# Switch, New Brighton Switch is a café in New Brighton, Christchurch, inside the New Brighton commercial centre. The record holds opening hours, a phone number and a website for it. **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers outdoor seating. Its own website describes it as “We're an award winning coffee roastery based in Christchurch. We provide specialty coffee to cafés, homes & offices throughout NZ — Reach out now to find out how a partnership could benefit your busin”…. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hawke St near Keppel St, route 60) is 94 m away; a separated cycleway passes within 236 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday, Saturday: 7 am, 4 pm - Sunday: 8 am, 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 388 9886 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site lists +64 3 365 8522_ - **Website:** https://www.switchespresso.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** switchespressobtown@gmail.com _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Services:** Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## 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 3,986 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [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) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9045890), [213 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/213-marine-parade) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039958), [13 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/13-union-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9018877), [205 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/205-marine-parade) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9015926), [213 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/213-marine-parade) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9008027), [18 Mafeking Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/18-mafeking-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8999324), [43E Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/43e-hawke-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Hawke St near Keppel St, 94 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Hawke St near Keppel St, 144 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, New Brighton (Oram Ave), 161 m (routes 5, 60, 110, 135) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, 236 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Switch%2C%20New%20Brighton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5069885,172.7283097) ## Within a short walk - [Spicy Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/spicy-thai-new-brighton), Restaurants, 4 m - [The Burger Joint](https://www.chch.live/business/the-burger-joint-new-brighton), Fast food, 10 m - [Fish 'n' Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/fish-n-chicken-new-brighton), Fast food, 15 m - [ITstuffed](https://www.chch.live/business/itstuffed-new-brighton), Computers, 19 m - [New Brighton Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-kiwibank-new-brighton), Banks, 26 m - [Stitch-O-Mat New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/business/stitch-o-mat-new-brighton), Sewing, 27 m - [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground), park, 112 m - [New Brighton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-20), Library, 250 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Karma Free Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/karma-free-cafe-new-brighton), New Brighton, 31 m - [Antidote](https://www.chch.live/business/antidote-new-brighton), New Brighton, 43 m - [Switch Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/switch-espresso-new-brighton), New Brighton, 70 m - [Honey](https://www.chch.live/business/honey-new-brighton), New Brighton, 71 m - [Bearlion Foods Deli Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/bearlion-foods-deli-shop-new-brighton), New Brighton, 107 m - [Cafe Calypso](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-calypso-new-brighton), New Brighton, 111 m - [Honey Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/honey-cafe-new-brighton), New Brighton, 130 m - [Point Break Café](https://www.chch.live/business/point-break-cafe-new-brighton), New Brighton, 164 m - [Every one in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-new-brighton) ## Also in New Brighton - [Chanakya South](https://www.chch.live/business/chanakya-south-new-brighton), Restaurants, 31 m - [Yak & Fern](https://www.chch.live/business/yak-fern-new-brighton), Restaurants, 35 m - [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-new-brighton), Bookshops, 43 m - [Velo-Ideale](https://www.chch.live/business/velo-ideale-new-brighton), Bike shops, 43 m - [New Brighton Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-cycles-new-brighton), Bike shops, 53 m - [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-new-brighton), Bakeries, 57 m - [New Brighton Florist](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-florist-new-brighton), Florists, 58 m - [Brighton Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/brighton-gallery-new-brighton), Galleries, 59 m - [Raine & Horne](https://www.chch.live/business/raine-horne-new-brighton), Real estate, 71 m - [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-new-brighton), Fast food, 71 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=-43.5069885&lon=172.7283097) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5069885,172.7283097,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Switch) - [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Switch%20New%20Brighton) - [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5706783674), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Switch?** A café in New Brighton, Christchurch. **Where is Switch?** Somewhere in New Brighton, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5069885,172.7283097,17) **Is Switch still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Switch?** phone [+64 3 388 9886](tel:+6433889886), its [website](https://www.switchespresso.co.nz/), email [switchespressobtown@gmail.com](mailto:switchespressobtown@gmail.com). **When is Switch open?** Monday, Saturday: 7 am, 4 pm; Sunday: 8 am, 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near Switch?** [Karma Free Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/karma-free-cafe-new-brighton) (31 m), [Antidote](https://www.chch.live/business/antidote-new-brighton) (43 m), [Switch Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/switch-espresso-new-brighton) (70 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Switch?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Spicy Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/spicy-thai-new-brighton) (4 m); the Hawke St near Keppel St bus stop is 94 m away: route 60; a separated cycleway passes within 236 m; nearest park: [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground) (112 m). **What stood where Switch is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5069885&lon=172.7283097) ## Sources - 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) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-13 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/switch-new-brighton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/new-brighton