# The Milk Bar, Christchurch Central City

The Milk Bar is a café in Christchurch Central City.

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

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

The Milk Bar is a café in Christchurch Central City. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hereford St near Colombo St, route 8) is 176 m away; a cycle lane passes within 57 m; council off-street parking (450 spaces) is 60 m away.

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

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Cafés, Coffee shop _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429052548710, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** THE MILK BAR LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2025-01-03 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Takeaway food retailing _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC006391/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 10 July 2027 _(MPI food register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** City centre zone _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
7,001 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9092241), [112 Oxford Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/112-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082607), [216 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/216-high-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082601), [160 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-cashel-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9076150), [50 Lichfield St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-lichfield-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066897), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066878), [129 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/129-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9066872), [134 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/134-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9057502), [115 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-cashel-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9054179), [88 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-worcester-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9053409), [119 Cashel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/119-cashel-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045844), [72 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/72-hereford-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Hereford St near Colombo St, 176 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hereford St near Colombo St, 183 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Intercity stop), 221 m (routes 3, 8, 80) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 57 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, The Terrace car park building, 60 m (450 spaces, 16 mobility) _(Council parking data)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Milk%20Bar%2C%20Christchurch%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5325813,172.6356154)

## Nearby

- [BB Vietnamese Street Food](https://www.chch.live/business/bb-vietnamese-street-food-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 7 m
- [The Sushi Company - City](https://www.chch.live/business/the-sushi-company-city-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 8 m
- [Scorpio Books](https://www.chch.live/business/scorpio-books-christchurch-central-city), Bookshops, 15 m
- [Miss Saigon](https://www.chch.live/business/miss-saigon-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 17 m
- [Brazilian Secrets Beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/brazilian-secrets-beauty-christchurch-central-city), Beauty, 18 m
- [Majestic Tea Bar - BNZ Centre at Five Lanes](https://www.chch.live/business/majestic-tea-bar-bnz-centre-at-five-lanes-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 19 m
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), park, 104 m
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), park, 152 m
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), park, 167 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._
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), Car park, 124 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Majestic Tea Bar - BNZ Centre at Five Lanes](https://www.chch.live/business/majestic-tea-bar-bnz-centre-at-five-lanes-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 19 m
- [Little Dispatch Pop-Up Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/little-dispatch-pop-up-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 44 m
- [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 54 m
- [boba](https://www.chch.live/business/boba-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 64 m
- [The Barkery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-barkery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 64 m
- [The Tearooms At Ballantynes](https://www.chch.live/business/the-tearooms-at-ballantynes-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 83 m
- [Kin - Ballantynes](https://www.chch.live/business/kin-ballantynes-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 88 m
- [Sweet Soul Patisserie](https://www.chch.live/business/sweet-soul-patisserie-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 94 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [New York Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/new-york-deli-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 19 m
- [Stencil](https://www.chch.live/business/stencil-christchurch-central-city), Clothing, 22 m
- [Awesome Bird](https://www.chch.live/business/awesome-bird-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 23 m
- [Escape Artists](https://www.chch.live/business/escape-artists-christchurch-central-city), Escape rooms, 24 m
- [Lunana's](https://www.chch.live/business/lunana-s-christchurch-central-city), Bakeries, 24 m
- [Scorpio Books Next Door](https://www.chch.live/business/scorpio-books-next-door-christchurch-central-city), Bookshops, 24 m
- [Telling Tales: Scorpio Books' Children's Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/telling-tales-scorpio-books-children-s-bookshop-christchurch-central-city), Bookshops, 25 m
- [Wucha - Five Lanes](https://www.chch.live/business/wucha-five-lanes-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 25 m
- [Cavell Leitch](https://www.chch.live/business/cavell-leitch-christchurch-central-city), Business, 28 m
- [Tank](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 28 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5325813&lon=172.6356154)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5325813,172.6356154,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Milk%20Bar)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6351410385), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Milk Bar?**

A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is The Milk Bar?**

Somewhere in Christchurch Central City, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5325813,172.6356154,17)

**Is The Milk Bar still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near The Milk Bar?**

[Majestic Tea Bar - BNZ Centre at Five Lanes](https://www.chch.live/business/majestic-tea-bar-bnz-centre-at-five-lanes-christchurch-central-city) (19 m), [Little Dispatch Pop-Up Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/little-dispatch-pop-up-cafe-christchurch-central-city) (44 m), [Robert Harris](https://www.chch.live/business/robert-harris-christchurch-central-city) (54 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near The Milk Bar?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [BB Vietnamese Street Food](https://www.chch.live/business/bb-vietnamese-street-food-christchurch-central-city) (7 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 176 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 57 m; nearest park: [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza) (104 m).

**What stood where The Milk Bar is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5325813&lon=172.6356154)

## 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)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-19

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