Brigittes Merivale is a warm and inviting restaurant in the heart of Merivale, Christchurch, serving breakfast, lunch, and a curated selection of international wines. Diners can settle into the sun-drenched courtyard, the conservatory, or the classic indoor dining space, giving a choice of setting depending on mood or weather.
Coffee is a clear focus, 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 strawberries & cream style flavours.
Beyond coffee, Brigittes Merivale offers build-your-own mimosas, cocktails including a Hugo elderflower spritz and espresso martini, fresh juices, smoothies, kombucha, sparkling waters, an extensive New Zealand and international wine list, and a beer and cider selection. A notable menu item, the Invisible Coffee, is described as a contribution towards staff welfare. Brigittes also operates a sister restaurant, Brigittes Sumner, with beachside dining in Sumner, Christchurch.
Brigittes operates two distinct Christchurch restaurants: Brigittes Merivale and Brigittes Sumner, each with its own character but sharing the same focus on breakfast, lunch, and a well-considered drinks list.
Described as 'a warm and inviting restaurant in the heart of Merivale,' Brigittes Merivale serves breakfast, lunch, and a curated selection of international wines. Diners can settle into a sun-drenched courtyard, a conservatory, or the classic indoor dining space, giving a choice of settings depending on the mood or the weather. The restaurant is positioned as a relaxed neighbourhood spot, somewhere to spend time rather than just pass through.
Brigittes Merivale is located at 209 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch 8014, and is open Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 3:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am to 3:00pm.
Brigittes Sumner takes a different setting, positioned as a restaurant 'with beautiful views of the beach and ocean.' The focus here is on breakfast and lunch built around great produce, service, and atmosphere, with the restaurant billing itself as 'the place to be for beachside dining, coffee, and brunch in Sumner.'
Brigittes Sumner is located 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.
Both locations share the same coffee identity: a unique house roast by Ozone Coffee, blending beans from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Indonesia. Alongside the espresso range, Brigittes offers matcha sourced from Kyushu Island, Japan, described as a gentler caffeine option with more antioxidants than green tea, made as a latte with a choice of milk. A West Coast Cocoa hot chocolate range rounds out the hot drinks, available in dark, peppermint, and mayan chilli varieties.
One distinctive menu item at both venues is the 'Invisible Coffee,' a $5.00 item described as a contribution towards staff welfare.
Each location runs its own extensive drinks list. Both offer build-your-own mimosas (a full bottle of Cloudy Bay Pelorus with a jug of orange juice), an espresso martini, pickled bloody mary, peach bellini, and mimosa flutes, alongside fresh juices in flavours like Pink (grapefruit, strawberry, mint, lemon) and smoothies such as avocado, spinach, and banana. Both venues also stock B.Effect kombucha, sparkling waters, an extensive New Zealand-focused wine list featuring producers like Cloudy Bay, Pegasus Bay, and Saddleback, plus a beer selection.
While specific dishes aren't detailed on the general site pages, each location maintains its own seasonal Food Menu, published as a downloadable PDF (currently the Winter 2026 menu at each venue). Reservations, gift cards, and FAQ pages are managed separately for Merivale and Sumner.
Brigittes Merivale can be reached on (03) 355 6150 or [email protected]. Brigittes Sumner can be reached on (03) 244 0481 or [email protected]. Both locations are active on the same Facebook and Instagram accounts, and invite customers to leave a review on Google via an in-store scan code.