Christchurch Farmers Market
Riccarton Bush (near Riccarton Mall)
After a bit of a walk, we found the markets in a very nice park. It could be the season but there wasn't much fresh produce as it had expected but there was a lot of food. German sausages, Gyoza, macarons, bread, fudge, Thai and Japanese food...
It was really nice to get out of the cbd and see how relaxed people are. Nice way to enjoy a sunny Saturday.
Crafted Coffee Company
Re:start mall, Cashel Street
Coffee is ok here. Food is nice. Nice decor, brings a bit of colour back. Great seating area.
Caffeine Laboratory
3 locations- Re:start mall, corner of Walker Street & Montreal street, New Regent Street
After walking to Walker/Montreal street from Central Station, we were a bit gutted that we couldn't find it. It was by accident that we found one of their stores in Cashel Mall (we were so happy). Turns out they have a small cafe on New Regent Street.. Which is right outside our apartments... and which we walked to in the morning but totally missed...
It also turns out that the Walker/Montreal street one only operates on Mon-Fri out of a black container.
Best coffee in Christchurch (or the ones we have tried). Seating is limited at both places but staff is very friendly. There is a great selection of food at Nee Regent Street.
Re:start Mall
New Regent Street
Sakimoto
Cathedral Junction
After having not a luck of finding recommended places to eat that was in close vicinity to our apartment.. We decided to head downstairs to this little Japanese place.
Food was great, fresh and well presented. Prices were pretty good too. Very yum Japanese food. Staff was a bit harder to understand.
C1 Espresso
High Street
After seeing it on Campbell Live and have been told they have great coffee we decided to give it a try after dinner.
Great quirky place. Very creative use of items such as a sewing machine used as a water tap. The sliders were great $20 for a choice of 3. There were cabinet food as well. The menu for the morning is better with a wide range of breakfast items. Coffee is pretty good.
You can sense that they have a very different perspective of Christchurch and their view on what is happening (or not happening) with the rebuild.
Black Betty
Madras Street
A very family friendly cafe - more like one we would see in Auckland. Great seating. Great food. Coffee is pretty good too. I ordered their Mac n cheese and was very delicious. It wasn't like a typical one where it was just Mac n sauce. Definitely a must go. Great selection of cabinet food and menu options too.
One thing to really commend the Christchurch coffee places is their ability to do latte art with soy milk. It's a rarity here in Auckland for me to not only have great coffee but also someone who can make nice art.. Instead of a blob that I always get.
I can't wait until I go back to Christchurch again to try out some of their other restaurants... When it's not so cold!😄
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