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
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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
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 617 Colombo Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | No outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Credit cards, Debit cards | OpenStreetMap |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 2, expires 26 Sept 2028, held by Prime Hospitality NZ Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
What stood on Colombo Street
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
Read answers 6
A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
617 Colombo Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Colombo Street Central City. On the map →
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.
Shanghai Street Dumplings - Central City (11 m), Auntie Dai's Dumplings - Bus Interchange (41 m), Miyabi Sushi Sushi (64 m), every one in the city.
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).
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
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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)
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