# Bean at the Y, Bishopdale

Bean at the Y is a café in Bishopdale, Christchurch, inside the Bishopdale commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Bean%20at%20the%20Y%2C%20Bishopdale%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bean%20at%20the%20Y%2C%20Bishopdale%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Bean at the Y is a café in Bishopdale, Christchurch, inside the Bishopdale commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd), route 27, route 125) is 184 m away; a shared path passes within 66 m.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Bishopdale, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
1,182 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9123650), [5 Raleigh Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/5-raleigh-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9075187), [13 Bishopdale Ct, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/13-bishopdale-ct)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039512), [14 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9016778), [24 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/24-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9015480), [24 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/24-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9012672), [3 Bishopdale Ct, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/3-bishopdale-ct)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979271), [1 Palliser Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/1-palliser-place)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8958515), [360 Harewood Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/360-harewood-road)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8958504), [360 Harewood Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/360-harewood-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8955766), [17b Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/17b-bishopdale-court)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8948074), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8929557), [14 Raleigh Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-raleigh-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd), 184 m (routes 27, 125) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd), 213 m (routes 27, 125) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Harewood Rd near Cotswold Ave, 304 m (routes 27, 125) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 66 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Bean%20at%20the%20Y%2C%20Bishopdale%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4890673,172.5858725)

## Nearby

- [Kens Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/kens-cafe-bishopdale), Cafés, 5 m
- [Muscle People](https://www.chch.live/business/muscle-people-bishopdale), Physio, 9 m
- [Bishopdale Recreation Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-recreation-centre-bishopdale), Sports centres, 26 m
- [Blue Dolphin Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-dolphin-seafoods-bishopdale), Fast food, 33 m
- [Hasties Accounting](https://www.chch.live/business/hasties-accounting-bishopdale), Accountants, 52 m
- [Acacia Skin Health & Beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/acacia-skin-health-beauty-bishopdale), Beauty, 53 m
- [Bishopdale Mall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1400-bishopdale-mall-reserve), park, 35 m
- [Bishopdale Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1366-bishopdale-park), Sports ground, 132 m
- [Farrington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1827-farrington-reserve), park, 196 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._
- [Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library And Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-54), Library, 92 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Kens Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/kens-cafe-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 5 m
- [Bishopdale Bakery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-bakery-cafe-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 75 m
- [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 115 m
- [Cafe La Tazia](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-la-tazia-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 169 m
- [Reality Bites Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/reality-bites-cafe-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.0 km
- [Reality Bites](https://www.chch.live/business/reality-bites-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.0 km
- [Rustic Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/rustic-kitchen-papanui), Papanui, 1.1 km
- [Coffee Culture - Northlink](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-northlink-northcote), Northcote, 1.2 km
- [Every one in Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-bishopdale)

## Also in Bishopdale

- [At Your Request](https://www.chch.live/business/at-your-request-bishopdale), Cleaning, 53 m
- [Time Dental](https://www.chch.live/business/time-dental-bishopdale), Dentists, 54 m
- [Bishopdale Hearing](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-hearing-bishopdale), Audiologists, 55 m
- [Misura](https://www.chch.live/business/misura-bishopdale), Surveyors, 55 m
- [The Beauty Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-beauty-club-bishopdale), Beauty, 58 m
- [Fire Safety Net](https://www.chch.live/business/fire-safety-net-bishopdale), Company, 59 m
- [The Conference Team](https://www.chch.live/business/the-conference-team-bishopdale), Business, 60 m
- [Farrington Chinese Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/farrington-chinese-takeaway-bishopdale), Fast food, 66 m
- [Drive Accounting](https://www.chch.live/business/drive-accounting-bishopdale), Accountants, 67 m
- [Manila Barbershop](https://www.chch.live/business/manila-barbershop-bishopdale), Hairdressers, 68 m
- [Every kind of business in Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4890673&lon=172.5858725)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4890673,172.5858725,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Bean%20at%20the%20Y)
- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9996429677), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Bean at the Y?**

A café in Bishopdale, Christchurch.

**Where is Bean at the Y?**

Somewhere in Bishopdale, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4890673,172.5858725,17)

**Is Bean at the Y still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near Bean at the Y?**

[Kens Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/kens-cafe-bishopdale) (5 m), [Bishopdale Bakery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-bakery-cafe-bishopdale) (75 m), [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-bishopdale) (115 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Bean at the Y?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Kens Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/kens-cafe-bishopdale) (5 m); the Bishopdale Mall (Harewood Rd) bus stop is 184 m away: routes 27, 125; a shared path passes within 66 m; nearest park: [Bishopdale Mall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1400-bishopdale-mall-reserve) (35 m).

**What stood where Bean at the Y is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4890673&lon=172.5858725)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-21

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