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Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery

Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery is a café at 663 Colombo Street (or enter via Ballantynes first floor), Central City, Christchurch.

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: 03 378 1906.

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Checked 18 Oct 2026

- Currently closed -

One of 147 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count

663 Colombo Street (or enter via Ballantynes first floor), Central City

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Nearest bus stop
104 m
Cafés in the suburb
147

Getting there

Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) 104 m · Routes 3, 8, 80 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform B) 140 m · Routes 1, 7, 8, 27, 44, 91, 92, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform C) 154 m · Routes 3, 5, 29, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86 · ECan bus stops
Quiet street Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Lichfield Street car park building 112 m · council · 741 spaces · 26 mobility · 10 EV · Council parking data
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 5

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 147 cafés in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

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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
Address663 Colombo Street (or enter via Ballantynes first floor), Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafésFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 378 1906Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiteballantynes.com · gone when last read 30 Sept 2026Find Christchurch, 2024

How the council’s directory described it

- Currently closed -

— 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 zoneCity centre zoneDistrict Plan

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

The reports nearby

5,676 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,741 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 5,676 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery?

A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery?

663 Colombo Street (or enter via Ballantynes first floor), Central City. On the map →

Is Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery 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 Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery?

phone 03 378 1906 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other cafés are near Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery?

Kin - Ballantynes (28 m), The Tearooms At Ballantynes (34 m), Sweet Soul Patisserie (60 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery?

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Kin Bistro, Kin Wine Bar & Tearooms (7 m); the Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) bus stop is 104 m away: routes 3, 8, 80; a quiet street passes the door; nearest park: High Street Triangles (114 m).

What stood where Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery 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: 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

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