# Robert Harris, Christchurch Central City

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

[Call 03 379 0480](<tel:033790480>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Robert%20Harris%2C%20South%20City%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.robertharriscafe.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Robert%20Harris%2C%20South%20City%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers takeaway, outdoor seating. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (South City (Northbound), route 1, route 8, route 44) is 58 m away; a separated cycleway passes within 180 m; council off-street parking (62 spaces) is 88 m away. The address’s own page keeps 10 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Friday: 7.30 am to 5.30 pm
- Saturday: 8 am to 5.30 pm
- Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** South City, 555 Colombo Street _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés, Coffee shop _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** 03 379 0480 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.robertharriscafe.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Services:** Takeaway, Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_

## In its own listing

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.

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [555 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/555-colombo-street), 10 reports on file


## The reports nearby
3,183 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9136485), Sugarloaf Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9134091), [10 Mollett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-mollett-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9130940), [586 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/586-colombo-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9126267), [171 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/171-saint-asaph-street)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9088416), [590 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/590-colombo-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9071215), [591 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/591-colombo-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9050001), [22 Welles St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9041742), [4 Wilmer St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9029146), [207 Durham St South, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-durham-st-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028973), [148 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/148-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028940), [193 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/193-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028933), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
## 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, 60, 7, 80, 81, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Separated cycleway, 180 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilsons Off-Street, 88 m (62 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Robert%20Harris%2C%20South%20City%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5380678,172.6360039)

## Nearby

- [Two Dollar Things](https://www.chch.live/business/two-dollar-things-christchurch-central-city), Variety Store, 10 m
- [Tank Juice Bar - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-juice-bar-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Delis, 14 m
- [Teaseme](https://www.chch.live/business/teaseme-christchurch-central-city), Tea, 15 m
- [Wonder Nails](https://www.chch.live/business/wonder-nails-christchurch-central-city), Beauty, 19 m
- [Mister Minit](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-minit-christchurch-central-city), Repair, 23 m
- [Teasme Specialty Tea Shop - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/teasme-specialty-tea-shop-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Delis, 26 m
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 370 m
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 498 m
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), park, 534 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), Car park, 357 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-christchurch-central-city-2), Christchurch Central City, 80 m
- [Coffee Supreme](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-supreme-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 156 m
- [Burger Burger](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-burger-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 157 m
- [Barefoot Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/barefoot-eatery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 170 m
- [VooDoo Daddy Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/voodoo-daddy-coffee-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 232 m
- [Makan](https://www.chch.live/business/makan-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 304 m
- [Raw Sugar](https://www.chch.live/business/raw-sugar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 305 m
- [Raw Suger](https://www.chch.live/business/raw-suger-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 306 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-christchurch-central-city)

## The other Robert Harris doors, 4 on the roll

- [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 659 m
- [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-shirley), Shirley, 4.2 km
- [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-northcote), Northcote, 5.5 km
- [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-hornby), Hornby, 9.1 km

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Street Legal](https://www.chch.live/business/street-legal-christchurch-central-city), Shoes, 27 m
- [South City Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/south-city-mall-christchurch-central-city), Malls, 29 m
- [Synergy Hair](https://www.chch.live/business/synergy-hair-christchurch-central-city), Beauty, 33 m
- [St Pierres Sushi & Bento Bowl South City](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierres-sushi-bento-bowl-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 35 m
- [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Bookshops, 36 m
- [Sports Clearance Land](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-clearance-land-christchurch-central-city), Shoes, 40 m
- [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 40 m
- [Bento Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/bento-bowl-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 43 m
- [Japanz Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/japanz-bakery-christchurch-central-city), Bakeries, 47 m
- [K + K](https://www.chch.live/business/k-k-christchurch-central-city), Clothing, 49 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5380678&lon=172.6360039)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5380678,172.6360039,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Robert%20Harris)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/13278595081), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**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 →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5380678,172.6360039,17)

**Is Robert Harris still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Robert Harris?**

phone [03 379 0480](tel:033790480) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.robertharriscafe.co.nz/) (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](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-christchurch-central-city-2) (80 m), [Coffee Supreme](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-supreme-christchurch-central-city) (156 m), [Burger Burger](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-burger-christchurch-central-city) (157 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Robert Harris?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/555-colombo-street) holds 10 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Two Dollar Things](https://www.chch.live/business/two-dollar-things-christchurch-central-city) (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](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve) (370 m).

**What stood where Robert Harris is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5380678&lon=172.6360039)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-21

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