Before our movie, we wanted a drink. Jels seemed like the most reasonable spot as the food court…read moreupstairs was extremely overpriced. Jels is a small bubble tea spot inside the Westfield shopping mall. We dropped by on a Wednesday evening (around 6:00pm). The menu is pretty typical with bubble tea, snow jelly, ice slushy, fruity soda, milkshakes, fruit smoothies, cool frappe, yogo cooling (yoghurt), lemon fig jelly and grass jelly drinks. - Jels red (traditional) (#1) ($5.50 NZD small) - we got this with grass jelly instead of tapioca pearls. This drink is their version of milk tea. Didn't have much milk tea flavour; weak, meagre and overpriced. One of those typical shopping mall spots. Standard, nothing special BBT.

I go here often as it is cheaper than the starbucks across from it. They serve milkshakes, bubble…read moretea, and treats like cookies and bars. I usually get a mocha milkshake which is around $5.50 and tastes excellent! Their other drinks like the Taro bubble tea (also cheap for a good drink) was amazing and the boba is always great. Located at Riccarton mall, close to shops and other food and drink stalls so it's perfect.

One of my favorite bubble tea shops, the drinks are incredible and feel like they're made with…read morelove. The shop is super cute, a great place to go and hang out with friends. However the waiting time for orders is quite slow, as it seems like there's only one worker. I don't mind though, there's heaps of shops to window browse in the BNZ centre while you're waiting.

I was all set to go back to the hotel after a lovely evening of beers when I spotted gelato and…read moredang it, I couldn't refuse. Lots of choices and for 9:00 on a weeknight, the place was busy. It was almost... rollickin'. I chose "peanut pants" and a small serving which ended up being quite large. A mix of peanut butter gelato and chocolate gelato, it was delicious. Creamy, fresh and yummy. Just what I needed to end a perfect day of exploring Christchurch. [Review 402 of 2024 - 55 in New Zealand - 21435 overall]

This little cafe is a highlight on trendy New Regent St. in Christchurch. From the photo op with…read morethe gorilla on the bench outside to the tasty ice cream decadence inside, it's an after-dinner delight for everyone. There's a bit of a queue to navigate in the evening, but it's worth the wait. And the service is good so the line moves relatively quickly. On our visit, we tried the Charlie's Choccy Cake, which is a hot chocolate cake with chocolate ganache with a scoop of ice cream of your choice and a dab of coconut yogurt. It was wonderful, and I'm glad we split it. It would have been too rich for one. It was less than $10 NZD per person, so it was well worth it. I hope we have the chance to try it again.

A quaint bakery off of Merivale Mall (only accessible from the parking lot). They serve many…read moredifferent pastry options from cookies to cakes, muffins and friands. Everything on display attracted my attention and all are decorated artistically. I tried a cookie and white chocolate and raspberry friand and both were fantastic. There is an espresso machine if sugar isn't a good enough morning pick up for you! There's not much space inside, so I wouldn't count on eating in. Would love to come back and try some of the slices.

Sweet Kitchen is delicious! Love love love! I haven't had any of their coffees but have had their…read morecakes numerous times and they're delicious. Moist and full of flavour, cooked to perfection. They have a number of gluten free options as well. Delicious decadent treats.

Rivals Rollickins for flavour and is cheaper. Choice is limited 24+ flavours but changes…read morefrequently. First place I ever had ice cream when I moved here and still come back to it.

Best bubble tea I had in NZ! I came here twice…read more Located in South City Mall, TeasMe has an adorable name, sells loose leaf teas by the bag, and ventures into the bubble tea business after noon. Still no luck getting ice in this city/country but they at least shake it up with ice so your drink is served nice and cold.

I'm glad Allison left a yelp review as I was in a desperate search for a bubble tea place and this…read morelocation was within a mile of my hotel. This Teasme location is one out of 3 in Christchurch. I had the Sweet talk green milk tea, which is like a green milk tea except that they use brown sugar as the sweetener instead of the usual. It was quite delicious and satisfied my milk tea craving. Definitely recommend!

The coffee here is excellent and is only superceded by the pies, a better pie I have not tasted…read more The service is fantastic and if you are in a hurry then you won't be kept waiting long but ideally have a seat and enjoy the food experience.

Great coffee, delicious slices and ultra friendly and helpful staff. Called in to pick up some…read morecoffee for visiting family and was greeted by ultra friendly staff who pointed out the top selling slices etc, they were amazing!! Especially the Lemon Slice