El Cantina
El Cantina is a takeaway at The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
Mexican food is now available at El Cantina in The Colombo
The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham
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Nearby
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The nearest other fast food
Also in Sydenham
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Fast food | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Mexican food is now available at El Cantina in The Colombo.
— 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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Sydenham, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
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Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th AnniversaryWhat stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
2,510 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,176 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,510 reports on file
Roads - General
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
Water Leak
Facility - General Request
Sign Poles
Water Leak
Damaged Street Sign
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
A takeaway in Sydenham, Christchurch.
The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, on Colombo Street. On the map →
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.
Mr Sushi's Donburi Bar (20 m), The Tucker Box (20 m), Frank & Furts Hot Doggery Pop-Up (28 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 18 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Smiths City The Colombo (5 m); the Sydenham Shops bus stop is 76 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 71 m; nearest park: Sydenham Park (194 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:
- 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)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/el-cantina-sydenham.md.