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Posh Porridge

Posh Porridge is a café at 1/388 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City.

Checked 24 Oct 2026

Visit for hot porridge! Made from scratch using organic locally grown oats with gorgeous fruit preserves, sauces, curds… Read full description ↓

One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count

1/388 Montreal Street

Street record, Montreal Street →

Open on the city map →

Hours a week
10
Nearest bus stop
100 m
Cafés in the suburb
148

Opening hours

As mapped on OpenStreetMap
Monday – ThursdayClosed
Friday7 am to 1 pm
Saturday8 am to noon
SundayClosed

Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 10 hours a week, by the map’s count.

From its website and public pages

Read from the site itself 3 Oct 2026, Its own website.

Getting there

Bus stop, Salisbury St near Victoria St 100 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Victoria St near Peterborough St 181 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Victoria St near Dorset St 248 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane 44 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Central Park off-street parking 37 m · private · 6 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Montreal Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

More nearby places 6

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

Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City →

What the record holds 13 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 24 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address1/388 Montreal StreetOpenStreetMap
KindCafésOpenStreetMap
Phone021 186 7449Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiteposhporridge.co.nzOpenStreetMap · its own site agrees
Emailposhporridgenz@gmail.comFind Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists hello@poshporridge.co.nz
Menuposhporridge.co.nzIts own website
SocialInstagramIts own website
NZBN9429051063016, NZ Limited CompanyNZBN register
Registered nameMY RED TABLE LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since17 Jan 2023NZBN register
IndustrySpecialised food retailing necNZBN register
Trades asMumma BearNZBN register
Food registrationreg CCC005063/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 9 Mar 2027MPI food register

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How the council’s directory described it

Read the full description council directory, about 2024

Visit for hot porridge! Made from scratch using organic locally grown oats with gorgeous fruit preserves, sauces, curds, crumbles and granola, not your ordinary porridge, come and try this unique feast. Takeaway available, as well as a small number of seats in their outdoor courtyard. Open Wednesday - Friday, 7am-noon

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCity centre zoneDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

1,819 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 1,526 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 1,819 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

Read answers 8
What is Posh Porridge?

A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Posh Porridge?

1/388 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, on Montreal Street. On the map →

Is Posh Porridge still trading?

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

How do you contact Posh Porridge?

phone 021 186 7449 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email poshporridgenz@gmail.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).

When is Posh Porridge open?

Monday – Thursday: Closed; Friday: 7 am to 1 pm; Saturday: 8 am to noon; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

What other cafés are near Posh Porridge?

Staff Only cafe (45 m), Blax Espresso Bar (64 m), Black & White Coffee Cartel (198 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Posh Porridge?

the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Diner 66 (33 m); the Salisbury St near Victoria St bus stop is 100 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes within 44 m; nearest park: Aldred Reserve (254 m).

What stood where Posh Porridge is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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 · 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 · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register

Read source notes 9

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/posh-porridge-christchurch-central-city.md.