# Esquires Cafe, Hornby Esquires Cafe is a café in Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Esquires Cafe is a café in Hornby, Christchurch, inside the Hornby commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (The Hub Hornby, route 5, route 130, route 140) is 57 m away; a cycle lane passes within 80 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Hornby, district centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 700 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9082613), [13 Smarts Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/13-smarts-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9023011), [17 Chappie Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/17-chappie-place) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9018068), 416–418 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9012260), 381–385 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9010065), [31E Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/31e-chalmers-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976103), [21 Goulding Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/21-goulding-avenue) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8972213), [17 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/17-carmen-road) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8951318), [431 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/431-main-south-road) - [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8884944), 35–41 Chalmers St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8820365), [6 Chappie Place, Hornby, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/6-chappie-place) - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8793820), [28 Carmen Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hornby/28-carmen-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8732056), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand ## Getting there - Bus stop, The Hub Hornby, 57 m (routes 5, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main South Rd near Carmen Rd, 112 m (routes 5, 125, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, The Hub Hornby, 183 m (routes 5, 125, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 80 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Esquires%20Cafe%2C%20Hornby%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5426361,172.5246972) ## Nearby - [Shampoo'n Things](https://www.chch.live/business/shampoo-n-things-hornby), Hairdresser Supply, 11 m - [Stirling Sports](https://www.chch.live/business/stirling-sports-hornby), Sports shops, 11 m - [Tams Massage](https://www.chch.live/business/tams-massage-hornby), Massage, 19 m - [Looksmart](https://www.chch.live/business/looksmart-hornby), Clothing, 20 m - [Caroline Eve](https://www.chch.live/business/caroline-eve-hornby), Clothing, 21 m - [Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwibank-hornby), Banks, 23 m - [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground), park, 246 m - [Kyle Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1895-kyle-park), Sports ground, 370 m - [Denton Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1905-denton-park), Sports ground, 409 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._ - [Hornby Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-24), Library, 284 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Aranda Tea and Coffee Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/aranda-tea-and-coffee-lounge-hornby), Hornby, 29 m - [Cheeky Sparrow](https://www.chch.live/business/cheeky-sparrow-hornby), Hornby, 43 m - [Esquires Coffee House Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/esquires-coffee-house-hornby), Hornby, 83 m - [The Coffee Club the Hub Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-the-hub-hornby-2), Hornby, 91 m - [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-hornby), Hornby, 112 m - [Espresso Car Wash Cafe Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/espresso-car-wash-cafe-hornby), Hornby, 113 m - [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-hornby), Hornby, 116 m - [Starbucks](https://www.chch.live/business/starbucks-hornby), Hornby, 119 m - [Every one in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-hornby) ## Also in Hornby - [Time Mobile](https://www.chch.live/business/time-mobile-hornby), Phone shops, 27 m - [Acquisitions](https://www.chch.live/business/acquisitions-hornby), Business, 31 m - [Farmers](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-hornby), Department stores, 31 m - [ASB Bank](https://www.chch.live/business/asb-bank-hornby), Banks, 33 m - [Glamlette](https://www.chch.live/business/glamlette-hornby), Jewellery, 33 m - [Pascoes](https://www.chch.live/business/pascoes-hornby), Jewellery, 33 m - [Japan Mart Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/japan-mart-hornby), Dairies & convenience, 34 m - [Maui Clinic](https://www.chch.live/business/maui-clinic-hornby), Doctors & clinics, 37 m - [Moda Bella](https://www.chch.live/business/moda-bella-hornby), Shoes, 38 m - [Westpac](https://www.chch.live/business/westpac-hornby), Banks, 39 m - [Every kind of business in Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5426361&lon=172.5246972) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5426361,172.5246972,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Esquires%20Cafe) - [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10755402509), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Esquires Cafe?** A café in Hornby, Christchurch. **Where is Esquires Cafe?** Somewhere in Hornby, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5426361,172.5246972,17) **Is Esquires Cafe still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near Esquires Cafe?** [Aranda Tea and Coffee Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/aranda-tea-and-coffee-lounge-hornby) (29 m), [Cheeky Sparrow](https://www.chch.live/business/cheeky-sparrow-hornby) (43 m), [Esquires Coffee House Hornby](https://www.chch.live/business/esquires-coffee-house-hornby) (83 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Esquires Cafe?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Shampoo'n Things](https://www.chch.live/business/shampoo-n-things-hornby) (11 m); the The Hub Hornby bus stop is 57 m away: routes 5, 130, 140; a cycle lane passes within 80 m; nearest park: [Goulding Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1854-goulding-playground) (246 m). **What stood where Esquires Cafe is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5426361&lon=172.5246972) ## 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) - 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/esquires-cafe-hornby Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/hornby