# Blue Bell Cafe, Upper Riccarton

Blue Bell Cafe is a café at West Plaza Arcade, 394 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Bush Inn-Church Corner commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Blue%20Bell%20Cafe%2C%20West%20Plaza%20Arcade%2C%20394%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Blue%20Bell%20Cafe%2C%20West%20Plaza%20Arcade%2C%20394%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** 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. The directory’s number for it: 03 348 1614.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Church Corner, route 5, route 86, route 100) is 23 m away; a shared path passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 13 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** West Plaza Arcade, 394 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 348 1614 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## 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:** Bush Inn-Church Corner, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [394 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/394-riccarton-road), 13 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Bush Inn, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-7786)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fresco Fisheries, 2017-11._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,295 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081790), [6 Brake St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/6-brake-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785), [55 Auburn Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/55-auburn-avenue)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069345), [11 Leslie St, ????, ??? 8041, ???](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/11-leslie-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9066555), [15 Leslie St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-leslie-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033949), Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026691), [4 Haynes Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/4-haynes-avenue)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9024219), [8/380 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/8-380-riccarton-road)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8980339), 372–398 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8976433), [15 Bowen Street, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-bowen-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8956755), Q4/364 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8946784), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8938261), 12–14 Haynes Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Church Corner, 23 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Church Corner, 71 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Angela St, 166 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Blue%20Bell%20Cafe%2C%20West%20Plaza%20Arcade%2C%20394%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.531681009936825,172.57233952292094)

## Nearby

- [Get it beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/get-it-beauty-upper-riccarton), Beauty, 5 m
- [West Plaza](https://www.chch.live/business/west-plaza-upper-riccarton), Malls, 5 m
- [Ye-Chon Korean restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/ye-chon-korean-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 6 m
- [YumYum Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/yumyum-bakery-upper-riccarton), Bakeries, 8 m
- [Monster Chicken - Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/monster-chicken-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 9 m
- [Spice N Life](https://www.chch.live/business/spice-n-life-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 12 m
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), park, 265 m
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), park, 399 m
- [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), Botanic, 548 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._

## The nearest other cafés

- [Bob's Eatery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bob-s-eatery-cafe-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 28 m
- [Seven Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/seven-cafe-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 151 m
- [Magnolia Electric Cakes](https://www.chch.live/business/magnolia-electric-cakes-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 191 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 198 m
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 267 m
- [The Bush Inn Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bush-inn-cafe-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 269 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel - Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 286 m
- [Muffin Break Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 288 m
- [Every one in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-upper-riccarton)

## Also in Upper Riccarton

- [City hair](https://www.chch.live/business/city-hair-upper-riccarton), Hairdressers, 13 m
- [Ramen Miyako](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-miyako-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 13 m
- [Bayleys](https://www.chch.live/business/bayleys-upper-riccarton), Real estate, 16 m
- [Jolin's Chinese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-chinese-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 18 m
- [My Hanh Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/my-hanh-vietnamese-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 18 m
- [Ye-Chon Korean BBQ Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/ye-chon-korean-bbq-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 18 m
- [Church Corner meats & fish](https://www.chch.live/business/church-corner-meats-fish-upper-riccarton), Butchers, 19 m
- [Jolin's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 20 m
- [Riccarton Clinic and After Hours](https://www.chch.live/business/riccarton-clinic-and-after-hours-upper-riccarton), Doctors & clinics, 21 m
- [Daphne's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/daphne-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 23 m
- [Every kind of business in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.531681009936825&lon=172.57233952292094)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.531681009936825,172.57233952292094,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Blue%20Bell%20Cafe)
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Blue Bell Cafe?**

A café in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Blue Bell Cafe?**

West Plaza Arcade, 394 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.531681009936825,172.57233952292094,17)

**Is Blue Bell Cafe still trading?**

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.

**How do you contact Blue Bell Cafe?**

phone [03 348 1614](tel:033481614) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Blue Bell Cafe?**

[Bob's Eatery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bob-s-eatery-cafe-upper-riccarton) (28 m), [Seven Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/seven-cafe-upper-riccarton) (151 m), [Magnolia Electric Cakes](https://www.chch.live/business/magnolia-electric-cakes-upper-riccarton) (191 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Blue Bell Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/394-riccarton-road) holds 13 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Get it beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/get-it-beauty-upper-riccarton) (5 m); the Church Corner bus stop is 23 m away: routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve) (265 m).

**What stood where Blue Bell Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.531681009936825&lon=172.57233952292094)

## Sources

- 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)
- 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 2026-10-17

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