Guidebook for Christchurch
Drinks & Nightlife
OGB is open fro 7.30am - 1am, 7 days a week. OGB serves scrumptious breakfast and lunch options during day service, as well the best coffee in town. Night time food options at OGB include platters, olives and tempting snacks. The wine list, craft beer and cocktail selection is like no other. You will not be disappointed.
52 locals recommend
O.G.B Bar & Cocktail Bar
28 Cathedral SquareOGB is open fro 7.30am - 1am, 7 days a week. OGB serves scrumptious breakfast and lunch options during day service, as well the best coffee in town. Night time food options at OGB include platters, olives and tempting snacks. The wine list, craft beer and cocktail selection is like no other. You will not be disappointed.
Food Scene
The Caffeine Laboratory
ArboCafe
265 High StBlack Betty Cafe
165 Madras StHello Sunday Cafe
6 Elgin StAddington Coffee Co-op
297 Lincoln RdTwenty Seven Steps
Bamboozle Restaurant
151 Cambridge TerraceFiddlesticks Restaurant and Bar
Montreal StreetLittle High Eatery
255 St Asaph StThe Lotus-Heart vegetarian restaurant
363 St Asaph StOrleans
89 Lichfield StSpice Paragon
76 Victoria StYamagen Japanese Restaurant
53 Victoria StMexicano's
131 Victoria StSightseeing
Opened in 1932, New Regent Street is Christchurch’s only complete heritage streetscape. With beautiful Spanish Mission architecture, and a distinctive pastel colour scheme, it’s long been popular with locals and tourists alike.
12 locals recommend
New Regent Street
Opened in 1932, New Regent Street is Christchurch’s only complete heritage streetscape. With beautiful Spanish Mission architecture, and a distinctive pastel colour scheme, it’s long been popular with locals and tourists alike.
Sightseeing rides in a small, flat-bottomed boat poled by a guide dressed in Edwardian clothing.
109 locals recommend
Punting on the Avon
2 Cambridge TerraceSightseeing rides in a small, flat-bottomed boat poled by a guide dressed in Edwardian clothing.
Experience stunning 360° views from the summit. To the west, gaze across the sparkling cityscape of Christchurch, over the Canterbury Plains to the high peaks of the Southern Alps. To the south and east are the dramatic views of Banks Peninsula, Lake Ellesmere and Lyttelton Harbour formed in a sunken volcanic crater. Looking north the beaches of Pegasus Bay and the Pacific Ocean unfold to the distant Kaikoura Peninsula.
247 locals recommend
Christchurch Gondola
Experience stunning 360° views from the summit. To the west, gaze across the sparkling cityscape of Christchurch, over the Canterbury Plains to the high peaks of the Southern Alps. To the south and east are the dramatic views of Banks Peninsula, Lake Ellesmere and Lyttelton Harbour formed in a sunken volcanic crater. Looking north the beaches of Pegasus Bay and the Pacific Ocean unfold to the distant Kaikoura Peninsula.
Parks & Nature
The Gardens sprawl over an area of 21 hectares and lie adjacent to the loop of the Avon River next to Hagley Park. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have a variety of collection of exotic and local plants of New Zealand.
297 locals recommend
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Rolleston AvenueThe Gardens sprawl over an area of 21 hectares and lie adjacent to the loop of the Avon River next to Hagley Park. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have a variety of collection of exotic and local plants of New Zealand.
The Park is home to New Zealand's only gorillas ... and the country's only orang-utans too!
Set in 80 hectares within 15 minutes’ drive of Christchurch Airport, Orana Wildlife Park provides the ultimate animal adventure. We get you up close and personal with the animals.
157 locals recommend
Orana Wildlife Park
793 McLeans Island RdThe Park is home to New Zealand's only gorillas ... and the country's only orang-utans too!
Set in 80 hectares within 15 minutes’ drive of Christchurch Airport, Orana Wildlife Park provides the ultimate animal adventure. We get you up close and personal with the animals.
Arts & Culture
The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, commonly known as the Christchurch Art Gallery, is the public art gallery of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
304 locals recommend
Christchurch Art Gallery (Te Puna o Waiwhetu)
312 Montreal StThe Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, commonly known as the Christchurch Art Gallery, is the public art gallery of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Isaac Theatre Royal is the spiritual heart of Canterbury’s arts scene; an iconic theatrical venue that has played host to spectacular shows and spellbound audiences for more than a century.
72 locals recommend
Isaac Theatre Royal
145 Gloucester StThe Isaac Theatre Royal is the spiritual heart of Canterbury’s arts scene; an iconic theatrical venue that has played host to spectacular shows and spellbound audiences for more than a century.
Home stage of the eponymous theatre company, with shows ranging from classical plays to improv.
49 locals recommend
The Court Theatre
36 Bernard StHome stage of the eponymous theatre company, with shows ranging from classical plays to improv.
Shopping
The Crossing
166 Cashel StThe Tannery
3 Garlands RdThe Colombo
363 Colombo StWestfield Riccarton
129 Riccarton RdEssentials
New World Durham Street
175 Durham St SFreshChoice City Market
71 Lichfield StC Junction Convenience and LOTTO Store
119 Worcester StreetThe Christchurch Doctors
148 Hereford StChristchurch Hospital
2 Riccarton Ave