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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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I-Museum ka-Canterbury
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.