Foundation Cafe
Foundation Cafe is a café in Christchurch Central City.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
One of 147 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
Christchurch Central City
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | 8 am to 8 pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | 10 am to 5 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 74 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 6
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
All 147 cafés in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC006498/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 29 Aug 2027 | MPI food register |
| Last checked by a mapper | 24 Feb 2024 | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
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Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,491 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,273 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,491 reports on file
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Road SignageQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Christchurch Central City, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 24 Feb 2024.
Monday – Friday: 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Foundation Cafe & Bar (53 m), Cafe 1851 (122 m), Tūranga Central Library (142 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Imagination Station (19 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 237 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 130 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (113 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: OpenStreetMap · 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
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- 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)
- 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)
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
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