# Underground Coffee Company, Sumner

Underground Coffee Company is a café in Sumner, Christchurch, inside the Sumner commercial centre.

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

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Underground Coffee Company is a café in Sumner, Christchurch, inside the Sumner commercial centre. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, route 3) is 18 m away; a cycle lane passes within 116 m.

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

## 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:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Sumner, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
1,338 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083524), [16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-esplanade)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9082963), [58 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/58-esplanade)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9082027), [25 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9075213), [52 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-esplanade)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9064422), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9055332), [61 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/61-nayland-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052785), [27 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9045877), [27 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9025103), [26 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/26-nayland-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9005435), [20 Marriner St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/20-marriner-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8991279), [1/24 Marriner Street, Sumner Canterbury 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/1-24-marriner-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8976482), [14/16 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/14-16-wakefield-avenue)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, 18 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Wakefield Ave near Nayland St, 82 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Marriner St near Richmond Hill Wlk, 184 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 116 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Underground%20Coffee%20Company%2C%20Sumner%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5683975,172.7593724)

## Nearby

- [Bonobo Café](https://www.chch.live/business/bonobo-cafe-sumner), Cafés, 4 m
- [Nurse Maude Hospice Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/nurse-maude-hospice-shop-sumner), Op shops, 9 m
- [Urban Surf](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-surf-sumner), Clothing, 13 m
- [Sumner Re Treat](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-re-treat-sumner), B&Bs, 35 m
- [Own Masala](https://www.chch.live/business/own-masala-sumner), Restaurants, 37 m
- [Totally Gelato](https://www.chch.live/business/totally-gelato-sumner), Ice cream, 37 m
- [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve), Regional, 224 m
- [Sumner Croquet Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1189-sumner-croquet-reserve), park, 316 m
- [Sumner Coronation Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1763-sumner-coronation-garden), park, 448 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._
- [Matuku Takotako / Sumner Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-53), Library, 91 m

## The nearest other cafés

- [Bonobo Café](https://www.chch.live/business/bonobo-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 4 m
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sumner), Sumner, 45 m
- [Niche Coffee & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/niche-coffee-eatery-sumner), Sumner, 56 m
- [Joe's Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/joe-s-garage-sumner), Sumner, 67 m
- [Dot Com Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/dot-com-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 96 m
- [Dotcom](https://www.chch.live/business/dotcom-sumner), Sumner, 99 m
- [The Rock Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rock-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 144 m
- [Fuse Youth Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/fuse-youth-cafe-sumner), Sumner, 171 m
- [Every one in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-sumner)

## Also in Sumner

- [Princess Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/princess-thai-sumner), Fast food, 40 m
- [Alaturka Turkish Cuisine & Kebab](https://www.chch.live/business/alaturka-turkish-cuisine-kebab-sumner), Fast food, 44 m
- [Sumner Bakery and Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-bakery-and-cafe-sumner), Bakeries, 51 m
- [Sumner Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-seafood-sumner), Fast food, 51 m
- [Fire and Slice](https://www.chch.live/business/fire-and-slice-sumner), Restaurants, 52 m
- [Silky Otter Hollywood Sumner Cinema](https://www.chch.live/business/silky-otter-hollywood-sumner-cinema-sumner), Cinemas & theatres, 53 m
- [Hollywood 3 Cinema](https://www.chch.live/business/hollywood-3-cinema-sumner), Cinemas & theatres, 54 m
- [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-sumner), ATMs, 55 m
- [Le Xom](https://www.chch.live/business/le-xom-sumner), Restaurants, 59 m
- [Land of the Long White Cloud](https://www.chch.live/business/land-of-the-long-white-cloud-sumner), Restaurants, 61 m
- [Every kind of business in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5683975&lon=172.7593724)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5683975,172.7593724,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Underground%20Coffee%20Company)
- [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9382794432), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Underground Coffee Company?**

A café in Sumner, Christchurch.

**Where is Underground Coffee Company?**

Somewhere in Sumner, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5683975,172.7593724,17)

**Is Underground Coffee Company still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other cafés are near Underground Coffee Company?**

[Bonobo Café](https://www.chch.live/business/bonobo-cafe-sumner) (4 m), [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sumner) (45 m), [Niche Coffee & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/niche-coffee-eatery-sumner) (56 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Underground Coffee Company?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Bonobo Café](https://www.chch.live/business/bonobo-cafe-sumner) (4 m); the Marriner St near Wakefield Ave bus stop is 18 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 116 m; nearest park: [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve) (224 m).

**What stood where Underground Coffee Company is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5683975&lon=172.7593724)

## 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)
- 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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