gumP-tion Restaurant & Bar
gumP-tion Restaurant & Bar is a restaurant at Ground Floor, Distinction Hotel, 14 Cathedral Square, Central City, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Gumption's Bar takes comfort to the next level and is the perfect sanctuary for relaxing with a pre-dinner drink after a day… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Cathedral Square and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
The closest restaurant to Cathedral Square, 0.1 km · One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
Ground Floor, Distinction Hotel, 14 Cathedral Square, Central City
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
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Nearby
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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
More nearby restaurants 5
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Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Ground Floor, Distinction Hotel, 14 Cathedral Square, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 377 7000 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | distinctionhotelschristchurch.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| fandb@distinctionchristchurch.co.nz | Its own website | |
| Menu | distinctionhotelschristchurch.co.nz | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Gumption's Bar takes comfort to the next level and is the perfect sanctuary for relaxing with a pre-dinner drink after a day of business or adventure. There is also plenty of space to entertain colleagues and to socialise with friends and family. You will find rich robust flavours, seasonal favourites and an inventive take on some classics shine in the restaurant's new menu. Open for breakfast 6am-10am (peak season), 6.30am - 10am (off-peak). Saturday & Sunday until 11am. And 7 days lunch 11am-4pm and dinner 5.30pm-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 | Transport | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Cathedral Square and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,800 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,643 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,800 reports on file
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Fallen Tree
Fallen Tree
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
Ground Floor, Distinction Hotel, 14 Cathedral Square, Central City, on Cathedral Square. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 377 7000 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email fandb@distinctionchristchurch.co.nz (its own website).
Gumption (32 m), Pacifica Kava Lounge (91 m), Chong's (102 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 35 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Old Government Building Suites (6 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 83 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 83 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (45 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: 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 · The business’s own website
Read source notes 6
- 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
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