# Il Magro Espresso Bar, Papanui Il Magro Espresso Bar is a café at 29-31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare), Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **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. The directory’s number for it: 021 277 6584. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Main North near Loftus St, route 1, route 27, route 95) is 27 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 5 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **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:** https://www.facebook.com/IlMagroEspressoBar _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ ## In its own listing 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 _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare)](https://www.chch.live/papanui/31-main-north-road), 5 reports on file ## What stood on Main North Road [1925, On the Main North Road from Christchurch last Friday](https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/250776) _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](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road#s-then) ## The reports nearby 1,101 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074406), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074401), [11 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/11-langdons-road) - [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9054407), [35 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/35-langdons-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9043095), [3/27 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/3-27-harewood-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037964), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9037963), [23B Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/23b-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037927), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037916), [29 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/29-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037905), [49 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/49-main-north-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037891), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9037892), [19 Langdons Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/19-langdons-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Main North near Loftus St, 27 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Main Nth Rd near Loftus St, 54 m (routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Northlands Platform C, 182 m (routes 1, 95, 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare)](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Il%20Magro%20Espresso%20Bar%2C%2029-31%20Main%20North%20Road%20(Behind%20Rare%20Fare)%2C%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.49542603308686,172.60853075735747) ## Nearby - [Asian Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/asian-mart-papanui), Dairies & convenience, 3 m - [The Barber Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/the-barber-lounge-papanui), Hairdressers, 3 m - [Fabric Vision](https://www.chch.live/business/fabric-vision-papanui), Fabric, 19 m - [Signature Homes](https://www.chch.live/business/signature-homes-papanui), Real estate, 28 m - [Rose and Thistle](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-and-thistle-papanui), Bars & pubs, 30 m - [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-papanui), Petrol stations, 34 m - [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 179 m - [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 417 m - [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 427 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ - [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 170 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Central Bark Café](https://www.chch.live/business/resene-papanui), Papanui, 79 m - [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-papanui), Papanui, 107 m - [The Coffee Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-northcote), Northcote, 135 m - [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-northcote), Northcote, 196 m - [Espresso Car Wash Cafe Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/espresso-car-wash-cafe-northlands-northcote), Northcote, 199 m - [Bites & Bun Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bites-bun-cafe-papanui), Papanui, 206 m - [Station One](https://www.chch.live/business/station-one-papanui), Papanui, 208 m - [Gloria Jeans Northlands](https://www.chch.live/business/gloria-jeans-northlands-northcote), Northcote, 231 m - [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-papanui) ## Also in Papanui - [Pop Stop](https://www.chch.live/business/pop-stop-papanui), Collector, 41 m - [Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/kiwibank-papanui), Banks, 43 m - [Age Concern Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/business/age-concern-canterbury-papanui), Ngo, 49 m - [The China Kitchen Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 55 m - [Storage Box](https://www.chch.live/business/storage-box-papanui), Houseware, 57 m - [The China Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-china-kitchen-papanui), Restaurants, 58 m - [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-papanui), ATMs, 60 m - [St John Opportunity Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-opportunity-shop-papanui), Op shops, 61 m - [Christian Value Books](https://www.chch.live/business/christian-value-books-papanui), Bookshops, 64 m - [Sherbert](https://www.chch.live/business/sherbert-papanui), Hairdressers, 66 m - [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49542603308686&lon=172.60853075735747) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.49542603308686,172.60853075735747,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Il%20Magro%20Espresso%20Bar) - [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Il Magro Espresso Bar?** A café in Papanui, Christchurch. **Where is Il Magro Espresso Bar?** 29-31 Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare), Papanui, on [Main North Road (Behind Rare Fare)](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/main-north-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.49542603308686,172.60853075735747,17) **Is Il Magro Espresso 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 Il Magro Espresso Bar?** phone [021 277 6584](tel:0212776584) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/IlMagroEspressoBar) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other cafés are near Il Magro Espresso Bar?** [Central Bark Café](https://www.chch.live/business/resene-papanui) (79 m), [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-papanui) (107 m), [The Coffee Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-northcote) (135 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Il Magro Espresso Bar?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/31-main-north-road) holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Asian Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/asian-mart-papanui) (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](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (179 m). **What stood where Il Magro Espresso Bar is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49542603308686&lon=172.60853075735747) ## Sources - 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/il-magro-espresso-bar-papanui Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/papanui