Jaba Grill & Bar
Jaba Grill & Bar is a restaurant at 2/150 Lichfield Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
This new upmarket steakhouse is located in the Lichfield Courtyard. Their focus is on fresh NZ produce sourced from local… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Jaba Restaurant Limited, to 11 June 2028
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
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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
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 2/150 Lichfield Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 925 9856 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | jabagrillandbar.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Food registration | reg CCC002118/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 18 May 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 1, expires 11 June 2028, held by Jaba Restaurant Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
This new upmarket steakhouse is located in the Lichfield Courtyard. Their focus is on fresh NZ produce sourced from local suppliers and farmers markets. Their main love is serving the best Canterbury beef steaks and ribs in town. Cooked in their state of the art Kopa charcoal grill for an authentic charcoal flavour. Open Monday - Saturday, 11.30am 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 (South Frame) | District Plan |
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This
Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015What stood on Lichfield Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Cactus Outdoor, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
5,168 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,257 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,168 reports on file
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Pavement - General
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Poles and Signage - General
Street CleaningQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
2/150 Lichfield Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Lichfield Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 1 on the council’s register, to 11 June 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 925 9856 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Sushi Pop Sushi & Bowl (18 m), Sal's (21 m), Brew Bar - Dux Central (22 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 17 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Sushi Pop Sushi & Bowl (18 m); the Tuam St near Madras St bus stop is 170 m away: routes 1, 3, 5, 80; a shared zone passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (145 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- 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)
- 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
- 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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