Foundation Cafe & Bar
Foundation Cafe & Bar is a café at 60 Cathedral Square, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Visit this new cafe and bar located in Turanga Central Library. Open Monday - Friday 7am-8pm & Saturday - Sunday 8.30am-5pm
Sits inside Cathedral Square and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
60 Cathedral Square, Central City
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Nearby
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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
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Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 60 Cathedral Square, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 365 0308 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Visit this new cafe and bar located in Turanga Central Library. Open Monday - Friday 7am-8pm & Saturday - Sunday 8.30am-5pm
— 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 | Transport | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Cathedral Square and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,474 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,292 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,474 reports on file
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or waQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
60 Cathedral Square, Central City, on Cathedral Square. 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.
phone 03 365 0308 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Foundation Cafe (53 m), Tūranga Central Library (92 m), Escarto Espresso Cart (125 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 40 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Square Restaurant & Bar - The Novotel (21 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 187 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 173 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (63 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:
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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- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
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