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Fred's Cafe & Bar

Fred's Cafe & Bar is a café at 193 Montreal Street, Central City, Christchurch.

Unconfirmed lead. 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.

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Checked 19 Oct 2026

Fred's is a warm and comfortable cafe & bar situated at the Moorhouse Avenue end of Montreal Street. They serve C4 coffee… Read full description ↓

One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count

193 Montreal Street, Central City

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Nearest bus stop
47 m
Cafés in the suburb
148

Getting there

Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Montreal St 47 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, St David St near Moorhouse Ave 114 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Orbell St 185 m · Route 140 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilson Monthly 196 m · private · 4 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Montreal Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

More nearby places 4

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 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

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What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 19 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address193 Montreal Street, Central CityFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafésFind Christchurch, 2024
Websitefredscafe.bar · unreachable when last readFind Christchurch, 2024
Emailhello@fredscafe.barFind Christchurch, 2024

How the council’s directory described it

Fred's is a warm and comfortable cafe & bar situated at the Moorhouse Avenue end of Montreal Street. They serve C4 coffee, Three Boys beer and a range of cabinet food and platters. Open Monday - Saturday 7am-3pm

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCentral City Mixed Use ZoneDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

679 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 544 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 679 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Fred's Cafe & Bar?

A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Fred's Cafe & Bar?

193 Montreal Street, Central City, on Montreal Street. On the map →

Is Fred's Cafe & Bar still trading?

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.

How do you contact Fred's Cafe & Bar?

its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email hello@fredscafe.bar (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other cafés are near Fred's Cafe & Bar?

Haus Espresso (71 m), Cafe 218 (203 m), The Coffee Workshop City (248 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Fred's Cafe & Bar?

the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Haus Espresso (71 m); the Moorhouse Ave near Montreal St bus stop is 47 m away: route 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Braddon Reserve (454 m).

What stood where Fred's Cafe & Bar is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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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