# The Corner Cafe & Bar, Hoon Hay

The Corner Cafe & Bar is a restaurant at 96 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch, inside the Lewis Street commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Corner%20Cafe%20%26%20Bar%2C%2096%20Hoon%20Hay%20Road%2C%20Hoon%20Hay%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Corner%20Cafe%20%26%20Bar%2C%2096%20Hoon%20Hay%20Road%2C%20Hoon%20Hay%2C%20Christchurch>)

**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. The directory’s number for it: 03 339 2133.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hoon Hay Rd near Lewis St, route 60) is 43 m away; a quiet street on the Nor'West Arc route passes within 192 m. The address’s own page keeps 6 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 96 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 339 2133 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

This bar and cafe is a favorite of locals and a great spot when you're in need of a bite to eat or a drink. Serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, as well as tasty bar snacks and a full range of hot and cold drinks.

_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:** Lewis Street, local centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [96 Hoon Hay Road](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/96-hoon-hay-road), 6 reports on file


## The reports nearby
259 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8961032), [111 Hoon Hay Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/111-hoon-hay-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8527088), [103 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/103-hoon-hay-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8517735), [103 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/103-hoon-hay-road)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8515741), [76 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/76-hoon-hay-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8498811), [76 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/76-hoon-hay-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8471313), 27–31 Weir Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8428979), [82 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/82-hoon-hay-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8405688), [1 Downing St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/1-downing-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8375610), [76 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/76-hoon-hay-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8365467), Hoon Hay Rd near Lewis St, Canterbury Region 8025, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8289099), Hoon Hay Rd near Lewis St, Canterbury Region 8025, New Zealand
- [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8012364), [2E Bencard Place, Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/2e-bencard-place)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Hoon Hay Rd near Lewis St, 43 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hoon Hay Rd near Lewis St, 63 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hoon Hay Rd near Smartlea St, 227 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Quiet street, Nor'West Arc route, 192 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Hoon Hay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/hoon-hay-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Corner%20Cafe%20%26%20Bar%2C%2096%20Hoon%20Hay%20Road%2C%20Hoon%20Hay%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.55966682984598,172.6027036584003)

## Nearby

- [Hoon Hay Special Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-special-dairy-hoon-hay), Supermarkets, 5 m
- [Sharkeys Bar & Cafe - Off](https://www.chch.live/business/sharkeys-bar-cafe-off-hoon-hay), Bars & pubs, 17 m
- [Sharkeys Bar & Cafe - On](https://www.chch.live/business/sharkeys-bar-cafe-on-hoon-hay), Bars & pubs, 17 m
- [Lewis Street Food Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/lewis-street-food-bar-hoon-hay), Fast food, 18 m
- [Sharkey's Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/sharkey-s-bar-cafe-hoon-hay), Bars & pubs, 23 m
- [Christchurch Irish Society](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-irish-society-spreydon), Clubs, 294 m
- [Spreydon Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1364-spreydon-domain), Sports ground, 400 m
- [Gainsborough Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/915-gainsborough-reserve), park, 408 m
- [Glynne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/947-glynne-reserve), park, 463 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 restaurants

- [Gorkhali Chulo](https://www.chch.live/business/gorkhali-chulo-hillmorton), Hillmorton, 874 m
- [Little India](https://www.chch.live/business/little-india-hillmorton), Hillmorton, 885 m
- [Hoon Hay Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-thai-restaurant-hillmorton), Hillmorton, 887 m
- [Hoon Hay Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-thai-hillmorton), Hillmorton, 888 m
- [Thai Rendezvous](https://www.chch.live/business/thai-rendezvous-spreydon), Spreydon, 1.4 km
- [Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-spreydon), Spreydon, 1.4 km
- [Curry Junction](https://www.chch.live/business/curry-junction-somerfield), Somerfield, 1.4 km
- [Azalea Cuisine Souvlaki & Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/azalea-cuisine-souvlaki-thai-somerfield), Somerfield, 1.4 km
- [Every one in Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-hoon-hay)

## Also in Hoon Hay

- [Suburbs Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/suburbs-rugby-football-club-hoon-hay), Clubs, 386 m
- [BP](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-hoon-hay), Petrol stations, 701 m
- [Hoon Hay Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-pharmacy-hoon-hay), Pharmacies, 711 m
- [Wild Bean Cafe - BP Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-bean-cafe-bp-hoon-hay), Cafés, 712 m
- [The Hoon Hay Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/the-hoon-hay-medical-centre-hoon-hay), Doctors & clinics, 715 m
- [Hoon Hay Convenience Store](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-convenience-store-hoon-hay), Dairies & convenience, 1.2 km
- [McCarthys Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/mccarthys-takeaways-hoon-hay), Fast food, 1.2 km
- [The Kiwi Kebab](https://www.chch.live/business/the-kiwi-kebab-hoon-hay), Fast food, 1.2 km
- [Royal Indian](https://www.chch.live/business/foo-sing-chinese-takeway-hoon-hay), Fast food, 1.3 km
- [Better Life Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/better-life-dairy-hoon-hay), Dairies & convenience, 1.3 km
- [Every kind of business in Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55966682984598&lon=172.6027036584003)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55966682984598,172.6027036584003,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Corner%20Cafe%20%26%20Bar)
- [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Corner Cafe & Bar?**

A restaurant in Hoon Hay, Christchurch.

**Where is The Corner Cafe & Bar?**

96 Hoon Hay Road, Hoon Hay, on [Hoon Hay Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hoon-hay/hoon-hay-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55966682984598,172.6027036584003,17)

**Is The Corner Cafe & Bar 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 Corner Cafe & Bar?**

phone [03 339 2133](tel:033392133) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other restaurants are near The Corner Cafe & Bar?**

[Gorkhali Chulo](https://www.chch.live/business/gorkhali-chulo-hillmorton) (874 m), [Little India](https://www.chch.live/business/little-india-hillmorton) (885 m), [Hoon Hay Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-thai-restaurant-hillmorton) (887 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near The Corner Cafe & Bar?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay/96-hoon-hay-road) holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Hoon Hay Special Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-special-dairy-hoon-hay) (5 m); the Hoon Hay Rd near Lewis St bus stop is 43 m away: route 60; a quiet street on the Nor'West Arc route passes within 192 m; nearest park: [Spreydon Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1364-spreydon-domain) (400 m).

**What stood where The Corner Cafe & Bar is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55966682984598&lon=172.6027036584003)

## Sources

- 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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