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Priestley's Antarctic Cafe

Priestley's Antarctic Cafe is a café at 38 Orchard Road, Chch Airport, Christchurch Airport.

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: 03 353 7793.

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Checked 24 Oct 2026

Enjoy a drink at the Antarctic Cafe & Bar after a days outing to see penguins at the International Antarctic Centre. Open 7… Read full description ↓

38 Orchard Road, Chch Airport

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Nearest bus stop
65 m
Cafés in the suburb
18

Getting there

Bus stop, Airport/Antarctic Centre 65 m · Routes 3, 8, 125 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Airport/Antarctic Centre 70 m · Routes 3, 8, 125 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Memorial Ave near Spitfire Square 247 m · Routes 3, 29, 125 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane 213 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
The street, Orchard Road 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 2

The nearest other cafés

More nearby cafés 5

All 18 cafés in Christchurch Airport → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Airport

More businesses in Christchurch Airport 7

Every kind of business in Christchurch Airport →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Airport (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 24 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address38 Orchard Road, Chch AirportFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafésFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 353 7793Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiteiceberg.co.nz · gone when last read 2 Oct 2026Find Christchurch, 2024

How the council’s directory described it

Enjoy a drink at the Antarctic Cafe & Bar after a days outing to see penguins at the International Antarctic Centre. Open 7 days 8am to 5pm

— 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 zoneSpecific Purpose (Airport)District Plan

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

The reports nearby

55 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Vehicles & parking, 33 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 55 reports on file
Dumped Rubbish Christchurch Airport (CHC) 30 Durey Road, Harewood · 12 October 2026
Street Light Outage Christchurch Airport (CHC) 30 Durey Road, Harewood · 10 July 2026
Road Signage 38 Orchard Rd · 7 May 2026
Hazard, vehicle 31 Orchard Rd · 26 April 2026
Water Leak 546 Memorial Ave · 28 January 2026

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Priestley's Antarctic Cafe?

A café in Christchurch Airport, Christchurch.

Where is Priestley's Antarctic Cafe?

38 Orchard Road, Chch Airport, Christchurch Airport, on Orchard Road. On the map →

Is Priestley's Antarctic Cafe 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 Priestley's Antarctic Cafe?

phone 03 353 7793 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other cafés are near Priestley's Antarctic Cafe?

The Coffee Club Spitfire Square (118 m), The Coffee Club (169 m), Muffin Break Spitfire Square (216 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Priestley's Antarctic Cafe?

the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest International Antarctic Centre (20 m); the Airport/Antarctic Centre bus stop is 65 m away: routes 3, 8, 125; a cycle lane passes within 213 m.

What stood where Priestley's Antarctic Cafe 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer

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