12 Bar
12 Bar is a bar or pub at 342 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
This is not only a home of great craft beer but also a dedicated Blues Bar. Head along and check out the sunny beer garden… Read full description ↓
Licensed to 12 Bar Brews Limited, to 2 Feb 2027
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
342 St Asaph Street Central City
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Nearby
More nearby places 5
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 342 St Asaph Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 260 0333 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | 12bar.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| info@12bar.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 2 Feb 2027, held by 12 Bar Brews Limited | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | Off-licence tavern, expires 2 Feb 2027, held by 12 Bar Brews Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
This is not only a home of great craft beer but also a dedicated Blues Bar. Head along and check out the sunny beer garden, there is plenty of atmosphere and live music in the evenings. Dog friendly. Open Wednesday - Saturday, from 3pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Central City Mixed Use Zone | District Plan |
What stood on St Asaph Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Bohemian Bakery, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
2,185 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,874 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,185 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Poles and Signage - General
Damaged Road
Damaged Road
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
342 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on St Asaph Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 2 Feb 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 260 0333 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@12bar.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Darkroom (33 m), Galaxy Arcade (271 m), Galaxy Bar (286 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 14 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Darkroom (33 m); the St Asaph St near Fitzgerald Ave bus stop is 108 m away: route 80; a cycle lane passes within 116 m; nearest park: Wilson Park (414 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 7
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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