Empire
Empire is a bar or pub at 172 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Empire Bar and Izakaya serve yakitori, sashimi, sushi, Japanese beers, sake and cocktails. There is entertainment Friday and… Read full description ↓
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
172 St Asaph Street
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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
All 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 172 St Asaph Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 260 2606 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | empirebar.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| reservations@empirebar.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
Empire Bar and Izakaya serve yakitori, sashimi, sushi, Japanese beers, sake and cocktails. There is entertainment Friday and Saturday nights - so grab some friends and make a night of it! Open Thursday - Saturday, 7pm 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 | Central City Mixed Use Zone | District Plan |
| Consent CRC130261 | Small Scale Burner, held by Cafe Valentino Limited, to 12 Sept 2032, 19 m from the pin | ECan consents |
What stood on St Asaph Street
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 →
The reports nearby
3,784 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 3,253 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 3,784 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
Road Signage
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Traffic Signals
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
172 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, on St Asaph Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 260 2606 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email reservations@empirebar.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Engineers (36 m), Engineers & Bessie (37 m), A Rolling Stone (49 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Hide Club (5 m); the St Asaph St near Colombo St bus stop is 22 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: Tiffany Reserve (395 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 active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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 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)
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