Bessie on St Asaph Street
Bessie on St Asaph Street is a restaurant at 178 St Asaph Street, Central City, Christchurch.
Previously Merchants, Bessie's has opened and promises they will bring the highest quality dining experience in a vibrant… Read full description ↓
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
Checked 28 Oct 2026
178 St Asaph Street, Central City
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 18 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 4
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 restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
All 266 restaurants 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 | 178 St Asaph Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 595 2799 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | bessie.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| bessie@cookbrothersbars.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists bessie@bessie.co.nz | |
| Menu | bessie.co.nz | Its own website |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Previously Merchants, Bessie's has opened and promises they will bring the highest quality dining experience in a vibrant environment. Their specialty is dry aged meat which they do in-house and thenis finished on a charcoal oven roaring at 450 degree Celsius. This creates a unique flavor and when combined with world class NZ produce and a selection of wines from around the globe delivers a destination for those special occasions. Open Daily 5pm til late.
— 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
3,959 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,377 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,959 reports on file
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Fountain
Water Fountain
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Pavement - Damaged
Public Toilet
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
178 St Asaph Street, Central City, on St Asaph Street. On the map →
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.
phone 03 595 2799 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email bessie@cookbrothersbars.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Besse (3 m), The Mud (23 m), Baretta Bar & Restaurant (24 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Besse (3 m); the St Asaph St near Colombo St bus stop is 43 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (366 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: 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 6
- 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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