# Black Burger - Riverside Market, Christchurch Central City

Black Burger - Riverside Market is a takeaway at 172 St Asaph Street, Central City, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Black%20Burger%20-%20Riverside%20Market%2C%20172%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://blackburger.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Black%20Burger%20-%20Riverside%20Market%2C%20172%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%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 picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](<https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=black-burger-riverside-market-christchurch-central-city&source=owner>).

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Take the most premium locally sourced ingredients and make the best damn cheeseburger in New Zealand. Order online for pick up or delivery”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (St Asaph St near Colombo St, route 3, route 5, route 7) is 11 m away; a separated cycleway passes the door; council off-street parking is 69 m away. The address’s own page keeps 3 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 and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 172 St Asaph Street, Central City _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Fast food _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://blackburger.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** info@blackburger.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Social:** https://www.instagram.com/blackburgernewzealand/, https://www.facebook.com/blackburgernewzealand, https://www.tiktok.com/@blackburgernewzealand _(Its own website)_

## In its own listing

In 2020 three mates came together through their obsession of food to create a business that makes classic LA style cheeseburgers with premium ingredients. Their aim is to take the most premium locally sourced ingredients and make the best damn cheeseburger in New Zealand. They start with the best beef and the buck stops with Wagyu, in particular grain-fed Japanese Black. Open Monday - Wednesday, Sunday 11am-5pm & Thursday - Saturday 11am-9pm

_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)_
- **Consent CRC130261:** Small Scale Burner, held by Cafe Valentino Limited, to 12 Sept 2032, 17 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll
- **Address record:** [172 St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/172-saint-asaph-street), 3 reports 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
3,802 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)
- [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)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9078326), [131 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/131-saint-asaph-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, 11 m (routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform A), 208 m (routes 3, 5, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, South City (Northbound), 221 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Separated cycleway, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilson off-street parking, 69 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=Black%20Burger%20-%20Riverside%20Market%2C%20172%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.53649770165131,172.63581881118364)

## Nearby

- [Hide Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hide-club-christchurch-central-city), Clubs, 12 m
- [Empire](https://www.chch.live/business/empire-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 16 m
- [Cafe Valentino](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-valentino-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 22 m
- [Baretta Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/baretta-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 25 m
- [The Mud](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mud-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 25 m
- [Besse](https://www.chch.live/business/besse-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 30 m
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), park, 384 m
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 392 m
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), Botanic, 396 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, 184 m

## The nearest other fast food

- [Billie Jack's](https://www.chch.live/business/billie-jack-s-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 35 m
- [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 39 m
- [Closed - Otto Delicatessen Sandwich Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/closed-otto-delicatessen-sandwich-bar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 39 m
- [D&N Souvlaki](https://www.chch.live/business/d-n-souvlaki-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 48 m
- [The Little Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 57 m
- [Phatt Phillip - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/phatt-phillip-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 129 m
- [The Food Den](https://www.chch.live/business/the-food-den-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 137 m
- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 192 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Bessie on St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/business/bessie-on-st-asaph-street-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 32 m
- [The Yard](https://www.chch.live/business/the-yard-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 36 m
- [Engineers](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 37 m
- [Engineers & Bessie](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-bessie-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 37 m
- [Golden Lotus](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-lotus-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 38 m
- [The Fluffy Bake Shop - The Yard](https://www.chch.live/business/the-fluffy-bake-shop-the-yard-christchurch-central-city), Business, 40 m
- [Health & Sport Central](https://www.chch.live/business/health-sport-central-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 53 m
- [Serve Ping Pong Club](https://www.chch.live/business/serve-ping-pong-club-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 56 m
- [Serve Social](https://www.chch.live/business/serve-social-christchurch-central-city), Arcades, 59 m
- [A Rolling Stone](https://www.chch.live/business/a-rolling-stone-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 61 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=-43.53649770165131&lon=172.63581881118364)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53649770165131,172.63581881118364,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Black%20Burger%20-%20Riverside%20Market)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Black Burger - Riverside Market?**

A takeaway in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Black Burger - Riverside Market?**

172 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#-43.53649770165131,172.63581881118364,17)

**Is Black Burger - Riverside Market 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 Black Burger - Riverside Market?**

its [website](http://blackburger.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [info@blackburger.co.nz](mailto:info@blackburger.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other fast food are near Black Burger - Riverside Market?**

[Billie Jack's](https://www.chch.live/business/billie-jack-s-christchurch-central-city) (35 m), [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-christchurch-central-city) (39 m), [Closed - Otto Delicatessen Sandwich Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/closed-otto-delicatessen-sandwich-bar-christchurch-central-city) (39 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food).

**What’s near Black Burger - Riverside Market?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/172-saint-asaph-street) holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Hide Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hide-club-christchurch-central-city) (12 m); the St Asaph St near Colombo St bus stop is 11 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve) (384 m).

**What stood where Black Burger - Riverside Market is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53649770165131&lon=172.63581881118364)

## 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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 2026-10-26

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