The Serious Sandwich - The Colombo
The Serious Sandwich - The Colombo is a café at The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Sydenham commercial centre.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
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The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham
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Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other cafés
More nearby cafés 5
Also in Sydenham
More businesses in Sydenham 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 371 9137 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Food registration | reg CCC001199/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 20 Sept 2027 | MPI food register |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Serious Sandwich will completely revive your interest in the old lunchbox favourite! With top notch fresh gourmet breads, meats, fillings and extra special sauce, check out the website and salivate over all the delicious options. A must visit!
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Sydenham, large neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
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Presented by Jubilee Committee 75th AnniversaryWhat stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
2,539 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,202 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,539 reports on file
Roads - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Leak
Facility - General Request
Sign Poles
Water Leak
Damaged Street Sign
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Sydenham, Christchurch.
The Colombo, 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, on Colombo Street. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a current MPI food registration says it still trades.
phone 03 371 9137 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Rabbit Club - The Colombo (16 m), Heirloom Cafe (18 m), Amigo Cafe - The Colombo (40 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 18 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Tucker Box (5 m); the Sydenham Shops bus stop is 52 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 50 m; nearest park: Sydenham Park (189 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- 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
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