Child Sister
Child Sister is a café at 277 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
★4.4 on Google, 885 reviews, as at October 2026
If you love the Gentle Giant then you will love this sister eatery. Providing beautiful food and drinks with full frontage… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Together Supply Limited, to 18 Mar 2029
One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
277 Manchester Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | 8 am to 4 pm |
|---|
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 56 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
★4.4 on Google, 885 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Best fried chicken I have had! Lovely friendly service and the coffee was so good! Making sure I come back tomorrow before we leave! Would highly recommend
Mark Musgrave, 8 months agoToday, my friend and I went to eat lunch and we had a pleasant experience. We ordered Kimchi Rice Omelette, Honey Butter Maple Chips and Fried Chicken. We were surprised about how fast the food arrived! Our personal favourite was the Kimchi Rice Omelette. It’s flavourful and tasty. The Honey Butter Maple Chips were delicious too with the nice strong Honey Butter flavour. Lastly, fried chicken was sort of dry but my friend enjoyed the skinny chips😄 I also want to mention the immaculate vibes throughout the café from the interior to the workers. It feels as if I’m in LA café. Overall, we highly
Angela Li, a year agoI really only come to Child Sister for the excellent kimchi rice omlette ($27 as of this review), which is as delicious as it is unhealthy. It's a well executed dish that absolutely does not need the Kewpie mayo, but delivers it anyway. A superb option for righting oneself if you've perhaps got into the Gin the night before. The quality of the other Child Sister food varies and I do not find the coffee or ambiance exceptional - indeed it is quite loud and warm inside - but as a once a year (or more) treat I do recommend this dish in particular, and you should add bacon since you are already
Dan Adams, a month ago
Google lists: dine-in · takeaway · takes bookings · outdoor seating · breakfast · brunch · lunch · vegetarian options
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 | 277 Manchester Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Cafés, Coffee shop | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 222 2117 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| thechildsister@gmail.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC003593/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expiry date 15 Oct 2026 has passed | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 18 Mar 2029, held by Together Supply Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
If you love the Gentle Giant then you will love this sister eatery. Providing beautiful food and drinks with full frontage views, and located diagonally opposite the Margaret Mahy Family Playground. Open Tuesday - 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 |
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert
This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were PresentedThe reports nearby
6,467 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,247 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,467 reports on file
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a playground or in a parkQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
277 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, on Manchester Street. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 18 Mar 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 222 2117, its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email thechildsister@gmail.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday – Sunday: 8 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Clockwork Emporium & Cafe (60 m), Coffee Lovers (73 m), Rollickin Gelato Cafe (76 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 19 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Urbanz Accommodation Christchurch (27 m); the Gloucester St near Latimer Square bus stop is 172 m away: routes 5, 7; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: Edmonds Band Rotunda (152 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 · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
- 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
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