# Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe, Riccarton

Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe is a café at 35E Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ancestral%20Asian%20Restaurant%20Cafe%2C%2035E%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ancestral-%E8%80%81%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9/209762605702559>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ancestral%20Asian%20Restaurant%20Cafe%2C%2035E%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 348 8876.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, route 3, route 5, route 80) is 127 m away; a shared path passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 35E Riccarton Road, Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 348 8876 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ancestral-%E8%80%81%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9/209762605702559 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

Firmly established at the bottom end of Riccarton Road, Ancestral offer authentic and traditional Sichuan and Malaysian Chinese food and Asian favourite beverage bubble teas. Also features some of the city's best private Karaoke rooms. Open 7 days, 12pm until late

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Transport _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [35E Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35e-riccarton-road), 2 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-28533)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside ANZ, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,103 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9082947), [28 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/28-riccarton-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9078921), [4 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/4-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9069276), [74 Brockworth Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/74-brockworth-place)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9060906), [3 Darvel St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/3-darvel-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033620), [32 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/32-riccarton-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033597), [62 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/62-riccarton-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8992529), Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8950723), [75 Brockworth Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/75-brockworth-place)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8945916), [13 Bartlett Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/13-bartlett-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8945462), [97 Mandeville Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/97-mandeville-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8924400), Mandeville Reserve 57 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8908222), [67 Brockworth Place, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/67-brockworth-place)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, 127 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, 132 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Mona Vale Ave near Kilmarnock St, 252 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ancestral%20Asian%20Restaurant%20Cafe%2C%2035E%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.529143296352345,172.60841676344901)

## Nearby

- [Gizmobies - Phone Repairs Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/gizmobies-phone-repairs-christchurch-riccarton), Phone shops, 8 m
- [Café Sismo](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-sismo-riccarton), Cafés, 12 m
- [Simo's Charcoal & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/simo-s-charcoal-grill-riccarton), Fast food, 12 m
- [Nando's](https://www.chch.live/business/nando-s-riccarton), Restaurants, 19 m
- [Choi's Restaurant and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/choi-s-restaurant-and-bar-riccarton), Restaurants, 27 m
- [Ramen X Music Fumetan](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-x-music-fumetan-riccarton), Restaurants, 34 m
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), park, 172 m
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), park, 438 m
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), park, 531 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other cafés

- [Café Sismo](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-sismo-riccarton), Riccarton, 12 m
- [Ground Floor Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ground-floor-cafe-riccarton), Riccarton, 89 m
- [Water Drop Vegetarian Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/water-drop-vegetarian-cafe-riccarton), Riccarton, 182 m
- [Silva Spoon](https://www.chch.live/business/silva-spoon-riccarton), Riccarton, 356 m
- [Decant Vintners and Epicures](https://www.chch.live/business/decant-vintners-and-epicures-riccarton), Riccarton, 466 m
- [Portraits Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/portraits-cafe-riccarton), Riccarton, 495 m
- [Ed Hopper](https://www.chch.live/business/ed-hopper-riccarton), Riccarton, 524 m
- [Pantry on Mandeville](https://www.chch.live/business/pantry-on-mandeville-riccarton), Riccarton, 528 m
- [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-riccarton)

## Also in Riccarton

- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-riccarton-2), Fast food, 34 m
- [TransNational](https://www.chch.live/business/transnational-riccarton), Translator, 37 m
- [Eden Alley Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/eden-alley-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 42 m
- [Fumetan Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/fumetan-ramen-riccarton), Restaurants, 44 m
- [Great Wall Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/great-wall-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 49 m
- [Uncle Seven's Claypot Rice](https://www.chch.live/business/uncle-seven-s-claypot-rice-riccarton), Restaurants, 52 m
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-riccarton), Petrol stations, 55 m
- [Dux Dine Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/dux-dine-riccarton), Restaurants, 56 m
- [Ancestral](https://www.chch.live/business/ancestral-riccarton), Restaurants, 60 m
- [Closed: Trevinos](https://www.chch.live/business/closed-trevinos-riccarton), Restaurants, 64 m
- [Every kind of business in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.529143296352345&lon=172.60841676344901)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.529143296352345,172.60841676344901,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ancestral%20Asian%20Restaurant%20Cafe)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe?**

A café in Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe?**

35E Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.529143296352345,172.60841676344901,17)

**Is Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe still trading?**

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

**How do you contact Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe?**

phone [03 348 8876](tel:033488876) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ancestral-%E8%80%81%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9/209762605702559) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other cafés are near Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe?**

[Café Sismo](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-sismo-riccarton) (12 m), [Ground Floor Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ground-floor-cafe-riccarton) (89 m), [Water Drop Vegetarian Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/water-drop-vegetarian-cafe-riccarton) (182 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe).

**What’s near Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35e-riccarton-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Gizmobies - Phone Repairs Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/gizmobies-phone-repairs-christchurch-riccarton) (8 m); the Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St bus stop is 127 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve) (172 m).

**What stood where Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.529143296352345&lon=172.60841676344901)

## Sources

- 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)
- 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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