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Robert Harris

Robert Harris is a café at South City, 555 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

The perfect combination great coffee, food & hospitality. Offering a delicious range of snacks & meals, baked fresh in the… Read full description ↓

Coffee shop Takeaway Outdoor seating

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

South City, 555 Colombo Street

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Hours a week
68
Nearest bus stop
58 m
Cafés in the suburb
148

Opening hours

As mapped on OpenStreetMap
Monday – Friday7.30 am to 5.30 pm
Saturday8 am to 5.30 pm
Sunday9 am to 5 pm

Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 68 hours a week, by the map’s count.

Getting there

Bus stop, South City (Northbound) 58 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Smiths City (Southbound) 78 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, St Asaph St near Colombo St 180 m · Routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86 · ECan bus stops
Separated cycleway 180 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Wilsons Off-Street 88 m · private · 62 spaces · Council parking data
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 7

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 →

The other Robert Harris doors, 4 on the roll

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Also in Christchurch Central City

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What the record holds 5 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 19 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
AddressSouth City, 555 Colombo StreetFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafés, Coffee shopOpenStreetMap
Phone03 379 0480Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiterobertharriscafe.co.nz · unreachable when last readFind Christchurch, 2024
ServicesTakeaway, Outdoor seatingOpenStreetMap

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How the council’s directory described it

The perfect combination great coffee, food & hospitality. Offering a delicious range of snacks & meals, baked fresh in the cafe every day, to tantalise your tastebuds.

— 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 zoneCentral City Mixed Use ZoneDistrict Plan

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

The reports nearby

3,179 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,709 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 3,179 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Robert Harris?

A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Robert Harris?

South City, 555 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City. On the map →

Is Robert Harris still trading?

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

How do you contact Robert Harris?

phone 03 379 0480 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

When is Robert Harris open?

Monday – Friday: 7.30 am to 5.30 pm; Saturday: 8 am to 5.30 pm; Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

What other cafés are near Robert Harris?

Muffin Break (80 m), Coffee Supreme (156 m), Burger Burger (157 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Robert Harris?

the address’s own record holds 10 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Two Dollar Things (10 m); the South City (Northbound) bus stop is 58 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a separated cycleway passes within 180 m; nearest park: Carlyle Reserve (370 m).

What stood where Robert Harris 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) · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer

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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/robert-harris-christchurch-central-city-2.md.