# Choice Cakes & Pastries, Upper Riccarton Choice Cakes & Pastries is a bakery at 251 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Wharenui-Riccarton commercial centre. [Call 03 343 0960]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. ## About, in one paragraph It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Wharenui Rd near Riccarton Rd, route 80) is 41 m away; a cycle lane passes within 78 m. The address’s own page keeps 13 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Friday: 7 am to 5.30 pm - Saturday: 8 am to 4.30 pm - Sunday: Closed _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 251 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Bakeries _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 343 0960 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **NZBN:** 9429037190040, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** CHOICE CAKES AND PASTRIES LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2000-08-09 _(NZBN register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Neighbourhood centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Wharenui-Riccarton, local centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [251 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/251-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 381 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8999240), [247 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/247-riccarton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8996530), [276A Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/276a-riccarton-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8992616), [6 Clyde Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/6-clyde-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8918223), [22 Wharenui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/22-wharenui-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8862511), [278 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/278-riccarton-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8835801), Riccarton Rd near Balgay St, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8825804), [15 Clyde Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-clyde-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8756047), [239 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/239-riccarton-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8756040), [247 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/247-riccarton-road) - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8507324), [2 Wharenui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/2-wharenui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8507285), [18 Wharenui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/18-wharenui-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8507272), [20 Wharenui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/20-wharenui-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Wharenui Rd near Riccarton Rd, 41 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Wharenui Rd near Riccarton Rd, 86 m (routes 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Paeroa St, 168 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 78 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=Choice%20Cakes%20%26%20Pastries%2C%20251%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Upper%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5309893,172.5858348) ## Nearby - [Big Garys Takeaways Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/big-garys-takeaways-riccarton-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 4 m - [City Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/city-garden-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 4 m - [Riccarton Fish and Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/riccarton-fish-and-chips-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 5 m - [Pothichor](https://www.chch.live/business/pothichor-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 9 m - [Kebab Bite](https://www.chch.live/business/kebab-bite-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 10 m - [Viv Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/viv-dairy-upper-riccarton), Dairies & convenience, 14 m - [Milnebank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1011-milnebank-reserve), park, 314 m - [Shand Crescent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/935-shand-crescent-reserve), park, 340 m - [Paeroa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1226-paeroa-reserve), park, 369 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 bakeries - [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-riccarton), Riccarton, 885 m - [Divine Cakes](https://www.chch.live/business/divine-cakes-riccarton), Riccarton, 899 m - [Patisserie Yagahi](https://www.chch.live/business/patisserie-yagahi-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.0 km - [Panadero Filipino Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/panadero-filipino-bakery-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km - [YumYum Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/yumyum-bakery-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km - [Divine](https://www.chch.live/business/divine-riccarton), Riccarton, 1.1 km - [Joyful Bake House & Joy Tea](https://www.chch.live/business/joyful-bake-house-joy-tea-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.2 km - [Village Bakehouse](https://www.chch.live/business/village-bakehouse-ilam), Ilam, 2.0 km - [Every one in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-upper-riccarton) ## Also in Upper Riccarton - [Welcome Vegetarian Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-vegetarian-cafe-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 18 m - [Lotus Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/lotus-chinese-takeaways-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 28 m - [Welcome Chinese Vegetarian Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/welcome-chinese-vegetarian-cafe-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 30 m - [Ilam Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-motel-upper-riccarton), Motels, 34 m - [Christchurch Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-motel-upper-riccarton), Motels, 46 m - [Whittle Knight Real Estate](https://www.chch.live/business/whittle-knight-real-estate-upper-riccarton), Real estate, 63 m - [iortho](https://www.chch.live/business/iortho-upper-riccarton), Dentists, 80 m - [Ilam Toyota](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-toyota-upper-riccarton), Car dealers, 83 m - [Riccarton Seafood Supply](https://www.chch.live/business/riccarton-seafood-supply-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 95 m - [Dual Tech](https://www.chch.live/business/dual-tech-upper-riccarton), Phone shops, 98 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=-43.5309893&lon=172.5858348) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5309893,172.5858348,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Choice%20Cakes%20%26%20Pastries) - [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7730033263), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Choice Cakes & Pastries?** A bakery in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. **Where is Choice Cakes & Pastries?** 251 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5309893,172.5858348,17) **Is Choice Cakes & Pastries still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact Choice Cakes & Pastries?** phone [03 343 0960](tel:033430960) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **When is Choice Cakes & Pastries open?** Monday – Friday: 7 am to 5.30 pm; Saturday: 8 am to 4.30 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other bakeries are near Choice Cakes & Pastries?** [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-riccarton) (885 m), [Divine Cakes](https://www.chch.live/business/divine-cakes-riccarton) (899 m), [Patisserie Yagahi](https://www.chch.live/business/patisserie-yagahi-upper-riccarton) (1.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery). **What’s near Choice Cakes & Pastries?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/251-riccarton-road) holds 13 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Big Garys Takeaways Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/big-garys-takeaways-riccarton-upper-riccarton) (4 m); the Wharenui Rd near Riccarton Rd bus stop is 41 m away: route 80; a cycle lane passes within 78 m; nearest park: [Milnebank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1011-milnebank-reserve) (314 m). **What stood where Choice Cakes & Pastries is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5309893&lon=172.5858348) ## Sources - 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) - 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) - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/choice-cakes-pastries-upper-riccarton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery Suburb: https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton