Downstairs
Downstairs is a restaurant at 16-22 New Regent Street, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
★4.7 on Google, 91 reviews, as at October 2026
This new wine 'pub' is called 'downstairs' and is the sister venue to nearby Twenty Seven Steps. Open Wednesday - Thursday… Read full description ↓
Sits inside New Regent Street Shops and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
16-22 New Regent Street, Central City
Reviews
★4.7 on Google, 91 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Great vibe for dinner and drinks. It is a wine bar and their staff make good recommendations. Food was outstanding and of a good portion. This place is suitable for both a causal catch-up and a special occasion.
Angela Tse, 8 months agoAmazing little pace. Neat service, all the staff very attentive. Food was top notch, loved the flavours. I had the pate, croquettes and octopus, unfortunately I didn’t save room for a dessert. Very pleased night at Downstairs.
MARIA, a month agoGreat wee spot tucked into the heart of new regent Street. Good wine list, food is good. Service was a bit sub par with a huge delay in ordering and receiving. We used first table so maybe they didnt prioritize us?
Georgia Taylor, a month ago
Google lists: dine-in · takes bookings · outdoor seating · beer · wine
Getting there
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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
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 16-22 New Regent Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 366 2727 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | downstairs.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| hello@twentysevensteps.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| NZBN | 9429034215371, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | DOWNSTAIRS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 27 Mar 2006 | NZBN register |
| Last checked by a mapper | 31 Dec 2025 | OpenStreetMap |
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How the council’s directory described it
This new wine 'pub' is called 'downstairs' and is the sister venue to nearby Twenty Seven Steps. Open Wednesday - Thursday 4-11pm, Friday - Saturday 4pm - midnight and Sunday 2-10pm
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | New Regent Street Shops and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were PresentedThe reports nearby
6,475 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,270 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,475 reports on file
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Playground EquipmentQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
16-22 New Regent Street, Central City, on New Regent Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory, last checked by a mapper 31 Dec 2025.
phone 03 366 2727 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email hello@twentysevensteps.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Twenty Seven Steps & Downstairs (5 m), The Nook Eatery (9 m), Twenty Seven Steps (10 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Go Kiwi Gifts & The Wool Store (3 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 177 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a cycle lane passes within 59 m; nearest park: Edmonds Band Rotunda (159 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 · 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 · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 7
- 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
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