# Bessie on St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City Bessie on St Asaph Street is a restaurant at 178 St Asaph Street, Central City, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Menu]() · [Google Maps]() **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: 03 595 2799. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Bessie is a Michelin-selected steak restaurant in Christchurch, specialising in dry-aged meat, premium New Zealand produce and exceptional wine”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (St Asaph St near Colombo St, route 3, route 5, route 7) is 43 m away; a separated cycleway passes the door; council off-street parking is 53 m away. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report 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 and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **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:** http://bessie.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** bessie@cookbrothersbars.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site lists bessie@bessie.co.nz_ - **Menu:** https://www.bessie.co.nz/menu _(Its own website)_ - **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/bessiechristchurch, https://www.instagram.com/bessiechristchurch/ _(Its own website)_ ## In its own listing 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. _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:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [178 St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/178-st-asaph-street), 1 report on file ## What stood on St Asaph Street [1939, Meeting Michael Joseph Savage on St Asaph Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2016/ccl-cs-7023) _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](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street#s-then) ## The reports nearby 3,959 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9139324), [13 Mollett Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-mollett-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9139165), [13 Mollett Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/13-mollett-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9139011), [200 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/200-tuam-street) - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9136485), Sugarloaf Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9134091), [10 Mollett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-mollett-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9130940), [586 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/586-colombo-street) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9126267), [171 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/171-saint-asaph-street) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9118738), [638 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/638-colombo-street) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9088416), [590 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/590-colombo-street) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9071215), [591 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/591-colombo-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9059717), Matai Common 10 Mollett Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9050001), [22 Welles St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, St Asaph St near Colombo St, 43 m (routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform A), 194 m (routes 3, 5, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, South City (Northbound), 215 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Wilson off-street parking, 53 m (14 spaces) _(Council parking data)_ - [St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Bessie%20on%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20178%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.53650146532337,172.63621249515248) ## Nearby - [Besse](https://www.chch.live/business/besse-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 3 m - [Engineers & Bessie](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-bessie-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 12 m - [Engineers](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 13 m - [Health & Sport Central](https://www.chch.live/business/health-sport-central-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 23 m - [The Mud](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mud-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 23 m - [Baretta Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/baretta-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 24 m - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 366 m - [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), park, 406 m - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), park, 408 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._ - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), Car park, 183 m ## The nearest other restaurants - [Besse](https://www.chch.live/business/besse-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 3 m - [The Mud](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mud-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 23 m - [Baretta Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/baretta-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 24 m - [Cafe Valentino](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-valentino-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 51 m - [The Yard](https://www.chch.live/business/the-yard-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 59 m - [Golden Lotus](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-lotus-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 63 m - [Shree Jagannath](https://www.chch.live/business/shree-jagannath-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 96 m - [Spartan Greek Cafe And Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/spartan-greek-cafe-and-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 100 m - [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-christchurch-central-city) ## Also in Christchurch Central City - [D&N Souvlaki](https://www.chch.live/business/d-n-souvlaki-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 28 m - [The Little Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 31 m - [Black Burger - Riverside Market](https://www.chch.live/business/black-burger-riverside-market-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 32 m - [Hide Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hide-club-christchurch-central-city), Clubs, 36 m - [Empire](https://www.chch.live/business/empire-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 37 m - [Fleet Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/fleet-cycles-christchurch-central-city), Business, 47 m - [A Rolling Stone](https://www.chch.live/business/a-rolling-stone-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 49 m - [Army and Outdoors](https://www.chch.live/business/army-and-outdoors-christchurch-central-city), Military Surplus, 50 m - [Billie Jack's](https://www.chch.live/business/billie-jack-s-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 58 m - [Closed - Otto Delicatessen Sandwich Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/closed-otto-delicatessen-sandwich-bar-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 60 m - [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53650146532337&lon=172.63621249515248) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53650146532337,172.63621249515248,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Bessie%20on%20St%20Asaph%20Street) - [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Bessie on St Asaph Street?** A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch. **Where is Bessie on St Asaph Street?** 178 St Asaph Street, Central City, on [St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53650146532337,172.63621249515248,17) **Is Bessie on St Asaph Street 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 Bessie on St Asaph Street?** phone [03 595 2799](tel:035952799) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://bessie.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [bessie@cookbrothersbars.co.nz](mailto:bessie@cookbrothersbars.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other restaurants are near Bessie on St Asaph Street?** [Besse](https://www.chch.live/business/besse-christchurch-central-city) (3 m), [The Mud](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mud-christchurch-central-city) (23 m), [Baretta Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/baretta-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city) (24 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Bessie on St Asaph Street?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/178-st-asaph-street) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Besse](https://www.chch.live/business/besse-christchurch-central-city) (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](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) (366 m). **What stood where Bessie on St Asaph Street is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53650146532337&lon=172.63621249515248) ## 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) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-29 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/bessie-on-st-asaph-street-christchurch-central-city Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city