Scarborough Fare Cafe
Scarborough Fare Cafe is a café at 147 The Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch.
Checked 16 Oct 2026
Café on The Esplanade in Sumner with free wi-fi and outdoor seating, open to 8 pm on Fridays: read from the public record
147 The Esplanade
Opening hours
| Monday, Thursday | 7 am, 4 pm |
|---|---|
| Friday | 7 am, 8 pm |
| Saturday, Sunday | 7 am, 4.30 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 68 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
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
Also in Sumner
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 147 The Esplanade | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 326 7923 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | scarboroughfare.info · gone when last read 2 Oct 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Outdoor seating, Wi-Fi | OpenStreetMap |
| Last checked by a mapper | 15 Sept 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Open Space Community Parks | District Plan |
Scarborough Park plaque
Scarborough Paddling Pool
Scarborough Park plaqueThe reports nearby
650 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 483 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 650 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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 - DamagedQuestions, answered briefly
A café in Sumner, Christchurch.
147 The Esplanade, Sumner. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap, last checked by a mapper 15 Sept 2026.
phone 03 326 7923, its website.
Monday, Thursday: 7 am, 4 pm; Friday: 7 am, 8 pm; Saturday, Sunday: 7 am, 4.30 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Dotcom (892 m), Dot Com Cafe (894 m), Fuse Youth Cafe (931 m), every one in the city.
5 other premises within a short walk, nearest Ocean Cafe & Bar (4 m); the Nayland St near Head St bus stop is 259 m away: route 3; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door; nearest park: Scarborough Park (32 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:
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
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/scarborough-fare-cafe-sumner.md.