ilex Cafe
ilex Cafe is a café at Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Avenue, Central City.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Visit this modern cafe, located in the new Botanic Gardens Information Centre complex. ilex Café offers a delightful spot to… Read full description ↓
One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Avenue, Central City
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Getting there
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Nearby
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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
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Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Avenue, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 941 5556 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | vbase.co.nz · unreachable when last read 1 Oct 2026 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Visit this modern cafe, located in the new Botanic Gardens Information Centre complex. ilex Café offers a delightful spot to catch up with friends over a selection of locally sourced food and beverage. This eatery is completely smokefree - this includes their outdoor dining area. Support them in their goal of making Christchurch smokefree! Open 7 days, 8.30am-5pm
— 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 | Open Space Community Parks | District Plan |
The reports nearby
488 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 357 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Park - General Request
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Public Toilet
Dumped Rubbish
Road Blockage
Park - General Request
Playground Equipment
Public Toilet
Playground EquipmentQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Avenue, Central City, on Rolleston Avenue. 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 03 941 5556 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Lucky Duck (20 m), Ilex Café (187 m), Hagley Golf Club Clubhouse (279 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest the Good Company (12 m); the Riccarton Ave bus stop is 416 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: Hagley Park North (103 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 · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 5
- 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)
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