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Southside Social

Southside Social is a café at 50 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch.

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: 03 972 5524.

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Checked 17 Oct 2026

Southside Social is an eatery located in Sydenham that has a focus on plants and fresh, modern food. Dine in a working… Read full description ↓

50 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham

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Nearest bus stop
99 m
Cafés in the suburb
29

Getting there

Bus stop, Colombo St near Wordsworth St 99 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Colombo St near Lawson St 102 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Sydenham Shops 192 m · Routes 1, 8, 44 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane 84 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
The street, Wordsworth 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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Nearby

More nearby places 5

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 29 cafés in Sydenham → · Every one in the city →

Also in Sydenham

More businesses in Sydenham 7

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What the record holds 5 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Sydenham (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 17 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address50 Wordsworth Street, SydenhamFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafésFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 972 5524Find Christchurch, 2024
Websitesouthsidesocial.co.nz · unreachable when last readFind Christchurch, 2024
Emailhello@southsidesocial.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024

How the council’s directory described it

Read the full description council directory, about 2024

Southside Social is an eatery located in Sydenham that has a focus on plants and fresh, modern food. Dine in a working kitchen, drink in a producing garden and talk to the friendly staff on any thing food and drink. Open for social daytime dining. Open Tuesday 9am-4pm, Wednesday - Thursday 8am-4pm, Friday 8am-7pm & Saturday - Sunday 10am-4pm

— 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 zoneIndustrial GeneralDistrict Plan

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The reports nearby

3,087 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,690 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 3,087 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Southside Social?

A café in Sydenham, Christchurch.

Where is Southside Social?

50 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, on Wordsworth Street. On the map →

Is Southside Social 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 Southside Social?

phone 03 972 5524 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email hello@southsidesocial.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other cafés are near Southside Social?

Catnap Cafe (75 m), Just Desserts Cafe (109 m), Native (113 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Southside Social?

the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Novelty Sweets (4 m); the Colombo St near Wordsworth St bus stop is 99 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 84 m; nearest park: Buchan Playground (174 m).

What stood where Southside Social 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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