# May's Thai, Bryndwr

May's Thai is a Thai restaurant at 289 Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch, inside the Wairakei-Greers commercial centre.

[Call 03 359 6950](<tel:033596950>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=May's%20Thai%2C%20289%20Wairakei%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=May's%20Thai%2C%20289%20Wairakei%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence byo restaurant on the council’s register, to 6 July 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers takeaway. It opens Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, typically 5 pm to 9 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Greers Rd near Brookside Tce, the Orbiter (clockwise)) is 98 m away; a shared path passes within 277 m. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. It holds an on-licence byo restaurant on the council’s register.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday – Saturday: 5 pm, 9 pm
- Sunday: Closed

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 289 Wairakei Road, Christchurch 8053 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants, Thai _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** 03 359 6950 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Services:** Takeaway _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC002494/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 15 Aug 2027 _(MPI food register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence BYO restaurant, expires 6 July 2029, held by BPT Company Limited _(Council licence register)_

## In its own listing

A local BYO thai restaurant in Bryndwr offering dine in & takeaway food 6 days a week for lunch and dinner.

_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:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Wairakei-Greers, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [289 Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/289-wairakei-road), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
267 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8994505), [307 Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/307-wairakei-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8962331), [283 Wairakei Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/283-wairakei-road)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8934635), [291D Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/291d-wairakei-road)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8895034), Wairakei Rd near Greers Rd, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8895031), [268 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/268-wairakei-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8889907), [6 Springbank Street, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/6-springbank-street)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8844082), [294 Wairakei Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/294-wairakei-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8799719), [289B Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/289b-wairakei-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8795919), [269 Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/269-wairakei-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8770648), [309 Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/309-wairakei-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8741402), [277 Wairakei Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/277-wairakei-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8741398), [283 Wairakei Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/283-wairakei-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Greers Rd near Brookside Tce, 98 m (routes Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Greers Rd, 99 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Greers Rd, 125 m (routes 17) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 277 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bryndwr/wairakei-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=May's%20Thai%2C%20289%20Wairakei%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4994724,172.585441)

## Nearby

- [Liquorland Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-wairakei-road-bryndwr), Bottle stores, 2 m
- [Wairakei Wine & Spirits](https://www.chch.live/business/wairakei-wine-spirits-bryndwr), Bottle stores, 7 m
- [Sloanes](https://www.chch.live/business/sloanes-bryndwr), Hairdressers, 15 m
- [Wairakei Road Shoe Outlet](https://www.chch.live/business/wairakei-road-shoe-outlet-bryndwr), Clothing, 16 m
- [Health & Mobility Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/health-mobility-shop-bryndwr), Medical Supply, 26 m
- [Wairakei Road Liquor Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/wairakei-road-liquor-centre-bryndwr), Bottle stores, 26 m
- [Derwent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1470-derwent-reserve), park, 330 m
- [Halifax Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1687-halifax-reserve), park, 452 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._

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 47 m
- [Sushi Ya Burnside](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-ya-burnside-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 49 m
- [Easy Road Chinese Restaurant & Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/easy-road-chinese-restaurant-takeaway-bryndwr), Bryndwr, 59 m
- [Easy Roast Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/easy-roast-takeaways-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 61 m
- [Green Leaf Indian Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/green-leaf-indian-takeaways-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 70 m
- [Wendy's Barbeque](https://www.chch.live/business/wendy-s-barbeque-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 70 m
- [Kinji](https://www.chch.live/business/kinji-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 78 m
- [Kinji Japanese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/kinji-japanese-restaurant-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 81 m
- [Every one in Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-bryndwr)

## Also in Bryndwr

- [Whitings Dry Cleaners](https://www.chch.live/business/whitings-dry-cleaners-bryndwr), Dry cleaners, 32 m
- [Unichem](https://www.chch.live/business/unichem-bryndwr), Pharmacies, 40 m
- [NZ PostShop](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-postshop-bryndwr), Post offices, 44 m
- [Delishimoes Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/delishimoes-bakery-bryndwr), Cafés, 45 m
- [Little Brown Jug](https://www.chch.live/business/little-brown-jug-bryndwr), Bars & pubs, 49 m
- [Kims Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/kims-corner-dairy-bryndwr), Supermarkets, 52 m
- [Waimairi Chinese Takeaway & Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/waimairi-chinese-takeaway-fish-chips-bryndwr), Fast food, 54 m
- [Truscott Hamilton Thompson Optomistrists](https://www.chch.live/business/truscott-hamilton-thompson-optomistrists-bryndwr), Optometrists, 101 m
- [Taso's Bento Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/taso-s-bento-takeaway-bryndwr), Restaurants, 104 m
- [Jeong Hair Salon](https://www.chch.live/business/jeong-hair-salon-bryndwr), Hairdressers, 109 m
- [Every kind of business in Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4994724&lon=172.585441)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4994724,172.585441,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=May's%20Thai)
- [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5256823309), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is May's Thai?**

A Thai restaurant in Bryndwr, Christchurch.

**Where is May's Thai?**

289 Wairakei Road, Bryndwr, on [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/bryndwr/wairakei-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4994724,172.585441,17)

**Is May's Thai still trading?**

Holds an on-licence byo restaurant on the council’s register, to 6 July 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**How do you contact May's Thai?**

phone [03 359 6950](tel:033596950) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**When is May's Thai open?**

Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Saturday: 5 pm, 9 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other restaurants are near May's Thai?**

[Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-bryndwr) (47 m), [Sushi Ya Burnside](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-ya-burnside-bryndwr) (49 m), [Easy Road Chinese Restaurant & Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/easy-road-chinese-restaurant-takeaway-bryndwr) (59 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near May's Thai?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr/289-wairakei-road) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Liquorland Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-wairakei-road-bryndwr) (2 m); the Greers Rd near Brookside Tce bus stop is 98 m away: route Oc; a shared path passes within 277 m; nearest park: [Derwent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1470-derwent-reserve) (330 m).

**What stood where May's Thai is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4994724&lon=172.585441)

## Sources

- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 2026-10-17

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