Nomads Ethnic Foods
Nomads Ethnic Foods is a restaurant at 251b Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch.
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Checked 18 Oct 2026
An intimate spot for dine in & takeaway orders. Sure to be something here to please even the fussiest of eaters. In addition… Read full description ↓
251b Riccarton Road, Riccarton
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Nearby
More nearby places 4
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 52 restaurants in Upper Riccarton → · Every one in the city →
Also in Upper Riccarton
More businesses in Upper Riccarton 7
What the record holds 6 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 251b Riccarton Road, Riccarton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 348 1883 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| NZBN | 9429035712206, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | NOMADS ETHNIC FOODS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 22 Oct 2003 | NZBN register |
How the council’s directory described it
An intimate spot for dine in & takeaway orders. Sure to be something here to please even the fussiest of eaters. In addition to mexican food they also sell very popular souvalaki's and greek food.
— 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 | Medium density residential zone | District Plan |
| Consent CRC265060 | Water Permit (s14), held by Mainland Antonio Nominee Limited, to 14 July 2031, 25 m from the pin | ECan consents |
What stood on Riccarton Road
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fresco Fisheries, 2017-11. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
542 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Rubbish & dumping and Graffiti & vandalism, 400 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 542 reports on file
Dumped Rubbish
Bus Shelter Issue
Water Leak
Abandoned Vehicle
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped RubbishQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.
251b Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on Riccarton Road. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 348 1883 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Pothichor (91 m), City Garden (96 m), Welcome Chinese Vegetarian Cafe (109 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Lotus Chinese Takeaways (80 m); the Wharenui Rd near Riccarton Rd bus stop is 119 m away: route 80; a cycle lane passes within 177 m; nearest park: Milnebank Reserve (273 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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
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