Ice Cream Charlie
Ice Cream Charlie is a takeaway at Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 23 Oct 2026
Carrying on a tradition started back in 1926, the Vanilla Ice Truck has reopened on their Armagh St site in Victoria Square.… Read full description ↓
One of 150 fast foods in Christchurch Central City, 19% of the city’s count
Armagh Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Friday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Saturday – Sunday | noon to 3 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 6 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
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.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 fast food
More nearby fast food 5
All 150 fast food 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 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Armagh Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Fast food, Ice cream | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | icecreamcharlie.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| info@icecreamcharlie.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site lists gareth@icecreamcharlie.co.nz | |
| Social | OpenStreetMap | |
| NZBN | 9429053100368, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | ICE CREAM CHARLIE (2025) LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 3 Sept 2025 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Ice cream mfg | NZBN register |
| Services | Takeaway only, No outdoor seating, No drive-through | OpenStreetMap |
Is this your business? Send hours, menu or photos, free and this page updates.
How the council’s directory described it
Carrying on a tradition started back in 1926, the Vanilla Ice Truck has reopened on their Armagh St site in Victoria Square. Open over Summer
— 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 |
Immigration Barracks Stood on This Site in the Early 1860s
The First Police Station in Christchurch Was Built on This
Gifted to the City by Estate of V.J. WilkinsonThe reports nearby
5,151 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,162 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,151 reports on file
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Tramway General
Hazard, vehicle
Poles and Signage - General
Trees - General
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Poles and Signage - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Road SignageQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A takeaway in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, on Armagh Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
its website, email info@icecreamcharlie.co.nz.
Monday – Friday: Closed; Saturday – Sunday: noon to 3 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Bean Adjourned Espresso (167 m), Lucky Ninja Food truck (227 m), Mobile Osaka-ya (240 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Te Pae Convention Centre (70 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 232 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Victoria Square (56 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 · 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 · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 8
- 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)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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/ice-cream-charlie-christchurch-central-city.md.