# Chop N Wok, Christchurch Central City

Chop N Wok is a restaurant at South City Mall, 555 Colombo Street, Central City, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Chop%20N%20Wok%2C%20South%20City%20Mall%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Chop%20N%20Wok%2C%20South%20City%20Mall%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (South City (Northbound), route 1, route 8, route 44) is 106 m away; a cycle lane passes within 125 m; council off-street parking is 108 m away. The address’s own page keeps 10 council reports on file.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** South City Mall, 555 Colombo Street, Central City _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429037115159, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** CHOP 'N WOK LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2000-11-02 _(NZBN register)_
- **Services:** No outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_

## In its own listing

Visit the South City foodcourt and discover this Chinese eatery.

_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:** [555 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/555-colombo-street), 10 reports on file

## What stood on Colombo Street

[2004, Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/community/obeirne/ccl-cs-16104)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
2,272 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [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 - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9041742), [4 Wilmer St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-wilmer-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028973), [148 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/148-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028940), [193 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/193-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028933), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028934), [174 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/174-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028921), [207 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028521), [580A Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/580a-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028487), [556A Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/556a-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9028475), South City Mall (Southbound), Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028459), [549 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/549-colombo-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028455), [549 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/549-colombo-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, South City (Northbound), 106 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Smiths City (Southbound), 120 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Moorhouse Ave near Moorhouse Ave Slip S, 172 m (routes 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 125 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilsons Off-Street, 108 m (10 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Chop%20N%20Wok%2C%20South%20City%20Mall%2C%20555%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5386192,172.6352483)

## Nearby

- [Shamiana](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 6 m
- [Mediterranean Taste](https://www.chch.live/business/mediterranean-taste-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 7 m
- [Yoghurt Story - South City](https://www.chch.live/business/yoghurt-story-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Delis, 9 m
- [Mediterranean Tast](https://www.chch.live/business/mediterranean-tast-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 14 m
- [Sushi Time](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-time-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 16 m
- [South City Food Court](https://www.chch.live/business/south-city-food-court-christchurch-central-city), Food courts, 18 m
- [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve), park, 330 m
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), park, 563 m
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), park, 581 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, 425 m

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Shamiana](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 6 m
- [Mediterranean Tast](https://www.chch.live/business/mediterranean-tast-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 14 m
- [Sushi Time](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-time-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 16 m
- [Bento Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/bento-bowl-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 45 m
- [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 47 m
- [Saigon Centre Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/saigon-centre-vietnamese-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 97 m
- [Little Saigon - Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-colombo-street-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 99 m
- [Little Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/little-saigon-vietnamese-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 102 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Aashiana Indian](https://www.chch.live/business/aashiana-indian-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 19 m
- [Pita Pit](https://www.chch.live/business/pita-pit-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 19 m
- [South City Shopping Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/south-city-shopping-centre-christchurch-central-city), Malls, 19 m
- [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-christchurch-central-city-2), Cafés, 21 m
- [Tank](https://www.chch.live/business/tank-christchurch-central-city-2), Fast food, 26 m
- [McDonalds Family Restaurant South City](https://www.chch.live/business/mcdonalds-family-restaurant-south-city-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 28 m
- [Cockram MG](https://www.chch.live/business/cockram-mg-christchurch-central-city), Car dealers, 34 m
- [Claw Cage](https://www.chch.live/business/claw-cage-christchurch-central-city), Arcades, 39 m
- [K + K](https://www.chch.live/business/k-k-christchurch-central-city), Clothing, 40 m
- [Reduced to Clear](https://www.chch.live/business/reduced-to-clear-christchurch-central-city), Supermarkets, 40 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=-43.5386192&lon=172.6352483)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5386192,172.6352483,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Chop%20N%20Wok)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1012939213), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Chop N Wok?**

A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Chop N Wok?**

South City Mall, 555 Colombo Street, Central City, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5386192,172.6352483,17)

**Is Chop N Wok still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**What other restaurants are near Chop N Wok?**

[Shamiana](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-christchurch-central-city) (6 m), [Mediterranean Tast](https://www.chch.live/business/mediterranean-tast-christchurch-central-city) (14 m), [Sushi Time](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-time-christchurch-central-city) (16 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Chop N Wok?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/555-colombo-street) holds 10 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Shamiana](https://www.chch.live/business/shamiana-christchurch-central-city) (6 m); the South City (Northbound) bus stop is 106 m away: routes 1, 8, 44; a cycle lane passes within 125 m; nearest park: [Carlyle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1273-carlyle-reserve) (330 m).

**What stood where Chop N Wok is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5386192&lon=172.6352483)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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