supa Karts (60 m); the Colombo St near Byron St bus stop is 128 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 116 m; nearest park: Carlyle Reserve (157 m).
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:
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure