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The Bach

Checked 13 Oct 2026

The Bach is a café at 57 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file.

The Bach Cafe and Bakery is an ideal place to stop off at for either breakfast or lunch. Offering a range of reasonably priced burgers, pizzas, sandwiches and cakes, it is the ultimate place to kick back and… more ↓

57 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa

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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.
Cafés in the suburb
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Within a short walk

The nearest other cafés

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Also in Akaroa

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What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Akaroa (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 13 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address57 Rue Lavaud, AkaroaFind Christchurch, 2024
KindCafésFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 304 8039Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiteakaroa.com · gone when last read 2 Oct 2026Find Christchurch, 2024
Emailthestabesakaroa@yahoo.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024

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How the council’s directory described it

The Bach Cafe and Bakery is an ideal place to stop off at for either breakfast or lunch. Offering a range of reasonably priced burgers, pizzas, sandwiches and cakes, it is the ultimate place to kick back and relax. The chilled environment is great for those group bookings or even for a family get together. Sit outside at a table in the shade, or in the sun - plenty of indoor seating too. Open 7 days, 8am-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 zoneCommercial Banks PeninsulaDistrict Plan
Commercial centreAkaroa, small neighbourhood centreDistrict Plan

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The reports nearby

290 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 228 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 290 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

What is The Bach?

A café in Akaroa, Christchurch.

Where is The Bach?

57 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on Rue Lavaud. On the map →

Is The Bach 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 The Bach?

phone 03 304 8039 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email thestabesakaroa@yahoo.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other cafés are near The Bach?

Peninsula General Store (40 m), Akaroa Corner Cafe (48 m), Waffle Haus (115 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Bach?

the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Brasserie Kitchen (17 m); nearest park: Akaroa Bowling Green (112 m).

What stood where The Bach 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:

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