Brigittes Sumner is a cafe located at 22a Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch, offering a seasonal breakfast and brunch food menu alongside an extensive drinks list. It operates alongside a sister location, Brigittes Merivale, at 209 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch.
Coffee is a focus at Brigittes, with a unique house roast by Ozone Coffee blending beans from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Indonesia. The drinks list also features matcha sourced from Kyushu Island, Japan, and a West Coast Cocoa hot chocolate range in dark, peppermint, and mayan chilli varieties.
Beyond coffee, Brigittes Sumner offers build-your-own mimosas, cocktails including an Aperol spritz and espresso martinis, fresh juices, smoothies, kombucha, sparkling waters, an extensive New Zealand-focused wine list, and a beer selection on tap and in bottles. A notable menu item, the Invisible Coffee, is described as a contribution towards staff welfare.
Brigittes operates two Christchurch cafes, Brigittes Merivale and Brigittes Sumner, each offering what the business describes as a 'delicious and vibrant seasonal menu.' The Sumner location specifically frames its offering as a seasonal breakfast and brunch menu, while both sites run their own dedicated food and drinks menus, updated seasonally.
Brigittes Merivale is located at 209 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 3:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am to 3:00pm. Brigittes Sumner is at 22a Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, open Monday to Thursday from 8:00am to 3:00pm, and Friday to Sunday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
Each location has its own reservations system, contact details, gift cards, and FAQ page, and both are active on the same Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Coffee is clearly a focus at Brigittes. The cafes serve a unique house roast by Ozone Coffee, blending beans from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Indonesia. Alongside the espresso range (americano, flat white, latte, cappuccino, mocha, and more), Brigittes also offers matcha sourced from Kyushu Island, Japan, described as a gentler caffeine option with more antioxidants than green tea, served as a latte with a choice of milk. A West Coast Cocoa hot chocolate range rounds out the hot drinks, in dark, peppermint, and mayan chilli variations.
One standout detail on the menu is the 'Invisible Coffee' — a $5.00 item described as a contribution towards staff welfare, letting customers support the team directly through their order.
Both Brigittes locations run an extensive drinks list beyond coffee. This includes build-your-own mimosas (with a full bottle of Cloudy Bay Pelorus and a jug of orange juice), an Aperol spritz, pickled bloody mary, peach bellini, and espresso martinis. There's a fresh juice and smoothie menu with combinations like a Pink juice (grapefruit, strawberry, mint, lemon) and a peanut butter and raspberry smoothie, plus B.Effect kombucha, sparkling waters, and Almighty options.
The wine list features New Zealand producers including Cloudy Bay, Pegasus Bay, Greywacke, and Saddleback, alongside Champagne options like Moet & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot. On tap and in bottles, the beer selection includes Peroni, Balta, Corona, and Parrotdog.
While the specific dishes aren't listed on the general site pages, both Merivale and Sumner maintain their own seasonal Food Menu, published as a downloadable PDF and updated with the season (the current version referenced is the Winter 2026 menu at each location).
Reservations can be made separately for each site, with Sumner bookings running through an online booking system and Merivale through its own reservations page. Gift cards are also available for both locations.
Brigittes Merivale can be reached on (03) 355 6150 or [email protected], while Brigittes Sumner can be reached on (03) 244 0481 or [email protected]. Both cafes also invite customers to leave reviews on Google via an in-store scan code.