# Ancestral, Riccarton Ancestral is a Chinese restaurant at 35 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, route 3, route 5, route 80) is 143 m away; a shared path passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 45 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 35 Riccarton Road, Christchurch 8011 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants, Chinese _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **NZBN:** 9429034906507, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** ANCESTRAL LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2005-03-03 _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC000938/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 12 Apr 2027 _(MPI food register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Mixed use zone _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [35 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35-riccarton-road), 45 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 1,089 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) - [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) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8895861), [69 Brockworth Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/69-brockworth-place) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, 143 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St, 153 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St, 257 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130, 140) _(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%2C%2035%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5296844,172.608457) ## Nearby - [Fumetan Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/fumetan-ramen-riccarton), Restaurants, 17 m - [Great Wall Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/great-wall-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 20 m - [Mukbang](https://www.chch.live/business/mukbang-riccarton), Restaurants, 21 m - [TransNational](https://www.chch.live/business/transnational-riccarton), Translator, 25 m - [Eden Alley Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/eden-alley-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 27 m - [Uncle Seven's Claypot Rice](https://www.chch.live/business/uncle-seven-s-claypot-rice-riccarton), Restaurants, 29 m - [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), park, 170 m - [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), park, 402 m - [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), park, 508 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 restaurants - [Fumetan Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/fumetan-ramen-riccarton), Riccarton, 17 m - [Great Wall Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/great-wall-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 20 m - [Mukbang](https://www.chch.live/business/mukbang-riccarton), Riccarton, 21 m - [Eden Alley Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/eden-alley-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 27 m - [Uncle Seven's Claypot Rice](https://www.chch.live/business/uncle-seven-s-claypot-rice-riccarton), Riccarton, 29 m - [Choi's Restaurant and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/choi-s-restaurant-and-bar-riccarton), Riccarton, 35 m - [Nando's](https://www.chch.live/business/nando-s-riccarton), Riccarton, 42 m - [Ramen X Music Fumetan](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-x-music-fumetan-riccarton), Riccarton, 51 m - [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-riccarton) ## Also in Riccarton - [Café Sismo](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-sismo-riccarton), Cafés, 49 m - [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-riccarton-2), Fast food, 50 m - [Simo's Charcoal & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/simo-s-charcoal-grill-riccarton), Fast food, 51 m - [Gizmobies - Phone Repairs Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/gizmobies-phone-repairs-christchurch-riccarton), Phone shops, 55 m - [Ancestral Asian Restaurant Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ancestral-asian-restaurant-cafe-riccarton), Cafés, 60 m - [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-riccarton), Petrol stations, 67 m - [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-riccarton), Bottle stores, 77 m - [Ground Floor Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ground-floor-cafe-riccarton), Cafés, 98 m - [Volstead Trading Company](https://www.chch.live/business/volstead-trading-company-riccarton), Bars & pubs, 98 m - [Closed: Trevinos](https://www.chch.live/business/closed-trevinos-riccarton), Restaurants, 102 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=-43.5296844&lon=172.608457) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5296844,172.608457,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ancestral) - [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2172621564), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Ancestral?** A Chinese restaurant in Riccarton, Christchurch. **Where is Ancestral?** 35 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5296844,172.608457,17) **Is Ancestral still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **What other restaurants are near Ancestral?** [Fumetan Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/fumetan-ramen-riccarton) (17 m), [Great Wall Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/great-wall-restaurant-riccarton) (20 m), [Mukbang](https://www.chch.live/business/mukbang-riccarton) (21 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Ancestral?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/35-riccarton-road) holds 45 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Fumetan Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/fumetan-ramen-riccarton) (17 m); the Riccarton Rd near Bartlett St bus stop is 143 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) (170 m). **What stood where Ancestral is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5296844&lon=172.608457) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - 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) - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/ancestral-riccarton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/riccarton