Civil & Naval
Civil & Naval is a bar or pub at 16 London Street, Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
★4.6 on Google, 411 reviews, as at October 2026
Head to Lyttelton's London Street to experience this new bar & eatery serving up tapas & grill, craft beer & wine flights.… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Commercial Building and Setting, significant in the District Plan · Licensed to Civil and Naval (2021) Limited, to 6 Apr 2029
16 London Street Lyttelton
Reviews
★4.6 on Google, 411 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Heard this was the best veggie burger in Christchurch and it didn’t disappoint! It was so so so good and the whipped ricotta was insanely delicious as well. Highly recommend.
Molly Mohr, 4 months agoLovely place. Sad I couldn't get my order, but 2nd choice ok. But this is a lovely place for a drink and a chat. LOVELY!!!!
Al Man, 7 months agoWe went there yesterday 12.30 pm we were only people had to ask for Menue, very causally dressed Bar Maid pointed to a Menue Holder on front corner of Bar we sat down choice our meal waited for her to take order at table after a 5 minutes went to Bar ordered meal & drinks. Meal arrived very well prepared & very tastie. Finished drinks went to Bar ordered another 2 sat down the drinks were left on Bar for us to pick up no mention they were ready. It would have been nice to be told the procedure when we arrived but seems the Bar Maid was to interested on the computer at far end of the Bar, I thi
Gavin Morgan, 3 months ago
Google lists: dine-in · takeaway · outdoor seating · beer · wine
Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
Also in Lyttelton
More businesses in Lyttelton 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 16 London Street Lyttelton | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 328 7206 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | facebook.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Food registration | reg CCC004606/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 16 Dec 2026 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 6 Apr 2029, held by Civil and Naval (2021) Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Head to Lyttelton's London Street to experience this new bar & eatery serving up tapas & grill, craft beer & wine flights. Open 7 days, 10am until 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 | Commercial Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Lyttelton, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Commercial Building and Setting, significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
J. C. Grubb Mayor S. R. Webb Ex-Mayor Chairman Fire
Erected to Commemorate Coronation of King Edward VII August
Canterbury Centenary 1850 1950 on This Site Stood the HouseThe reports nearby
1,793 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,536 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Pothole
Playground Equipment
Facility - General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Public Toilet
Overgrown Vegetation
Road Signage
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Facility - General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Lyttelton, Christchurch.
16 London Street Lyttelton, on London Street Lyttelton. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 6 Apr 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 328 7206 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Lyttelton Arms (40 m), Eruption Brewing (42 m), Wunderbar (58 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Harbour Co-op (6 m); the Oxford Street near Winchester Street bus stop is 88 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: Sumner Road Gardens (106 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- 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
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