# The Rosy Antiques and Cafe, Papanui

The Rosy Antiques and Cafe is a café at 466 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Rosy%20Antiques%20and%20Cafe%2C%20466%20Papanui%20Road%2C%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Rosy%20Antiques%20and%20Cafe%2C%20466%20Papanui%20Road%2C%20Papanui%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.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Papanui, route 1, route 95) is 19 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. 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:** 466 Papanui Road, Papanui _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

Step back in time to this cafe set in an antiques store and be surrounded by lots of beautiful china and trinkets. Set on Papanui Road, take the time to peruse the vast collection of bits and bobs.

_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:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Papanui/Northlands, district centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [466 Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/papanui/466-papanui-road), indicative valuation, zones and what stood there


## The reports nearby
640 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9067015), [4 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-harewood-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8979779), [485 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/485-papanui-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948380), [513 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/513-papanui-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8948352), Papanui Rd near Bellvue Ave, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8945778), [486 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/486-papanui-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8898521), [38A Bellvue Avenue, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/38a-bellvue-avenue)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8861588), Horner Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8829089), [18C Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/18c-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8829071), [4 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/4-main-north-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8824022), [442 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/442-papanui-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8771252), [491 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/491-papanui-road)
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8648081), [491 Papanui Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/papanui/491-papanui-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Papanui, 19 m (routes 1, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Papanui Rd near Bellvue Ave, 35 m (routes 1, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Papanui Rd near Grants Rd, 226 m (routes 1, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/papanui-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Rosy%20Antiques%20and%20Cafe%2C%20466%20Papanui%20Road%2C%20Papanui%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.498106219699366,172.60911950238145)

## Nearby

- [Mee-Mee Thai Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/mee-mee-thai-takeaways-papanui), Fast food, 4 m
- [Rose Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-cafe-papanui), Cafés, 9 m
- [Veggie Fresh](https://www.chch.live/business/veggie-fresh-papanui), Fruit & veg, 12 m
- [Noodle Union - Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-union-papanui-road-papanui), Fast food, 15 m
- [ChilliKiwi](https://www.chch.live/business/chillikiwi-papanui), Restaurants, 31 m
- [Papanui Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-cycles-papanui), Bike shops, 31 m
- [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve), Botanic, 140 m
- [St James Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1211-st-james-park), Sports ground, 337 m
- [Papanui Stream Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/park/1137-papanui-stream-esplanade), park, 454 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._
- [Papanui Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-12), Service centre, 459 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Rose Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-cafe-papanui), Papanui, 9 m
- [Station One](https://www.chch.live/business/station-one-papanui), Papanui, 146 m
- [Bites & Bun Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bites-bun-cafe-papanui), Papanui, 155 m
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-papanui), Papanui, 273 m
- [Il Magro Espresso Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/il-magro-espresso-bar-papanui), Papanui, 302 m
- [Central Bark Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/central-bark-cafe-papanui), Papanui, 395 m
- [The Coffee Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-northcote), Northcote, 437 m
- [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-northcote), Northcote, 488 m
- [Every one in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-papanui)

## Also in Papanui

- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-papanui), Fast food, 31 m
- [Egyptian Kebab House](https://www.chch.live/business/egyptian-kebab-house-papanui), Fast food, 33 m
- [Flaming Pizza](https://www.chch.live/business/flaming-pizza-papanui), Fast food, 35 m
- [Sweet and Sour Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/sweet-and-sour-restaurant-papanui), Restaurants, 35 m
- [Canterbury Pool and Spa](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-pool-and-spa-papanui), Swimming Pool, 40 m
- [Papanui Discount Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/papanui-discount-dairy-papanui), Dairies & convenience, 42 m
- [BurgerFuel](https://www.chch.live/business/burgerfuel-papanui), Fast food, 44 m
- [Fitness New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/business/fitness-new-zealand-papanui), Watches, 53 m
- [KFC](https://www.chch.live/business/kfc-papanui), Fast food, 57 m
- [Burger Wisconsin](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-wisconsin-papanui), Fast food, 60 m
- [Every kind of business in Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.498106219699366&lon=172.60911950238145)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.498106219699366,172.60911950238145,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Rosy%20Antiques%20and%20Cafe)
- [Papanui](https://www.chch.live/papanui), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Rosy Antiques and Cafe?**

A café in Papanui, Christchurch.

**Where is The Rosy Antiques and Cafe?**

466 Papanui Road, Papanui, on [Papanui Road](https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/papanui-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.498106219699366,172.60911950238145,17)

**Is The Rosy Antiques and Cafe 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.

**What other cafés are near The Rosy Antiques and Cafe?**

[Rose Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/rose-cafe-papanui) (9 m), [Station One](https://www.chch.live/business/station-one-papanui) (146 m), [Bites & Bun Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bites-bun-cafe-papanui) (155 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near The Rosy Antiques and Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/papanui/466-papanui-road) covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Mee-Mee Thai Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/mee-mee-thai-takeaways-papanui) (4 m); the Papanui bus stop is 19 m away: routes 1, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Papanui Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/975-papanui-memorial-reserve) (140 m).

**What stood where The Rosy Antiques and Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.498106219699366&lon=172.60911950238145)

## 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 2026-10-19

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