Il Magro Espresso Bar
Il Magro Espresso Bar is a café at 29-31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare), Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
At just 1.7 metres wide the owners of this new grab and go espresso bar reckon they just might be the narrowest coffee bar in… Read full description ↓
29-31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare), Papanui
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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 cafés
More nearby cafés 5
Also in Papanui
More businesses in Papanui 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 29-31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare), Papanui | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 021 277 6584 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
At just 1.7 metres wide the owners of this new grab and go espresso bar reckon they just might be the narrowest coffee bar in NZ. So they felt Il Magro (Italian for "the skinny") was a perfect name. They have amazing food, great Crafted Coffee and an easy feel. Open Monday - Friday 7am-3pm, Saturday 8am-2pm & Sunday 9am-12noon
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui
Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983What stood on Main North Road
From Kura Heritage Collections Online. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Shields Pharmacy, 2019-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,101 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 948 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,101 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Traffic Signals
General Request
Pavement - General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Papanui, Christchurch.
29-31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare), Papanui, on Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare). 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 021 277 6584 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Central Bark Cafe (93 m), Black & White Coffee Cartel (107 m), The Coffee Club (135 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Asian Mart (3 m); the Main North near Loftus St bus stop is 27 m away: routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (179 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 · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 4
- 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)
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