Kin - Ballantynes
Kin - Ballantynes is a café at 663 Colombo Street, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Visit this cafe, deli, wine bar, a welcome addition to the popular Ballantynes Department Store. Open 7 days
One of 147 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
663 Colombo Street, Central City
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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 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 | 663 Colombo Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 378 1906 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | ballantynes.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
Visit this cafe, deli, wine bar, a welcome addition to the popular Ballantynes Department Store. Open 7 days
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015
Friendship Corner / Sister Cities
The Battle for Crete / May 1941What stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
5,985 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,011 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,985 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
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
General Request
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Animal - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
663 Colombo Street, Central City, on Colombo Street. 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 03 378 1906 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Tearooms At Ballantynes (10 m), Closed - Ello Cafe & Eatery (28 m), The Barkery (35 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 19 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Tearooms At Ballantynes (10 m); the Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) bus stop is 133 m away: routes 3, 8, 80; a quiet street passes the door; nearest park: The Stewart Plaza (109 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 · The business’s own website
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- 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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