Blax Espresso Bar
Blax Espresso Bar is a café at 100 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
With a philosophy of great coffee, great food and great service why not head along for their all day breakfast and wholesome… Read full description ↓
One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
100 Victoria Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 7 am to 4 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | 8 am to 4 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 61 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 100 Victoria Street, Christchurch 8013 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Cafés, Coffee shop | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 366 8982 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | blaxespressobar.com | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| NZBN | 9429033775654, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | BLAX ESPRESSO BAR LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 10 Nov 2006 | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC000370/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 Nov 2026 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
With a philosophy of great coffee, great food and great service why not head along for their all day breakfast and wholesome, full-flavoured eat-ya-heart-out goodness. They boast local sourced produce, free-range eggs and homemade delights. Light and fluffy cakes and rich and decadent slices, the sweet tooth is sure to be satisfied. All baked on site with love. Open Monday - Friday 7am-4pm & Saturday - Sunday 8am-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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
Erected by Citizens / of Christchurch
Victoria Triangles plaque
Diamondjubilee / 1837 - 1897What stood on Victoria Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside The Bog Irish Bar, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,681 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 1,398 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Leak
Water General
Pavement - General
General Request
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Traffic Signals
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
100 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City, on Victoria Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 366 8982, its website.
Monday – Friday: 7 am to 4 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Staff Only cafe (28 m), Posh Porridge (64 m), Mayfair Luxury Hotel (149 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Boo Radley's (9 m); the Salisbury St near Victoria St bus stop is 162 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Aldred Reserve (311 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:
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 · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 9
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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/blax-espresso-bar-christchurch-central-city.md.