A café across from the beach at New Brighton, with ocean-view seating looking out to an architecturally unique pier and the coastline. The name marks a piece of local history: from the early 1960s for several decades, New Brighton was the only place in Christchurch where general retail shops could open on a Saturday, and the café is meant to celebrate that. It serves breakfast and lunch, with drinks and what the website calls fancy quality food, including a turmeric poached pear porridge that the website praises. The website says it is a good place for children to play, for people to relax and for friends to meet, and it also hosts functions in its funky space. It is at 195 Marine Parade, and Open Locally lists it as one of four cafés within a kilometre.