Esquires
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Esquires is a café at 189 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, inside the Merivale commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 7 council reports on file.
A chain coffee store who pride themselves on providing quality & sustainable food/drinks to the community they serve
+64 3 964 3900 · esquirescafe.co.nz · menu → · Google reviews ↓
Opening hours
No source lists its hours. If you know them, add them on OpenStreetMap →, the next bake picks them up.
Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other cafés
Also in Merivale
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 189 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8014 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 964 3900 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | esquirescafe.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Menu | esquirescafe.co.nz | Its own website |
| Services | No outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
A chain coffee store who pride themselves on providing quality & sustainable food/drinks to the community they serve.
— 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 | Merivale, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to CommemorateThe reports nearby
594 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 492 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Accessibility
Water Leak
Pavement - Damaged
Poles and Signage - General
Hazard, vehicle
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Hazard, vehicle
Road Blockage
Accessibility
Damaged Street SignQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Merivale, Christchurch.
189 Papanui Road, Merivale, on Papanui Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone +64 3 964 3900, its website.
Chicoti's Cafe Merivale (61 m), Savoire (70 m), Cocoa Black (81 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Silvermoon Luxe (6 m); the Merivale Mall bus stop is 119 m away: routes 1, 95, 100; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Merivale Village Green (96 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:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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/esquires-merivale.md.