Museum Cafe
Museum Cafe is a café at Rolleston Avenue, Central City, Christchurch.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Head along for stunning views and sublime coffee - just two great reasons to relax and unwind in the Musuem Cafe. Moderate… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Canturbery Museum and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
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
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
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Rolleston Avenue, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 366 5000 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | canterburymuseum.com · gone when last read 1 Oct 2026 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
Head along for stunning views and sublime coffee - just two great reasons to relax and unwind in the Musuem Cafe. Moderate wheelchair access Open Monday - Friday 9.30am to 4pm & Saturday - Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm
— 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 |
| Heritage item | Canturbery Museum and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
The reports nearby
1,913 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,450 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,913 reports on file
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Hazard, vehicle
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
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 03 366 5000 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Quad Eatery (83 m), Bean at the Y (170 m), Atawhai Cafe (201 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Guided City Walks - Christchurch (19 m); the Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St bus stop is 90 m away: route 8; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Armagh Reserve (284 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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