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Joe's Garage

Joe's Garage is a restaurant at 617 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.

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Checked 19 Oct 2026

Restaurant at 617 Colombo Street, on-licence held by Prime Hospitality NZ Limited, current to September 2028: read from the public record

One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count

617 Colombo Street Central City

Street record, Colombo Street Central City →

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Nearest bus stop
52 m
Restaurants in the suburb
266

Getting there

Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) 52 m · Routes 3, 8, 80 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform B) 68 m · Routes 1, 7, 8, 27, 44, 91, 92, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bus Interchange (Platform A) 78 m · Routes 3, 5, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86 · ECan bus stops
Separated cycleway Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, The Crossing car park building 103 m · private · 645 spaces · 13 mobility · Council parking data
The street, Colombo Street Central City Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

More nearby places 6

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

All 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

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What the record holds 5 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 19 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address617 Colombo Street Central CityCouncil licence register
KindRestaurantsOpenStreetMap
ServicesNo outdoor seatingOpenStreetMap
PaymentCredit cards, Debit cardsOpenStreetMap
Alcohol licenceOn-licence restaurant class 2, expires 26 Sept 2028, held by Prime Hospitality NZ LimitedCouncil licence register

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCity centre zoneDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

What stood on Colombo Street

Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square
2004, Shops along Colombo Street, towards Cathedral Square

From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside A Rolling Stone, 2023-12. The street’s then and now →

The reports nearby

5,051 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,192 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 5,051 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Joe's Garage?

A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is Joe's Garage?

617 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Colombo Street Central City. On the map →

Is Joe's Garage still trading?

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register, to 26 Sept 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

What’s near Joe's Garage?

the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest One Shot Esports Bar (4 m); the Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) bus stop is 52 m away: routes 3, 8, 80; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: High Street Triangles (181 m).

What stood where Joe's Garage is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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 · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · 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

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