# Crater Cafe, Akaroa

Crater Cafe is a bakery at 74B Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Crater%20Cafe%2C%2074B%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Crater%20Cafe%2C%2074B%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers outdoor seating. It opens six or more days a week. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Sunday: 7.30 am, 3.30 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 74B Rue Lavaud, Christchurch 7520 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Bakeries _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Services:** Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Heritage item:** Former Criterion Hotel and Setting, significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [74 Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/74-rue-lavaud), 2 reports on file


## The reports nearby
286 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 5–9 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8349660), [40C Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40c-rue-lavaud)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie)
## Getting there

- [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Crater%20Cafe%2C%2074B%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.8050697,172.9669608)

## Nearby

- [Murphys on the Corner - Fish & Chip Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/murphys-on-the-corner-fish-chip-shop-akaroa), Fast food, 5 m
- [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Bakeries, 12 m
- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 16 m
- [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 22 m
- [Akaroa Criterion Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-criterion-motel-akaroa), Motels, 24 m
- [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 25 m
- [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic, 79 m
- [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), Botanic, 83 m
- [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve), park, 87 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._
- [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station, 275 m

## The nearest other bakeries

- [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Akaroa, 12 m
- [Glamour Cake](https://www.chch.live/business/glamour-cake-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 29.9 km
- [Bohemian Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bohemian-bakery-sumner), Sumner, 31.1 km
- [Sumner Bakery and Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-bakery-and-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 31.2 km
- [Romano's pizza factory shop](https://www.chch.live/business/romano-s-pizza-factory-shop-hillsborough), Hillsborough, 35.7 km
- [Bellbird Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bellbird-bakery-woolston), Woolston, 36.0 km
- [Woolston Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-bakery-woolston), Woolston, 36.5 km
- [Una Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/una-bakery-huntsbury), Huntsbury, 37.0 km
- [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-akaroa)

## Also in Akaroa

- [Ma Maison](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-akaroa), Restaurants, 48 m
- [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums, 51 m
- [Ma Maison Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-and-bar-akaroa), Restaurants, 52 m
- [Bugger Me Burgers](https://www.chch.live/business/bugger-me-burgers-akaroa), Fast food, 64 m
- [Akaroa Butchery + Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-butchery-deli-akaroa), Butchers, 65 m
- [pōhatu penguins](https://www.chch.live/business/pohatu-penguins-akaroa), Guide, 74 m
- [Pot Pourri](https://www.chch.live/business/pot-pourri-akaroa), Gift shops, 85 m
- [HarBar Beachfront Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/harbar-beachfront-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 94 m
- [Tīni Gin Bar & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/tini-gin-bar-eatery-akaroa), Bars & pubs, 95 m
- [Waffle Haus](https://www.chch.live/business/waffle-haus-akaroa), Cafés, 96 m
- [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8050697&lon=172.9669608)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8050697,172.9669608,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Crater%20Cafe)
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6188526286), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Crater Cafe?**

A bakery in Akaroa, Christchurch.

**Where is Crater Cafe?**

74B Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8050697,172.9669608,17)

**Is Crater Cafe still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**When is Crater Cafe open?**

Monday – Sunday: 7.30 am, 3.30 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other bakeries are near Crater Cafe?**

[A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa) (12 m), [Glamour Cake](https://www.chch.live/business/glamour-cake-lyttelton) (29.9 km), [Bohemian Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bohemian-bakery-sumner) (31.1 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery).

**What’s near Crater Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/74-rue-lavaud) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Murphys on the Corner - Fish & Chip Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/murphys-on-the-corner-fish-chip-shop-akaroa) (5 m); nearest park: [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground) (79 m).

**What stood where Crater Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8050697&lon=172.9669608)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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