Guidebook for Christchurch
Food Scene
Hole in the wall Thai joint with the best Thai food outside of Thailand
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The Thai Kitchen
239 Colombo StHole in the wall Thai joint with the best Thai food outside of Thailand
Great for meat eaters and vegans (HUGE selctection of delicious food for both)
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Town Tonic
335 Lincoln RdGreat for meat eaters and vegans (HUGE selctection of delicious food for both)
Hello Sunday Cafe
6 Elgin StMy favourite breakfast restaurant in the whole world
Coffee Supreme Welles Street
10 Welles StGreat coffee, smoothies and food
A food court in the city with something for everyone’s need. There is Thai, Mexican, Japanese, vegan burgers, dumplings
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Little High Eatery
255 St Asaph StA food court in the city with something for everyone’s need. There is Thai, Mexican, Japanese, vegan burgers, dumplings
King of Snake
79 Victoria StAmazing Asian fusion restaurant
Mexicano's
131 Victoria StDelicious Mexican food
The Lotus-Heart vegetarian restaurant
363 St Asaph StVegetarian goodness!
A quaint little French restaurant on New Regent street, my favourite street in town
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Twenty Seven Steps
A quaint little French restaurant on New Regent street, my favourite street in town
Every Saturday morning, only a 5 minute from my house with a HUGE selection of seasonal fruit and vege as well as various street food vendors
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Opawa Farmers Market
Every Saturday morning, only a 5 minute from my house with a HUGE selection of seasonal fruit and vege as well as various street food vendors
Drinks & Nightlife
A bar set in an old bus. A very cool scene, right in the middle of town
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Smash Palace
172 High StA bar set in an old bus. A very cool scene, right in the middle of town
With 3 bars, a fantastic restaurant and courtyard amongst it all - you can't go past Dux Central
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Dux Central
144 Lichfield StWith 3 bars, a fantastic restaurant and courtyard amongst it all - you can't go past Dux Central
Parks & Nature
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Rolleston AvenueRisingholme Park
22 Cholmondeley AvenueA beautiful park for a stroll, picnic or just to sit down and watch the world go by
Shopping
The Tannery is a boutique shopping emporium on the banks of the Heathcote River in Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand. The old industrial precinct from the 19th century is now home to a retail complex boasting stunning architecture and art, and home to a concentration of boutique shops; a hub of creativity and hospitality, retail, craft and entertainment.
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The Tannery
3 Garlands RdThe Tannery is a boutique shopping emporium on the banks of the Heathcote River in Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand. The old industrial precinct from the 19th century is now home to a retail complex boasting stunning architecture and art, and home to a concentration of boutique shops; a hub of creativity and hospitality, retail, craft and entertainment.
The Colombo stands as one of Canterbury’s elite retail and entertainment establishments. It builds on the region’s iconic and organic character with a distinctive, European-inspired niche that indulges in world class trends.
What defines The Colombo is its harmonious blend of retailers, including an arts cinema, European-style bars, decadent culinary providers and many fashion, beauty and home ware boutiques. The residents share an innovative attitude towards retail, and connect the people of Canterbury with pioneering international offerings that effortlessly fuse with local lifestyles.
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The Colombo
363 Colombo StThe Colombo stands as one of Canterbury’s elite retail and entertainment establishments. It builds on the region’s iconic and organic character with a distinctive, European-inspired niche that indulges in world class trends.
What defines The Colombo is its harmonious blend of retailers, including an arts cinema, European-style bars, decadent culinary providers and many fashion, beauty and home ware boutiques. The residents share an innovative attitude towards retail, and connect the people of Canterbury with pioneering international offerings that effortlessly fuse with local lifestyles.
Essentials
Only a stone throw away from my place - New World St Martins is your choice for supermarket shopping in Opawa. They are a destination store for convenience of daily or weekly shopping their freshness, range and variety surpasses others.
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New World St Martins
92 Wilsons RdOnly a stone throw away from my place - New World St Martins is your choice for supermarket shopping in Opawa. They are a destination store for convenience of daily or weekly shopping their freshness, range and variety surpasses others.
Getting Around
Snap Rentals - Christchurch Airport
170 Orchard RdCheap and reliable car rentals
Entertainment & Activities
Christchurch's leading arthouse cinema with a 1920/30's décor. Three boutique gold class cinemas that have luxury armchair seats and the latest in projection and digital sound. They have free parking and a licensed bar and café.
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Academy Gold Cinema
363 Colombo StChristchurch's leading arthouse cinema with a 1920/30's décor. Three boutique gold class cinemas that have luxury armchair seats and the latest in projection and digital sound. They have free parking and a licensed bar and café.
Showcasing an outstanding line-up of selected quality movie entertainment, comfy seats with wide aisles, special benefits for Cinema Club members, enthusiastic staff, hand rolled ice creams, gourmet hot nuts, cheese boards, fresh coffee, character teas, craft beers and the carefully assembled wine list, is sure to enhance your premium movie going experience…
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Deluxe Cinemas
Showcasing an outstanding line-up of selected quality movie entertainment, comfy seats with wide aisles, special benefits for Cinema Club members, enthusiastic staff, hand rolled ice creams, gourmet hot nuts, cheese boards, fresh coffee, character teas, craft beers and the carefully assembled wine list, is sure to enhance your premium movie going experience…
Taken from their website:
We opened in 1985 on Hereford Street as Alice in Videoland, a little shop determined to whet the appetites of discriminating film-lovers who were being left hungry by the limited selection at their local video chain. Screeds of cinematic wealth were going to waste, all but unavailable to the public, hidden away in the dark where only the most lucky or determined of cinephiles could reach them. Alice’s brought these films into the light, and became a place celebrating not just the rare and the unusual, but films of all kinds, from all over the world.
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Alice Cinemateque
209 Tuam StTaken from their website:
We opened in 1985 on Hereford Street as Alice in Videoland, a little shop determined to whet the appetites of discriminating film-lovers who were being left hungry by the limited selection at their local video chain. Screeds of cinematic wealth were going to waste, all but unavailable to the public, hidden away in the dark where only the most lucky or determined of cinephiles could reach them. Alice’s brought these films into the light, and became a place celebrating not just the rare and the unusual, but films of all kinds, from all over the world.