# Paddy McNaughton's, Christchurch Central City

Paddy McNaughton's is a bar or pub at 217 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City.

[Call 03 930 7696](<tel:+6439307696>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Paddy%20McNaughton's%2C%20217%20Manchester%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.paddymcnaughtons.co.nz>) · [Menu](<https://www.paddymcnaughtons.co.nz/bar-food>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Paddy%20McNaughton's%2C%20217%20Manchester%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

The picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](<https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=paddy-mcnaughton-s-christchurch-central-city&source=owner>).

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers air conditioning. Its own website describes it as “The best Irish bar and pub in central city Christchurch. Guinness and Magnus beer on tap, Irish pub grub and steadfast service. Bringing old Ireland to Christchurch. Have an ale. Have two”. It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Manchester St Super Stop, route 1, route 5, route 7) is 12 m away; a shared path passes the door; council off-street parking is 93 m away. The address’s own page keeps 20 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Thursday: 3 pm to midnight
- Friday – Saturday: noon to midnight
- Sunday: 3 pm to midnight

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 217 Manchester Street _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 930 7696 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.paddymcnaughtons.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** info@paddymcs.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Menu:** https://www.paddymcnaughtons.co.nz/bar-food _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/paddymcnaughtons _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Services:** Air conditioning _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Payment:** Credit cards, Debit cards _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Encyclopaedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shand's_Emporium _(Wikidata)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC000036/3, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 9 May 2027 _(MPI food register)_

## In its own listing

The historic Shand's Emporium is now a good old-fashioned Irish Bar. This iconic Christchurch building was moved after the quakes to it's new location in Manchester Street. Paddy's do not take reservations. Open Tuesday - Sunday 12 noon 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:** City centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Consent CRC172154:** Hazardous Storage, held by Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 22 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll
- **Address record:** [217 Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/217-manchester-street), 20 reports on file


## The reports nearby
6,571 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9091986), [162 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/162-gloucester-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9089212), [214 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9085935), [195 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195-hereford-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082761), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082743), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082730), [196 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082715), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082705), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082694), [208 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/208-cashel-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Manchester St Super Stop, 12 m (routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Manchester St Super Stop, 67 m (routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hereford St near Colombo St, 154 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilson off-street parking, 93 m (45 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Paddy%20McNaughton's%2C%20217%20Manchester%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5313188,172.6393995)

## Nearby

- [The Church Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 15 m
- [The Church Pub And Paddy McNaughton's](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-and-paddy-mcnaughton-s-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 16 m
- [The Christchurch Tramway Restaurant (Tram 411)](https://www.chch.live/business/the-christchurch-tramway-restaurant-tram-411-christchurch-central-city), Business, 47 m
- [Mexico Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/mexico-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 56 m
- [Mexico](https://www.chch.live/business/mexico-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 65 m
- [Knight Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/knight-wine-bar-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 68 m
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), Botanic, 170 m
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), park, 227 m
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), park, 234 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._
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), Library, 221 m

## The nearest other bars & pubs

- [The Church Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 15 m
- [The Church Pub And Paddy McNaughton's](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-and-paddy-mcnaughton-s-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 16 m
- [Knight Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/knight-wine-bar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 68 m
- [OGB Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/ogb-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 103 m
- [O.G.B Bar & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/o-g-b-bar-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 108 m
- [The Parlour](https://www.chch.live/business/the-parlour-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 109 m
- [Bar 185](https://www.chch.live/business/bar-185-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 161 m
- [Austin Club](https://www.chch.live/business/austin-club-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 178 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Hotel 115](https://www.chch.live/business/hotel-115-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 69 m
- [Heritage Christchurch Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/heritage-christchurch-hotel-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 73 m
- [Adina Heritage Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/adina-heritage-christchurch-ex-the-heritage-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 76 m
- [Seasons Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/seasons-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 76 m
- [Burger Bonanza](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-bonanza-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 78 m
- [Sakimoto](https://www.chch.live/business/sakimoto-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 79 m
- [Christchurch Accommodation](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-accommodation-christchurch-central-city), Business, 83 m
- [Quest Apartments](https://www.chch.live/business/quest-apartments-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 84 m
- [Chong's](https://www.chch.live/business/chong-s-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 85 m
- [Flint Stonegrill Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/flint-stonegrill-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 86 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5313188&lon=172.6393995)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5313188,172.6393995,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Paddy%20McNaughton's)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/753685185), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Paddy McNaughton's?**

A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Paddy McNaughton's?**

217 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, on [Manchester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/manchester-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5313188,172.6393995,17)

**Is Paddy McNaughton's still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Paddy McNaughton's?**

phone [03 930 7696](tel:+6439307696), its [website](https://www.paddymcnaughtons.co.nz), email [info@paddymcs.co.nz](mailto:info@paddymcs.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**When is Paddy McNaughton's open?**

Monday – Thursday: 3 pm to midnight; Friday – Saturday: noon to midnight; Sunday: 3 pm to midnight, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other bars & pubs are near Paddy McNaughton's?**

[The Church Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-christchurch-central-city) (15 m), [The Church Pub And Paddy McNaughton's](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-and-paddy-mcnaughton-s-christchurch-central-city) (16 m), [Knight Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/knight-wine-bar-christchurch-central-city) (68 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar).

**What’s near Paddy McNaughton's?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/217-manchester-street) holds 20 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Church Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-church-pub-christchurch-central-city) (15 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 12 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) (170 m).

**What stood where Paddy McNaughton's is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5313188&lon=172.6393995)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- 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 2026-10-19

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