# Black & White, Sydenham Black & White is a café in Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Beckenham commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. From the street, a verified Street View pano (2025-04): https://www.google.com/maps/@?api=1&map_action=pano&pano=uhxs_LvJF7IY5XPQmE6mRg ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers air conditioning. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Colombo St near Somerfield St, route 1) is 132 m away; a cycle lane on the Southern Lights route passes the door. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday, Friday: 7 am, 4 pm - Saturday, Sunday: 8 am, 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Cafés, Coffee shop _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Services:** Air conditioning, No outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Payment:** Credit cards, Debit cards _(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:** Beckenham, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 829 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Traffic Signals urgent safety issue](https://www.chch.live/report/9073288), [150 Somerfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/150-somerfield-street) - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9025930), [147 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/147-colombo-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024843), [147 Colombo Street, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/147-colombo-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024679), [150 Somerfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/150-somerfield-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024641), [150 Somerfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/150-somerfield-street) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9010005), [3 Strickland St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/3-strickland-street) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9009003), [131 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/131-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8982926), [163 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/163-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8925563), [163E Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/163e-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8923570), [130 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/130-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8923543), [143B Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/143b-colombo-street) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8892463), [33 Beckenham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/33-beckenham-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Colombo St near Somerfield St, 132 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Aylmer St and Colombo St, 138 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Colombo St near Tennyson St, 142 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, Southern Lights route, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Black%20%26%20White%2C%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5575608,172.6366864) ## Nearby - [Diamond Thai Massage](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-thai-massage-sydenham), Massage, 10 m - [Nurse Maude Hospice Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/nurse-maude-hospice-shop-somerfield), Clothing, 13 m - [Commi](https://www.chch.live/business/commi-somerfield), Restaurants, 25 m - [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham), Cafés, 31 m - [Moon Under Water](https://www.chch.live/business/moon-under-water-somerfield), Bars & pubs, 33 m - [Tillmans Fine Furniture](https://www.chch.live/business/tillmans-fine-furniture-somerfield), Furniture, 34 m - [Colombo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1447-colombo-reserve), park, 53 m - [Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve), park, 268 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._ - [Beckenham Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-10), Service centre, 438 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham), Sydenham, 31 m - [Novel Cafe Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/business/novel-cafe-beckenham-cashmere), Cashmere, 501 m - [Xpresso](https://www.chch.live/business/xpresso-sydenham), Sydenham, 615 m - [Sushi Café](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 875 m - [Get Baked Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/get-baked-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 897 m - [The Birdwood Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-eatery-beckenham), Beckenham, 986 m - [Taste @ Twenty](https://www.chch.live/business/taste-twenty-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.0 km - [I Spy Food and Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/i-spy-food-and-coffee-somerfield), Somerfield, 1.1 km - [Every one in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-sydenham) ## Also in Sydenham - [GoodFor](https://www.chch.live/business/goodfor-sydenham), Health Food, 35 m - [Royal Tandoor](https://www.chch.live/business/royal-tandoor-sydenham), Restaurants, 43 m - [Spoilt Boutique](https://www.chch.live/business/spoilt-boutique-sydenham), Clothing, 52 m - [Sushi meets Dumplings](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-meets-dumplings-sydenham), Fast food, 59 m - [The Mohair Store](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mohair-store-sydenham), Clothing, 60 m - [Banfields of Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/business/banfields-of-beckenham-sydenham), Delis, 62 m - [Beckenham Butchery](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-butchery-sydenham), Butchers, 62 m - [Oceans Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/oceans-seafood-sydenham), Seafood, 62 m - [Movementor Pilates](https://www.chch.live/business/movementor-pilates-sydenham), Gyms & fitness, 64 m - [Untamed Earth Farm Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/untamed-earth-farm-shop-sydenham), Fruit & veg, 64 m - [Every kind of business in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5575608&lon=172.6366864) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5575608,172.6366864,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Black%20%26%20White) - [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12859534384), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Black & White?** A café in Sydenham, Christchurch. **Where is Black & White?** Somewhere in Sydenham, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5575608,172.6366864,17) **Is Black & White still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **When is Black & White open?** Monday, Friday: 7 am, 4 pm; Saturday, Sunday: 8 am, 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near Black & White?** [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham) (31 m), [Novel Cafe Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/business/novel-cafe-beckenham-cashmere) (501 m), [Xpresso](https://www.chch.live/business/xpresso-sydenham) (615 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Black & White?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Diamond Thai Massage](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-thai-massage-sydenham) (10 m); the Colombo St near Somerfield St bus stop is 132 m away: route 1; a cycle lane on the Southern Lights route passes the door; nearest park: [Colombo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1447-colombo-reserve) (53 m). **What stood where Black & White is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5575608&lon=172.6366864) ## 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 2026-10-16 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-sydenham Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/sydenham