# The Birdwood Eatery, Beckenham The Birdwood Eatery is a café at 76 Malcolm Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch, inside the Malcolm-Birdwood commercial centre. [Call 03 332 3256]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Menu]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=the-birdwood-eatery-beckenham. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “The Birdwood - an italian restaurant in Christchurch is your first place to look for delicious Italian food, hand-stretched wood-fired pizzas, handcrafted pasta”. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln, the Orbiter (anticlockwise)) is 388 m away; a trail passes within 303 m. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Sunday: 8 am, 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 76 Malcolm Avenue, Beckenham _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Cafés, Cafe _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 332 3256 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://www.thebirdwood.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Menu:** https://www.thebirdwood.co.nz/menu _(Its own website)_ - **Bookings:** Takes bookings, its own website _(Its own website)_ ## In its own listing This unique eatery has been opened by the people who brought Freemans to Lyttelton. Visit for coffee, pizza, banana split or something else delicious! Cafe is open 7am-4pm and woodfired pizzeria is open from 3pm-10pm _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:** Neighbourhood centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Malcolm-Birdwood, local centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [76 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/76-malcolm-avenue), 4 reports on file ## The reports nearby 517 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8974736), [107 Birdwood Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/107-birdwood-avenue) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8906670), [12 Martin Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/12-martin-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8849327), [87 Corson Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/87-corson-avenue) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8837107), [106 Malcolm Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/106-malcolm-avenue) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8805332), Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8618107), [2 Norwood St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/2-norwood-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8604525), [84 Martin Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/84-martin-avenue) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8490230), [38 Martin Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/38-martin-avenue) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8488569), [53 Malcolm Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/53-malcolm-avenue) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8427860), [61 Malcolm Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/61-malcolm-avenue) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8411669), [73 Corson Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/73-corson-avenue) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8296582), [128 Birdwood Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/128-birdwood-avenue) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln, 388 m (routes Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Centaurus Rd near Woodlau Rse, 402 m (routes Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Centaurus Rd near Whaka Tce, 407 m (routes Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Trail, 303 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/beckenham/malcolm-avenue), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Birdwood%20Eatery%2C%2076%20Malcolm%20Avenue%2C%20Beckenham%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5651351,172.6430205) ## Nearby - [The Birdwood Pizzeria](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-pizzeria-beckenham), Restaurants, 9 m - [The Birdwood Eatery & Pizzeria](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-eatery-pizzeria-beckenham), Restaurants, 17 m - [Hettie’s Rock & Crystal Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/hettie-s-rock-crystal-shop-beckenham), Esoteric, 34 m - [Cashmere Health](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-health-huntsbury), Doctors & clinics, 360 m - [Cashmere Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-pharmacy-huntsbury), Pharmacies, 361 m - [BB Vietnamese Takeaway Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/kim-s-vietnamese-takeaways-huntsbury), Fast food, 367 m - [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), park, 277 m - [Farnley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1239-farnley-reserve), park, 318 m - [Palatine Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1258-palatine-reserve), park, 340 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._ - [Beckenham Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-10), Service centre, 590 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Novel Cafe Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/business/novel-cafe-beckenham-cashmere), Cashmere, 539 m - [Taste @ Twenty](https://www.chch.live/business/taste-twenty-cashmere), Cashmere, 616 m - [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham), Sydenham, 973 m - [Black & White](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-sydenham), Sydenham, 986 m - [Fava Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/fava-cafe-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 1.2 km - [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 1.2 km - [Cafe Mint St Martins](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-mint-st-martins-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 1.2 km - [Obsess Cafe - St Martins](https://www.chch.live/business/obsess-cafe-st-martins-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 1.2 km - [Every one in Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-beckenham) ## Also in Beckenham - [Beckenham Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-bowling-club-beckenham), Sports centres, 387 m - [Southern Districts Cricket Club](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-districts-cricket-club-beckenham), Clubs, 483 m - [Every kind of business in Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5651351&lon=172.6430205) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5651351,172.6430205,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Birdwood%20Eatery) - [Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/beckenham), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5664816642), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Birdwood Eatery?** A café in Beckenham, Christchurch. **Where is The Birdwood Eatery?** 76 Malcolm Avenue, Beckenham, on [Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/beckenham/malcolm-avenue). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5651351,172.6430205,17) **Is The Birdwood Eatery still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact The Birdwood Eatery?** phone [03 332 3256](tel:033323256) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.thebirdwood.co.nz/). **When is The Birdwood Eatery open?** Monday – Sunday: 8 am, 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near The Birdwood Eatery?** [Novel Cafe Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/business/novel-cafe-beckenham-cashmere) (539 m), [Taste @ Twenty](https://www.chch.live/business/taste-twenty-cashmere) (616 m), [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham) (973 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near The Birdwood Eatery?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/76-malcolm-avenue) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Birdwood Pizzeria](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-pizzeria-beckenham) (9 m); the Centaurus Rd near Austin Kirk Ln bus stop is 388 m away: route Oa; a trail passes within 303 m; nearest park: [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left) (277 m). **What stood where The Birdwood Eatery is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5651351&lon=172.6430205) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - 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) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-eatery-beckenham Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/beckenham