# Verge Cafe, Halswell

Verge Cafe is a café at Caulfield Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Verge%20Cafe%2C%20Caulfield%20Avenue%2C%20Halswell%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.facebook.com/Vergecafe/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Verge%20Cafe%2C%20Caulfield%20Avenue%2C%20Halswell%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. The directory’s number for it: 03 261 9043.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Longhurst Medical Centre, route 7) is 41 m away; a shared path passes within 99 m. 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:** Caulfield Avenue, Halswell _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 261 9043 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/Vergecafe/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Transport _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
406 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9013909), 52–56 Caulfield Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8965641), [45 Caulfield Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/45-caulfield-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8829407), [24 Hamill Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/24-hamill-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8795586), [35 Hamill Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/35-hamill-road)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8572399), [23 Caulfield Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/23-caulfield-avenue)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8527107), [9 Hamill Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/9-hamill-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8526360), Longhurst Medical Centre, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8464991), [10A Packard Cres, ????, ?????? 8025, ???](https://www.chch.live/halswell/10a-packard-crescent)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8433298), [6 Robalan Cl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/6-robalan-cl)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8364930), [19R Maka Lane, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/19r-maka-lane)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8145686), Canterbury, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8134531), [70R Caulfield Avenue, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/halswell/70r-caulfield-avenue)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Longhurst Medical Centre, 41 m (routes 7) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Caulfield Ave & Gosling Cres, 50 m (routes 7) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Caulfield Ave near Piper St, 302 m (routes 7) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 99 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Caulfield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/caulfield-avenue), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Verge%20Cafe%2C%20Caulfield%20Avenue%2C%20Halswell%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.57823657708547,172.54705855074732)

## Nearby

- [The Long Knight](https://www.chch.live/business/the-long-knight-halswell), Bars & pubs, 24 m
- [Longhurst Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/longhurst-pharmacy-halswell), Pharmacies, 32 m
- [Simply Indulge Bakehaus](https://www.chch.live/business/simply-indulge-bakehaus-halswell), Cafés, 36 m
- [On the Spot Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/on-the-spot-dairy-halswell), Dairies & convenience, 38 m
- [Bombay Butler - Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/bombay-butler-halswell), Restaurants, 41 m
- [Qubed Coffee Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/qubed-coffee-lounge-halswell), Restaurants, 44 m
- [Alvaston Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/909-alvaston-reserve), park, 461 m
- [Patterson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1786-patterson-reserve), park, 590 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._

## The nearest other cafés

- [Simply Indulge Bakehaus](https://www.chch.live/business/simply-indulge-bakehaus-halswell), Halswell, 36 m
- [Cafe Allwood](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-allwood-halswell), Halswell, 1.2 km
- [Obsess Cafe - Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/obsess-cafe-halswell), Halswell, 1.5 km
- [Steviez Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/steviez-cafe-halswell), Halswell, 2.1 km
- [Halswell Café](https://www.chch.live/business/halswell-cafe-halswell), Halswell, 2.1 km
- [LeBakermen](https://www.chch.live/business/lebakermen-wigram), Wigram, 2.9 km
- [Black & White Coffee Cartel](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-coffee-cartel-wigram), Wigram, 2.9 km
- [Muffin Break The Landing](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-the-landing-wigram), Wigram, 3.0 km
- [Every one in Halswell](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-halswell)

## Also in Halswell

- [Longhurst Health](https://www.chch.live/business/longhurst-health-halswell), Business, 46 m
- [Indian Roots](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-roots-halswell), Restaurants, 54 m
- [Pint And Pony Sports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/pint-and-pony-sports-bar-halswell), Bars & pubs, 54 m
- [Supa Panda Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/supa-panda-restaurant-halswell), Restaurants, 54 m
- [The Amore Italian Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/the-amore-italian-restaurant-halswell), Restaurants, 54 m
- [Bay Audiology](https://www.chch.live/business/bay-audiology-halswell), Audiologists, 58 m
- [Supa Panda](https://www.chch.live/business/supa-panda-halswell), Restaurants, 70 m
- [Suburban Rascal](https://www.chch.live/business/suburban-rascal-halswell), Restaurants, 81 m
- [Winners Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/winners-restaurant-halswell), Fast food, 84 m
- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-halswell), Fast food, 87 m
- [Every kind of business in Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57823657708547&lon=172.54705855074732)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.57823657708547,172.54705855074732,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Verge%20Cafe)
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Verge Cafe?**

A café in Halswell, Christchurch.

**Where is Verge Cafe?**

Caulfield Avenue, Halswell, on [Caulfield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/halswell/caulfield-avenue). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.57823657708547,172.54705855074732,17)

**Is Verge 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.

**How do you contact Verge Cafe?**

phone [03 261 9043](tel:032619043) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/Vergecafe/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Verge Cafe?**

[Simply Indulge Bakehaus](https://www.chch.live/business/simply-indulge-bakehaus-halswell) (36 m), [Cafe Allwood](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-allwood-halswell) (1.2 km), [Obsess Cafe - Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/obsess-cafe-halswell) (1.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Verge Cafe?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Long Knight](https://www.chch.live/business/the-long-knight-halswell) (24 m); the Longhurst Medical Centre bus stop is 41 m away: route 7; a shared path passes within 99 m; nearest park: [Alvaston Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/909-alvaston-reserve) (461 m).

**What stood where Verge Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.57823657708547&lon=172.54705855074732)

## 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 2026-10-16

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