Where to Eat in Christchurch
Where to eat in Christchurch
A curated set of standout tables and local favorites.
Local favorites & classics
- Twenty Seven Steps. New Regent Street · Modern NZ — Intimate upstairs bistro overlooking the pastel arcade, a local favourite for South Island produce
- Inati. The Terrace · Contemporary shared plates — Chef Simon Levy's open-kitchen degustation, one of the city's most acclaimed
- Kinji. Merivale · Japanese — Long-standing, highly regarded sushi and Japanese kitchen
- Fush. Wigram / Lyttelton · Fish and chips — Beloved sustainable fish-and-chips shop championing te reo Maori
- King of Snake. Level 1/79 Cashel Street · 4.7★ (2,966 reviews)
- Fiddlesticks Restaurant and Bar. Corner of Worcester Boulevard & · 4.5★ (2,287 reviews)
- 5th Street. 5 Elgin Street · 4.8★ (1,380 reviews)
- Casa Publica. 180 Armagh Street · 4.5★ (2,098 reviews)
Cafés, bakeries & casual
- Riverside Market. Central city · Food hall — Buzzing covered market with dozens of stalls from dumplings to South Island cheeses
- Little High Eatery. High Street · Eatery collective — Stylish food hall of eight independent kitchens under one roof
- Sweet Soul Patisserie. 1/79 Cashel Street · 4.8★ (737 reviews)
- Bakermans. 19/23 Memorial Avenue · 4.6★ (727 reviews)
- Bohemian Bakery Cafe. 255 Saint Asaph Street · 4.6★ (551 reviews)
- LeBakermen Cafe & Bakery. 187 Wigram Road · 4.4★ (667 reviews)
- Grizzly Baked Goods. 22 Welles Street · 4.7★ (353 reviews)
- Copenhagen Bakery. 409 Harewood Road · 4.4★ (495 reviews)
Fine dining & Michelin
- Pescatore. The George, Park Terrace · Fine dining — Refined tasting-menu dining beside Hagley Park, a long-time award winner
- Roots. Lyttelton · Degustation — Giulio Sturla's celebrated foraged and farmed tasting menu in the port town
- Bessie. Ground Floor/178 Saint Asaph Street · 4.6★ (898 reviews)
- ROCA. 134 Oxford Terrace · 4.7★ (766 reviews)
- Amazonita. Level One/126 Oxford Terrace · 4.3★ (1,285 reviews)
- The Monday Room. 157 High Street · 4.7★ (653 reviews)
- EARL - Restaurant Christchurch. 128 Lichfield Street · 4.6★ (619 reviews)
- Chillingworth Road. 2/478 Cranford Street · 4.6★ (514 reviews)