The Apron
The Apron is a café in Christchurch Central City.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
One of 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City, 24% of the city’s count
Christchurch Central City
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Getting there
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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 148 cafés in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Cafés | OpenStreetMap |
| Diets catered for | Vegetarian, Vegan | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
Provincial Council Building 1865 — Canterbury Centenary
… Golden Jubilee / 1962
Ettie Rout 1877–1936 Guardian Angel of the ANZACThe reports nearby
4,831 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,946 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 4,831 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Poles and Signage - General
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Road Signage
Accessibility
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Christchurch Central City, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
The Dirty Apron Cafe (6 m), Curious Palate Cafe & Bistro (12 m), Vivace Espresso (122 m), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Dirty Apron Cafe (6 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 289 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve (92 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:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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/the-apron-christchurch-central-city.md.