Ocean Cafe & Bar
Checked 13 Oct 2026
Ocean Cafe & Bar is a restaurant at 147 The Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch.
Ocean Cafe & Bar offers dining by the beach where you can relax and enjoy the stunning seaside views. Open Monday - Thursday 8.30am-3.30/4pm (5pm Summer months), Friday 8.30am-7/8pm, Saturday & Sunday 8am-5pm
03 326 7923 · email → · oceanscarborough.co.nz: gone · Google reviews ↓
147 The Esplanade, Sumner
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 147 The Esplanade, Sumner | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 326 7923 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | oceanscarborough.co.nz · unreachable when last read 1 Oct 2026 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| info@oceanscarborough.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| NZBN | 9429031251891, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | OCEAN CURRENT SUPERETTE LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 14 Jan 2011 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Dairy/superette operation | NZBN register |
| Trades as | McGregors Road Superette, McGregors Road Vape | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Ocean Cafe & Bar offers dining by the beach where you can relax and enjoy the stunning seaside views. Open Monday - Thursday 8.30am-3.30/4pm (5pm Summer months), Friday 8.30am-7/8pm, Saturday & Sunday 8am-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 | Open Space Community Parks | District Plan |
Scarborough Park plaque
Scarborough Park plaque
This Stone Was Laid by / the Mayoress of SumnerThe reports nearby
655 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 485 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 655 reports on file
Playground Equipment
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Rubbish and Bins - General
Park - General Request
Abandoned Vehicle
Park - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - Damaged
General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
A restaurant in Sumner, Christchurch.
147 The Esplanade, Sumner. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 326 7923 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@oceanscarborough.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Scarborough Fare (815 m), Clink Restaurant and Bar (911 m), Almeidas Tapas Bar (929 m), every one in the city.
5 other premises within a short walk, nearest Scarborough Fare Cafe (4 m); the Nayland St near Head St bus stop is 256 m away: route 3; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door; nearest park: Scarborough Park (28 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:
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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