# Switch Espresso, New Brighton Switch Espresso is a café at Shop 7, Carnaby Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch, inside the New Brighton commercial centre. [Call 03 388 9886]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hawke St near Keppel St, route 60) is 77 m away; a separated cycleway passes within 188 m. The council’s 2024 directory lists it, a live NZBN entry says it still trades. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** Shop 7, Carnaby Mall, New Brighton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Phone:** 03 388 9886 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** http://www.switchespresso.co.nz/default.asp, unreachable when last read 2 Oct 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **NZBN:** 9429034591826, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** SWITCH ESPRESSO LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2005-09-12 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Cafe operation _(NZBN register)_ ## In its own listing Set at the end of Carnaby mall in New Brighton is this must visit coffee shop. A homely cosy cafe with hints of Kiwiana and bohemian culture. The fairtrade coffee beans here are among the best you will find in Christchurch and coffee is so good you may just take one for the road too! _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:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** New Brighton, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 4,468 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9092902), [183 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/183-shaw-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092876), [55 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/55-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092863), [27 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/27-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092851), Hawke St near Keppel St, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9092840), [179 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/179-shaw-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9088657), [69 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/69-brighton-mall) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9083515), [12 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/12-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9081245), [207 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/207-marine-parade) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9081116), [3 Beresford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/3-beresford-street) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9068382), [16 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/16-union-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9046594), [7 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/7-union-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9045895), [195 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/195-marine-parade) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Hawke St near Keppel St, 77 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Hawke St near Keppel St, 102 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Marine Parade near Beresford Street, 123 m (routes 60, 135) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, 188 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Switch%20Espresso%2C%20Shop%207%2C%20Carnaby%20Mall%2C%20New%20Brighton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.50693111863464,172.72917517847378) ## Nearby - [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-new-brighton), Bakeries, 13 m - [Brighton Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/brighton-gallery-new-brighton), Galleries, 28 m - [Alice in Putterland](https://www.chch.live/business/alice-in-putterland-new-brighton), Mini golf, 33 m - [Velo-Ideale](https://www.chch.live/business/velo-ideale-new-brighton), Bike shops, 33 m - [Chanakya South](https://www.chch.live/business/chanakya-south-new-brighton), Restaurants, 40 m - [New Brighton Florist](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-florist-new-brighton), Florists, 44 m - [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground), park, 64 m - [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), Regional, 163 m - [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), Regional, 200 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._ - [New Brighton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-20), Library, 181 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Karma Free Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/karma-free-cafe-new-brighton), New Brighton, 49 m - [Honey Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/honey-cafe-new-brighton), New Brighton, 68 m - [Switch](https://www.chch.live/business/switch-new-brighton), New Brighton, 70 m - [Antidote](https://www.chch.live/business/antidote-new-brighton), New Brighton, 74 m - [Bearlion Foods Deli Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/bearlion-foods-deli-shop-new-brighton), New Brighton, 75 m - [Honey](https://www.chch.live/business/honey-new-brighton), New Brighton, 89 m - [Cafe Crema](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-crema-new-brighton), New Brighton, 99 m - [Cafe Calypso](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-calypso-new-brighton), New Brighton, 162 m - [Every one in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-new-brighton) ## Also in New Brighton - [New Brighton Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-cycles-new-brighton), Bike shops, 50 m - [Lola's Store New & Used](https://www.chch.live/business/lola-s-store-new-used-new-brighton), Clothing, 57 m - [New Brighton Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-kiwibank-new-brighton), Banks, 57 m - [New Brighton Seaside Market](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-seaside-market-new-brighton), Markets, 58 m - [Fish 'n' Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/fish-n-chicken-new-brighton), Fast food, 59 m - [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-new-brighton), Bookshops, 59 m - [Countdown New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/business/countdown-new-brighton), Supermarkets, 66 m - [Woolworths](https://www.chch.live/business/woolworths-new-brighton), Supermarkets, 67 m - [Southpaw Brewing Company](https://www.chch.live/business/southpaw-brewing-company-new-brighton), Bars & pubs, 68 m - [ITstuffed](https://www.chch.live/business/itstuffed-new-brighton), Computers, 69 m - [Every kind of business in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50693111863464&lon=172.72917517847378) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.50693111863464,172.72917517847378,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Switch%20Espresso) - [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Switch Espresso?** A café in New Brighton, Christchurch. **Where is Switch Espresso?** Shop 7, Carnaby Mall, New Brighton. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.50693111863464,172.72917517847378,17) **Is Switch Espresso still trading?** The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades. **How do you contact Switch Espresso?** phone [03 388 9886](tel:033889886) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.switchespresso.co.nz/default.asp) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other cafés are near Switch Espresso?** [Karma Free Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/karma-free-cafe-new-brighton) (49 m), [Honey Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/honey-cafe-new-brighton) (68 m), [Switch](https://www.chch.live/business/switch-new-brighton) (70 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Switch Espresso?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-new-brighton) (13 m); the Hawke St near Keppel St bus stop is 77 m away: route 60; a separated cycleway passes within 188 m; nearest park: [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground) (64 m). **What stood where Switch Espresso is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.50693111863464&lon=172.72917517847378) ## Sources - 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) - 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) - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/switch-espresso-new-brighton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/new-brighton