# Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton, Riccarton

Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton is a restaurant at 5/87 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.

[Call 03 974 9229](<tel:039749229>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Mexicali%20Fresh%20-%20Riccarton%2C%205%2F87%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Mexicali%20Fresh%20-%20Riccarton%2C%205%2F87%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St, route 3, route 5, route 80) is 170 m away; a cycle lane passes within 41 m. The address’s own page keeps 7 council reports on file. The council’s 2024 directory lists it, a live NZBN entry says it still trades.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 5/87 Riccarton Road, Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 974 9229 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.mexicalifresh.co.nz/menu/, gone when last read 1 Oct 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Email:** riccarton@mexicalifresh.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429041820926, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** SOUTHERN MEX LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2015-06-25 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Fast food retailing _(NZBN register)_
- **Trades as:** Mexicali Fresh _(NZBN register)_

## In its own listing

A restaurant with an emphasis on Californian-style healthy Mexican food. Open Saturday - Thursday, 10am-8.30pm, Friday - Saturday until late

_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:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Riccarton, district centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [87 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/87-riccarton-road), 7 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-28533)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside ANZ, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,744 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9053448), [1 Nelson Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-nelson-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033597), [62 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/62-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9006685), [10 Dilworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-dilworth-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9006648), [10 Dilworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-dilworth-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8981447), [91 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/91-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8958475), [17 Dilworth Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/17-dilworth-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8952677), [105 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/105-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8940649), [104B Riccarton Rd, ????, ??????? 8041, ????](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/104b-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8936079), [6B Bradshaw Tce, ????, ?????? 8011, ???](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6b-bradshaw-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8935726), [77 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/77-picton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8924400), Mandeville Reserve 57 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8895559), Kosco Asian Supermarket 92A Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St, 170 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St, 172 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Clarence St near Peverel St, 194 m (routes 120, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 41 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Mexicali%20Fresh%20-%20Riccarton%2C%205%2F87%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.52975586305811,172.6032466032349)

## Nearby

- [Little Spicy](https://www.chch.live/business/little-spicy-riccarton), Restaurants, 27 m
- [Lone Star Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-riccarton), Restaurants, 27 m
- [Robbie's Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbie-s-riccarton), Bars & pubs, 27 m
- [Sports House](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-house-riccarton), Restaurants, 29 m
- [Robbies Sports Bar & Restaurant - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbies-sports-bar-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 31 m
- [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-riccarton), Restaurants, 38 m
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), park, 191 m
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), park, 252 m
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), park, 257 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._
- [Riccarton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-13), Service centre, 176 m

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Little Spicy](https://www.chch.live/business/little-spicy-riccarton), Riccarton, 27 m
- [Lone Star Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-riccarton), Riccarton, 27 m
- [Sports House](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-house-riccarton), Riccarton, 29 m
- [Robbies Sports Bar & Restaurant - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbies-sports-bar-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 31 m
- [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-riccarton), Riccarton, 38 m
- [Top In Town](https://www.chch.live/business/top-in-town-riccarton), Riccarton, 40 m
- [@Tony's Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/tony-s-teppanyaki-japanese-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 44 m
- [Buddha Stix Restaurant and Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/buddha-stix-restaurant-and-bar-riccarton), Riccarton, 61 m
- [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-riccarton)

## Also in Riccarton

- [Elite Barber Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/elite-barber-studio-riccarton), Hairdressers, 50 m
- [Theo's Fisheries](https://www.chch.live/business/theo-s-fisheries-riccarton), Fast food, 52 m
- [Korean Noodle Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/korean-noodle-lounge-riccarton), Fast food, 56 m
- [China Wok](https://www.chch.live/business/china-wok-riccarton), Fast food, 57 m
- [Magazine Designer Clothing](https://www.chch.live/business/magazine-designer-clothing-riccarton), Clothing, 60 m
- [Korea House](https://www.chch.live/business/korea-house-riccarton), Restaurants, 64 m
- [The Craic](https://www.chch.live/business/the-craic-riccarton), Bars & pubs, 66 m
- [Mandu](https://www.chch.live/business/mandu-riccarton), Restaurants, 67 m
- [China Wok Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/china-wok-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 68 m
- [Sasuke](https://www.chch.live/business/sasuke-riccarton), Restaurants, 69 m
- [Every kind of business in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52975586305811&lon=172.6032466032349)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52975586305811,172.6032466032349,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Mexicali%20Fresh%20-%20Riccarton)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton?**

A restaurant in Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton?**

5/87 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52975586305811,172.6032466032349,17)

**Is Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton still trading?**

The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.

**How do you contact Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton?**

phone [03 974 9229](tel:039749229) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.mexicalifresh.co.nz/menu/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [riccarton@mexicalifresh.co.nz](mailto:riccarton@mexicalifresh.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other restaurants are near Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton?**

[Little Spicy](https://www.chch.live/business/little-spicy-riccarton) (27 m), [Lone Star Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-riccarton) (27 m), [Sports House](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-house-riccarton) (29 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/87-riccarton-road) holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Little Spicy](https://www.chch.live/business/little-spicy-riccarton) (27 m); the Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St bus stop is 170 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130, 140; a cycle lane passes within 41 m; nearest park: [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve) (191 m).

**What stood where Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52975586305811&lon=172.6032466032349)

## Sources

- 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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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