# Marcel's Picnic, Sydenham

Marcel's Picnic is a café at 78 Hawdon St, Sydenham, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Marcel's%20Picnic%2C%2078%20Hawdon%20St%2C%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marcels-Picnic/252563654794189>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Marcel's%20Picnic%2C%2078%20Hawdon%20St%2C%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch>)

**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: 03 377 1090.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Colombo St near Byron St, route 1, route 8, route 44) is 208 m away; a cycle lane passes within 210 m. The address’s own page keeps 3 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:** 78 Hawdon St, Sydenham _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 377 1090 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marcels-Picnic/252563654794189 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Email:** lgibara@ihug.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

Previously on Stanmore Road, this cafe is now located in Sydenham. Open Monday - Saturday 7.30am to 3pm

_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:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [78 Hawdon St](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/78-hawdon-street), 3 reports on file


## The reports nearby
2,546 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9083365), [15B Byron St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/15b-byron-street)
- [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/9082854), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064931), [460 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/460-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044497), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044498), [456 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/456-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044486), [448 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/448-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044476), [420 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/420-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044415), [451 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/451-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9044408), [458 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/458-colombo-street)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9043104), [64 Buchan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/64-buchan-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9029015), [468 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/468-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9029001), [468 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/468-colombo-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Colombo St near Byron St, 208 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Colombo St near Cass St, 246 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Colombo St near Lawson St, 256 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 210 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Hawdon St](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/hawdon-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Marcel's%20Picnic%2C%2078%20Hawdon%20St%2C%20Sydenham%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.54316074405212,172.63930891851453)

## Nearby

- [Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours Ltd](https://www.chch.live/business/te-waipounamu-motorcycle-tours-ltd-sydenham), Travel agents, 58 m
- [Decant](https://www.chch.live/business/decant-sydenham), Bars & pubs, 70 m
- [The Beer Library](https://www.chch.live/business/the-beer-library-sydenham), Bottle stores, 71 m
- [Atkins Panelbeaters Limited](https://www.chch.live/business/atkins-panelbeaters-limited-sydenham), Car repair, 72 m
- [Decant Wines](https://www.chch.live/business/decant-wines-sydenham), Bottle stores, 76 m
- [Laser Strike](https://www.chch.live/business/laser-strike-sydenham), Sports centres, 86 m
- [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground), park, 251 m
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 281 m
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), park, 336 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._

## The nearest other cafés

- [Backstreet Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/backstreet-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 124 m
- [Cafe Colombia](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-colombia-sydenham), Sydenham, 289 m
- [Catnap Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/catnap-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 312 m
- [Native](https://www.chch.live/business/native-sydenham), Sydenham, 358 m
- [Southside Social](https://www.chch.live/business/southside-social-sydenham), Sydenham, 358 m
- [Refresh Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/refresh-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 359 m
- [Cafe Cito](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-cito-sydenham), Sydenham, 363 m
- [Just Desserts Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/just-desserts-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 422 m
- [Every one in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-sydenham)

## Also in Sydenham

- [Cake Eating Company](https://www.chch.live/business/cake-eating-company-sydenham), Bakeries, 97 m
- [Fiksate Studio & Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/fiksate-studio-gallery-sydenham), Galleries, 136 m
- [Rad bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/rad-bikes-sydenham), Bike shops, 141 m
- [Supa Karts](https://www.chch.live/business/supa-karts-sydenham), Sports centres, 141 m
- [Kosco Wholesale](https://www.chch.live/business/kosco-wholesale-sydenham), Delis, 152 m
- [The Mechanics](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mechanics-sydenham), Car repair, 155 m
- [Further Faster](https://www.chch.live/business/further-faster-sydenham), Outdoor gear, 163 m
- [What A Catch Seafood Market](https://www.chch.live/business/what-a-catch-seafood-market-sydenham), Seafood, 164 m
- [One World](https://www.chch.live/business/one-world-sydenham), Furniture, 166 m
- [MadeCurious.](https://www.chch.live/business/madecurious-sydenham), IT & software, 170 m
- [Every kind of business in Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54316074405212&lon=172.63930891851453)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54316074405212,172.63930891851453,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Marcel's%20Picnic)
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Marcel's Picnic?**

A café in Sydenham, Christchurch.

**Where is Marcel's Picnic?**

78 Hawdon St, Sydenham, on [Hawdon St](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/hawdon-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54316074405212,172.63930891851453,17)

**Is Marcel's Picnic 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 Marcel's Picnic?**

phone [03 377 1090](tel:033771090) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marcels-Picnic/252563654794189) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [lgibara@ihug.co.nz](mailto:lgibara@ihug.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Marcel's Picnic?**

[Backstreet Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/backstreet-cafe-sydenham) (124 m), [Cafe Colombia](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-colombia-sydenham) (289 m), [Catnap Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/catnap-cafe-sydenham) (312 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Marcel's Picnic?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/78-hawdon-street) holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours Ltd](https://www.chch.live/business/te-waipounamu-motorcycle-tours-ltd-sydenham) (58 m); the Colombo St near Byron St bus stop is 208 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 210 m; nearest park: [Buchan Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1146-buchan-playground) (251 m).

**What stood where Marcel's Picnic is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54316074405212&lon=172.63930891851453)

## 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 2026-10-16

---
HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/marcel-s-picnic-sydenham
Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses
Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe
Suburb: https://www.chch.live/sydenham