J'aime Les Macarons
J'aime Les Macarons is a bakery at 189 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, inside the Merivale commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
J'aime les macarons is French for "I love macarons". Here they love their perfect form, chewy texture, extensive colour… Read full description ↓
189 Papanui Road
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 bakeries
More nearby bakeries 5
Also in Merivale
More businesses in Merivale 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 189 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8014 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bakeries | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 925 8008 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | jaimelesmacarons.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| sales@jaimelesmacrons.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists sales@jaimelesmacarons.co.nz | |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
J'aime les macarons is French for "I love macarons". Here they love their perfect form, chewy texture, extensive colour palate, endless creative flavours, sense of tradition, and quality. As passionate cooks, they only make beautiful, interesting food, with quality ingredients. That means fresh cream, eggs, butter, seasonal fruit, Belgium chocolate, and more. Open Monday - Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am-6pm, Thursday 9am-7pm & Sunday 10am-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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Merivale, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
Donated by the Merivale Precinct Society to CommemorateThe reports nearby
596 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 495 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Accessibility
Water Leak
Abandoned Vehicle
Pavement - Damaged
Poles and Signage - General
Hazard, vehicle
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Hazard, vehicle
Road Blockage
AccessibilityQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A bakery in Merivale, Christchurch.
189 Papanui Road, Merivale, on Papanui Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 925 8008, its website, email sales@jaimelesmacrons.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Le Panier (941 m), Ma Bakery (1.3 km), The Philippines Bakery (1.8 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Mister Minit (8 m); the Merivale Mall bus stop is 127 m away: routes 1, 95, 100; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Merivale Village Green (89 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 · 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)
- 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)
- 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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