Guidebook for Christchurch
Drinks & Nightlife
My favourite bar/Nightlife scene. Owned by an Italian family, great for NZ celebrity watching, (i.E All black hangout etc) food incredible, music divine and about a 15min walk from the house.
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Mama Hooch
817 Colombo StMy favourite bar/Nightlife scene. Owned by an Italian family, great for NZ celebrity watching, (i.E All black hangout etc) food incredible, music divine and about a 15min walk from the house.
Pretty swanky place but amazing environment great wine list and awesome cocktails! It's one of my usual hangouts.
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Dirty Land
131 Victoria StPretty swanky place but amazing environment great wine list and awesome cocktails! It's one of my usual hangouts.
Food Scene
This is a pub/restaurant about a 3 min walk from the house. Food is divine and was voted best pub in Canterbury last year. Usually is very busy though. Highly recommend
74 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn
292 Kilmore StThis is a pub/restaurant about a 3 min walk from the house. Food is divine and was voted best pub in Canterbury last year. Usually is very busy though. Highly recommend
The best coffee in town without a doubt. It's my local every morning! 15 min walk fantastic for brunch breakfast and dinner on weekends.
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Caffeine Laboratory
The best coffee in town without a doubt. It's my local every morning! 15 min walk fantastic for brunch breakfast and dinner on weekends.
This is a Vegan/Vegetarian friendly restaurant but to be honest I am neither of these things (permanently anyway) and It's one of my favourite lunch spots.
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Lotus-Heart vegetarian restaurant
363 St Asaph StThis is a Vegan/Vegetarian friendly restaurant but to be honest I am neither of these things (permanently anyway) and It's one of my favourite lunch spots.
Parks & Nature
Best free entertainment you will find, absolutely beautiful to walk around on a sunny day. about a 20-25 min walk from the house. Well worth a visit.
297 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Rolleston AvenueBest free entertainment you will find, absolutely beautiful to walk around on a sunny day. about a 20-25 min walk from the house. Well worth a visit.
Shopping
Pretty funky but touristy mall worth a look.It was created after the earthquake to utilise shipping containers. pretty incredible engineering worth a visit.
77 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Container Mall
76-100 Cashel StreetPretty funky but touristy mall worth a look.It was created after the earthquake to utilise shipping containers. pretty incredible engineering worth a visit.
Essentials
probably a good 25 min walk but 5 min drive the cheapest supermarket in town.
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
PAK'nSAVE Moorhouse
297 Moorhouse Aveprobably a good 25 min walk but 5 min drive the cheapest supermarket in town.
Everything Else
A cool wee beach town that is worth a day visit on a sunny day
121 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sumner Pharmacy
17 Wakefield AveA cool wee beach town that is worth a day visit on a sunny day
Arts & Culture
This is a free museum and one of the best free museums I've been too. about a 15 min walk from the house.
390 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Canterbury Museum
66 Rolleston AveThis is a free museum and one of the best free museums I've been too. about a 15 min walk from the house.