# Unknown Chapter, Christchurch Central City Unknown Chapter is a café at 254 St Asaph Street, Central City, Christchurch. [Call 027 235 3777]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory, last checked by a mapper 19 June 2026. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](). ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters brings you world-class coffee in the heart of Christchurch. Our offerings change throughout the year depending on harvest times of coffee producing origins”. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Madras St near Southwark St, route 8, route 84, route 85) is 98 m away; a separated cycleway passes the door; council off-street parking (100 spaces) is 59 m away. The address’s own page keeps 9 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Sunday: 6.30 am to 4 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 254 St Asaph Street, Central City _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 0272353777 _(Its own website)_ - **Website:** http://www.unknownchaptercoffee.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** info@unknownchaptercoffee.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **NZBN:** 9429046661661, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** UNKNOWN CHAPTER LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2018-03-21 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Cafe operation _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC000275/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expiry date 17 Oct 2026 has passed _(MPI food register)_ - **Last checked by a mapper:** 19 June 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## In its own listing Unknown Chapter Coffee Roasters is a modern cafe serving speciality grade coffee, high quality breakfast and lunch in a relaxed, light and clean space. Room for groups or snug corners to hide away. They roast and brew excellent, consistently world-class coffee on site. The head chef has a vision to produce a menu of modern classics, healthy, tasty and affordable. Grab and go options, also full sit down and relax indulgent dishes for you and your friends & colleagues. Open 7 days, 6.30am-5pm _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:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [254 St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/254-saint-asaph-street), 9 reports on file ## What stood on St Asaph Street [1939, Meeting Michael Joseph Savage on St Asaph Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2016/ccl-cs-7023) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Bohemian Bakery, 2024-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street#s-then) ## The reports nearby 5,258 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/9083730), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083611), [68 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/68-manchester-street) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9079304), [73 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/73-manchester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9076699), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076686), [279 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/279-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9075453), [213b Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/213b-tuam-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9071934), [36 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/36-manchester-street) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9064582), [135 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/135-high-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9064581), [105 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/105-high-street) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9060810), [226 Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/226-tuam-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9056076), [61 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/61-manchester-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9053883), [205 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/205-madras-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Madras St near Southwark St, 98 m (routes 8, 84, 85, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Manchester St near Welles St, 193 m (routes 27) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Tuam St near Madras St, 217 m (routes 1, 3, 5, 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Central Park off-street parking, 59 m (100 spaces, 1 EV) _(Council parking data)_ - [St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Unknown%20Chapter%2C%20254%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5365411,172.6415336) ## Nearby - [Opes Partners](https://www.chch.live/business/opes-partners-christchurch-central-city), Business, 19 m - [Seoul Sandwich](https://www.chch.live/business/seoul-sandwich-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 30 m - [Steampunk Laboratory](https://www.chch.live/business/steampunk-laboratory-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 30 m - [Vietnam to go](https://www.chch.live/business/vietnam-to-go-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 33 m - [Seoul Jib](https://www.chch.live/business/seoul-jib-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 41 m - [Thai Box](https://www.chch.live/business/thai-box-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 42 m - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), park, 141 m - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 254 m - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), park, 425 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._ - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), Car park, 178 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Engine Coffee Brewers](https://www.chch.live/business/engine-coffee-brewers-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 62 m - [BobaLab](https://www.chch.live/business/bobalab-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 74 m - [Estelle](https://www.chch.live/business/estelle-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 76 m - [Espresso 245](https://www.chch.live/business/espresso-245-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 91 m - [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-christchurch-central-city-2), Christchurch Central City, 102 m - [Lemon Tree Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/lemon-tree-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 104 m - [Little Social](https://www.chch.live/business/little-social-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 110 m - [Black Betty](https://www.chch.live/business/black-betty-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 142 m - [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-christchurch-central-city) ## Also in Christchurch Central City - [Tokyo Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/tokyo-ramen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 43 m - [Bohemian Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/bohemian-bakery-christchurch-central-city), Bakeries, 45 m - [The Sichuan Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-sichuan-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 46 m - [Chichi Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/chichi-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 48 m - [Boxed Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/boxed-inn-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 51 m - [Boxed Quarter](https://www.chch.live/business/boxed-quarter-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 51 m - [Salt District](https://www.chch.live/business/salt-district-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 55 m - [Wild Wings N' Things](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-wings-n-things-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 58 m - [Brazilian Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/brazilian-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 61 m - [New City Barbers](https://www.chch.live/business/new-city-barbers-christchurch-central-city), Hairdressers, 63 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=-43.5365411&lon=172.6415336) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5365411,172.6415336,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Unknown%20Chapter) - [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4733006523), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Unknown Chapter?** A café in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch. **Where is Unknown Chapter?** 254 St Asaph Street, Central City, on [St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5365411,172.6415336,17) **Is Unknown Chapter still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory, last checked by a mapper 19 June 2026. **How do you contact Unknown Chapter?** phone [027 235 3777](tel:0272353777) (its own website), its [website](http://www.unknownchaptercoffee.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [info@unknownchaptercoffee.co.nz](mailto:info@unknownchaptercoffee.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **When is Unknown Chapter open?** Monday – Sunday: 6.30 am to 4 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near Unknown Chapter?** [Engine Coffee Brewers](https://www.chch.live/business/engine-coffee-brewers-christchurch-central-city) (62 m), [BobaLab](https://www.chch.live/business/bobalab-christchurch-central-city) (74 m), [Estelle](https://www.chch.live/business/estelle-christchurch-central-city) (76 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Unknown Chapter?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/254-saint-asaph-street) holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Opes Partners](https://www.chch.live/business/opes-partners-christchurch-central-city) (19 m); the Madras St near Southwark St bus stop is 98 m away: routes 8, 84, 85, 95; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) (141 m). **What stood where Unknown Chapter is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5365411&lon=172.6415336) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - 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) - 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) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - 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 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/unknown-chapter-christchurch-central-city Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city