Ilex Café
Ilex Café is a café in Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
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One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
Christchurch Central City
Opening hours
Sep-May 09:00-17:00; Jun-Aug 09:00-16:00; Dec 25 off
In OpenStreetMap’s own notation, as a mapper entered it, OpenStreetMap. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 28 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 cafés
More nearby cafés 5
All 148 cafés 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | (03) 338 8339 | Its own website |
| Website | goodcompany.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| sales@goodcompany.nz | Its own website | |
| Menu | goodcompany.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Diets catered for | Vegetarian, Gluten free, Dairy free | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Outdoor seating, Bookings, No drive-through | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Cash, Credit cards, Debit cards | OpenStreetMap |
| Last checked by a mapper | 23 Aug 2024 | OpenStreetMap |
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What its website says
Discover ilex Café - a light-filled garden café overlooking the Botanic Gardens, where fresh seasonal dishes meet a living botanical backdrop
— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Open Space Community Parks | District Plan |
This Building Was Opened on 14 April 2014The reports nearby
402 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 293 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Dumped Rubbish
Animal - Domestic
Public Toilet
Road Blockage
Park - General Request
Public Toilet
Pavement - General
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Litter
LitterQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Christchurch Central City, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 23 Aug 2024.
phone (03) 338 8339 (its own website), its website, email sales@goodcompany.nz (its own website).
Sep-May 09:00-17:00; Jun-Aug 09:00-16:00; Dec 25 off, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
ilex Cafe (187 m), Lucky Duck (207 m), Museum Cafe (416 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre (18 m); the Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St bus stop is 418 m away: route 8; a shared path passes within 182 m; nearest park: Botanic Gardens (157 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 · 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
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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
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