# The Cafe, Spencerville

The Cafe is a café in Spencerville, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Cafe%2C%20Spencerville%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Cafe%2C%20Spencerville%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Open Space Community Parks _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
48 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/7844520), [103 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spencerville/103-heyders-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7614791), [110 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spencerville/110-heyders-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7614631), 126–158 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7614621), [110 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spencerville/110-heyders-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7614592), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/7476958), [115 Heyders Road, Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spencerville/115-heyders-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7449173), Spencerville Road, Spencer Park, Picnic Area &amp; Playground 110 Heyders Road, Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7324417), [110 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spencerville/110-heyders-road)
- [Noise - Animal](https://www.chch.live/report/7322158), [103 Heyders Road, Spencerville, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/spencerville/103-heyders-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7154951), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7008156), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/6951461), 126–158 Heyders Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
## Getting there

- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Cafe%2C%20Spencerville%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4305178,172.7052265)

## Nearby

- [Spencer Park Mini Golf](https://www.chch.live/business/spencer-park-mini-golf-spencerville), Mini golf, 65 m
- [Spencer Beach Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/spencer-beach-holiday-park-spencerville), Campgrounds, 166 m
- [Hibburt Park](https://www.chch.live/business/hibburt-park-spencerville), Campgrounds, 176 m
- [Adrenalin Forest Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/adrenalin-forest-christchurch-spencerville), Sports centres, 357 m
- [Spencer Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1698-spencer-park), Regional, 372 m
- [Spencer Park Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1121-spencer-park-beach), Regional, 581 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._

## The nearest other cafés

- [The Magnolia Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-magnolia-cafe-parklands), Parklands, 5.5 km
- [Wetlands Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/wetlands-eatery-parklands), Parklands, 5.5 km
- [Parkside Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/parkside-cafe-parklands), Parklands, 5.7 km
- [Va Voom Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/va-voom-cafe-parklands), Parklands, 5.7 km
- [Ditto Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ditto-cafe-parklands), Parklands, 5.7 km
- [Open Book Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/open-book-cafe-parklands), Parklands, 5.7 km
- [Black and White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-and-white-coffee-cartel-marshland), Marshland, 5.7 km
- [Clubhouse Cafe at Waimairi Beach Golf Club](https://www.chch.live/business/clubhouse-cafe-at-waimairi-beach-golf-club-parklands), Parklands, 5.7 km
- [Every one in Spencerville](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-spencerville)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4305178&lon=172.7052265)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4305178,172.7052265,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Cafe)
- [Spencerville](https://www.chch.live/spencerville), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4757170658), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Cafe?**

A café in Spencerville, Christchurch.

**Where is The Cafe?**

Somewhere in Spencerville, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4305178,172.7052265,17)

**Is The Cafe still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near The Cafe?**

[The Magnolia Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-magnolia-cafe-parklands) (5.5 km), [Wetlands Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/wetlands-eatery-parklands) (5.5 km), [Parkside Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/parkside-cafe-parklands) (5.7 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near The Cafe?**

4 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Spencer Park Mini Golf](https://www.chch.live/business/spencer-park-mini-golf-spencerville) (65 m); nearest park: [Spencer Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1698-spencer-park) (372 m).

**What stood where The Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4305178&lon=172.7052265)

## 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-16

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