# Bob's Eatery & Cafe, Upper Riccarton

Bob's Eatery & Cafe is a café at Peerswick Mall, 388 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Bush Inn-Church Corner commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Bob's%20Eatery%20%26%20Cafe%2C%20Peerswick%20Mall%2C%20388%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bob's%20Eatery%20%26%20Cafe%2C%20Peerswick%20Mall%2C%20388%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.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Church Corner, route 5, route 86, route 100) is 32 m away; a shared path passes within 56 m. The address’s own page keeps 5 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:** Peerswick Mall, 388 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.bondofbreads.nz/bob-s-cafe.html#top, unreachable when last read _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

Located next to their bakery, visit this cafe with a Pacific feel, to try one of the owner's favourite Filipino merienda (light meals). Served with refreshments, and great coffee. Open Sunday - Thursday, 7am-6pm & Fridays - Saturdays, 7am-8pm

_Source: 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:** [388 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/388-riccarton-road), 5 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
1,217 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
- [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)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8935746), [8 Brake St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/8-brake-street)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8912326), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Church Corner, 32 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Church Corner, 69 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Angela St, 184 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 56 m _(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=Bob's%20Eatery%20%26%20Cafe%2C%20Peerswick%20Mall%2C%20388%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.53150018593223,172.57258513370806)

## Nearby

- [Peerswick Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/peerswick-mall-upper-riccarton), Malls, 1 m
- [Bond of Breads Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bond-of-breads-bakery-upper-riccarton), Business, 4 m
- [Panadero Filipino Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/panadero-filipino-bakery-upper-riccarton), Bakeries, 5 m
- [Thousand Islands Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/thousand-islands-eatery-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 5 m
- [Riccarton Clinic and After Hours](https://www.chch.live/business/riccarton-clinic-and-after-hours-upper-riccarton), Doctors & clinics, 8 m
- [my hair & beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/my-hair-beauty-upper-riccarton), Beauty, 13 m
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), park, 278 m
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), park, 383 m
- [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), Botanic, 571 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

- [Blue Bell Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-bell-cafe-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 28 m
- [Seven Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/seven-cafe-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 136 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 170 m
- [Magnolia Electric Cakes](https://www.chch.live/business/magnolia-electric-cakes-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 175 m
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 240 m
- [The Bush Inn Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bush-inn-cafe-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 247 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel - Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 258 m
- [Muffin Break Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 260 m
- [Every one in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-upper-riccarton)

## Also in Upper Riccarton

- [Sunson Asian Market](https://www.chch.live/business/sunson-asian-market-upper-riccarton), Supermarkets, 14 m
- [Church Corner meats & fish](https://www.chch.live/business/church-corner-meats-fish-upper-riccarton), Butchers, 18 m
- [Chatime Tea](https://www.chch.live/business/chatime-tea-upper-riccarton), Business, 22 m
- [Get it beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/get-it-beauty-upper-riccarton), Beauty, 23 m
- [Monster Chicken - Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/monster-chicken-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 25 m
- [West Plaza](https://www.chch.live/business/west-plaza-upper-riccarton), Malls, 25 m
- [Small farmers market](https://www.chch.live/business/small-farmers-market-upper-riccarton), Marketplace, 28 m
- [V-Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/v-mart-upper-riccarton), Grocery, 29 m
- [Yummy Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/yummy-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 29 m
- [YumYum Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/yumyum-bakery-upper-riccarton), Bakeries, 29 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=-43.53150018593223&lon=172.57258513370806)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53150018593223,172.57258513370806,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Bob's%20Eatery%20%26%20Cafe)
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Bob's Eatery & Cafe?**

A café in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Bob's Eatery & Cafe?**

Peerswick Mall, 388 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53150018593223,172.57258513370806,17)

**Is Bob's Eatery & 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 Bob's Eatery & Cafe?**

its [website](http://www.bondofbreads.nz/bob-s-cafe.html#top) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Bob's Eatery & Cafe?**

[Blue Bell Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-bell-cafe-upper-riccarton) (28 m), [Seven Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/seven-cafe-upper-riccarton) (136 m), [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-upper-riccarton) (170 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Bob's Eatery & Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/388-riccarton-road) holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Peerswick Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/peerswick-mall-upper-riccarton) (1 m); the Church Corner bus stop is 32 m away: routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140; a shared path passes within 56 m; nearest park: [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve) (278 m).

**What stood where Bob's Eatery & Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53150018593223&lon=172.57258513370806)

## 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 2026-10-16

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