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City Cafe

City Cafe is an Asian restaurant at Unit 3, 145 Madras Street, Central City, Christchurch.

Checked 18 Oct 2026

Formerly Dim Sum City (High on Hereford/Asian Food Court). Come try this cheap and cheerful authentic Asian cuisine

One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count

Unit 3, 145 Madras Street, Central City

Street record, Madras Street →

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Nearest bus stop
53 m
Restaurants in the suburb
266

Getting there

Bus stop, Madras St Terminus 53 m · Routes 8, 84, 85 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Madras St near Southwark St 137 m · Routes 8, 84, 85, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Madras St 187 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Mainland Parking off-street parking 136 m · private · 40 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Madras Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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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 restaurants

More nearby restaurants 5

All 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7

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What the record holds 5 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
AddressUnit 3, 145 Madras Street, Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindRestaurants, AsianOpenStreetMap
Phone03 366 5321Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitefacebook.comFind Christchurch, 2024
Food registrationreg CCC001928/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 9 Apr 2027MPI food register

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How the council’s directory described it

Formerly Dim Sum City (High on Hereford/Asian Food Court). Come try this cheap and cheerful authentic Asian cuisine.

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCentral City Mixed Use ZoneDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

2,849 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,412 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 2,849 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is City Cafe?

An Asian restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is City Cafe?

Unit 3, 145 Madras Street, Central City, on Madras Street. On the map →

Is City Cafe still trading?

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

How do you contact City Cafe?

phone 03 366 5321 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other restaurants are near City Cafe?

Native Thai Restaurant (37 m), Bali / Thai Cuisine (56 m), Dubbba Deluxe (68 m), every one in the city.

What’s near City Cafe?

the address’s own record holds 49 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Leo's Cafe (3 m); the Madras St Terminus bus stop is 53 m away: routes 8, 84, 85; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Wilson Park (194 m).

What stood where City Cafe is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register

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