# Engineers, Christchurch Central City

Engineers is a bar or pub at 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City.

[Call 03 365 7893](<tel:033657893>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Engineers%2C%20178%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.engineersbar.co.nz/>) · [Menu](<https://www.engineersbar.co.nz/menus/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Engineers%2C%20178%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

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

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (St Asaph St near Colombo St, route 3, route 5, route 7) is 48 m away; a separated cycleway passes the door; council off-street parking is 56 m away. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch 8011 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** 03 365 7893 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.engineersbar.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Menu:** https://www.engineersbar.co.nz/menus/ _(Its own website)_
- **NZBN:** 9429031994880, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** ENGINEERS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 1932-05-10 _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC002949/1, registration expired _(MPI food register)_

## In its own listing

Here they are are dedicated to the engineering of good times and great food & drinks. Innovative, original & unpretentious, get a taste for something different at Christchurch's only rooftop bar. Open 7 days, 11.30am until late

_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:** [178 St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/178-st-asaph-street), 1 report 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
3,935 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 - 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)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9041997), [10 Mollett St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-mollett-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9032940), [221 Durham St South, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/221-durham-st-south)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9029146), [207 Durham St South, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-durham-st-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/9028908), [227 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-durham-street-south)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028750), [214 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-durham-street-south)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, St Asaph St near Colombo St, 48 m (routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, South City (Northbound), 202 m (routes 1, 8, 44) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform A), 206 m (routes 3, 5, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Separated cycleway, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilson off-street parking, 56 m (19 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=Engineers%2C%20178%20St%20Asaph%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5366174,172.6362424)

## Nearby

- [Engineers & Bessie](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-bessie-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 2 m
- [Besse](https://www.chch.live/business/besse-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 12 m
- [Bessie on St Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/business/bessie-on-st-asaph-street-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 13 m
- [Health & Sport Central](https://www.chch.live/business/health-sport-central-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 17 m
- [The Mud](https://www.chch.live/business/the-mud-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 17 m
- [Baretta Bar & Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/baretta-bar-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 18 m
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 371 m
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), park, 417 m
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), park, 420 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, 196 m

## The nearest other bars & pubs

- [Engineers & Bessie](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-bessie-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2 m
- [A Rolling Stone](https://www.chch.live/business/a-rolling-stone-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 36 m
- [Empire](https://www.chch.live/business/empire-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 36 m
- [Salut Salut](https://www.chch.live/business/salut-salut-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 144 m
- [Imōto Lounge Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/imoto-lounge-bar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 149 m
- [One Shot Esports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/one-shot-esports-bar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 254 m
- [Mish Mash](https://www.chch.live/business/mish-mash-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 260 m
- [New City Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/new-city-hotel-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 284 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Hide Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hide-club-christchurch-central-city), Clubs, 36 m
- [Black Burger - Riverside Market](https://www.chch.live/business/black-burger-riverside-market-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 37 m
- [D&N Souvlaki](https://www.chch.live/business/d-n-souvlaki-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 40 m
- [The Little Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 41 m
- [Fleet Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/fleet-cycles-christchurch-central-city), Business, 47 m
- [Army and Outdoors](https://www.chch.live/business/army-and-outdoors-christchurch-central-city), Military Surplus, 49 m
- [Cafe Valentino](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-valentino-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 52 m
- [Peaches & Cream](https://www.chch.live/business/peaches-cream-christchurch-central-city), Erotic, 65 m
- [Billie Jack's](https://www.chch.live/business/billie-jack-s-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 68 m
- [The Yard](https://www.chch.live/business/the-yard-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 69 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=-43.5366174&lon=172.6362424)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5366174,172.6362424,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Engineers)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/101522677), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Engineers?**

A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Engineers?**

178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch 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#-43.5366174,172.6362424,17)

**Is Engineers still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Engineers?**

phone [03 365 7893](tel:033657893) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.engineersbar.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other bars & pubs are near Engineers?**

[Engineers & Bessie](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-bessie-christchurch-central-city) (2 m), [A Rolling Stone](https://www.chch.live/business/a-rolling-stone-christchurch-central-city) (36 m), [Empire](https://www.chch.live/business/empire-christchurch-central-city) (36 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar).

**What’s near Engineers?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/178-st-asaph-street) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Engineers & Bessie](https://www.chch.live/business/engineers-bessie-christchurch-central-city) (2 m); the St Asaph St near Colombo St bus stop is 48 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) (371 m).

**What stood where Engineers is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5366174&lon=172.6362424)

## 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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