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Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia is a restaurant at 104 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.

Unconfirmed lead. 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. The directory’s number for it: 03 341 8575.

Checked 18 Oct 2026

A family owned business dedicated to bringing delicious authentic tastes of Afghani and Iranian dishes to Christchurch. Open… Read full description ↓

104 Riccarton Road, Riccarton

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Nearest bus stop
77 m
Restaurants in the suburb
89

Getting there

Bus stop, Westfield Riccarton 77 m · Routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oa · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Westfield Riccarton 223 m · Routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oc · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Clarence St near Peverel St 228 m · Routes 120, Oc · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane 64 m · in service · Council cycleway layer
The street, Riccarton Road Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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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 89 restaurants in Riccarton → · Every one in the city →

Also in Riccarton

More businesses in Riccarton 7

Every kind of business in Riccarton →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Riccarton (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address104 Riccarton Road, RiccartonFind Christchurch, 2024
KindRestaurantsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 341 8575Find Christchurch, 2024
Websiteprinceofpersia.nzFind Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees

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How the council’s directory described it

A family owned business dedicated to bringing delicious authentic tastes of Afghani and Iranian dishes to Christchurch. Open for Lunch Tuesday - Sunday, 12.00pm-2.30pm & Monday - Sunday, 5.00pm - 10.00pm

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneTown centre zoneDistrict Plan
Commercial centreRiccarton, district centreDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

What stood on Riccarton Road

Riccarton Road, Christchurch
1900, Riccarton Road, Christchurch

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 →

The reports nearby

1,712 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,442 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 1,712 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is Prince of Persia?

A restaurant in Riccarton, Christchurch.

Where is Prince of Persia?

104 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on Riccarton Road. On the map →

Is Prince of Persia still trading?

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.

How do you contact Prince of Persia?

phone 03 341 8575 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other restaurants are near Prince of Persia?

Host Restaurant and Karaoke Bar (9 m), Hibachi (11 m), Ancient Lanzhou (13 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Prince of Persia?

the address’s own record holds 13 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Music Planet (3 m); the Westfield Riccarton bus stop is 77 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, 140, Oa; a cycle lane passes within 64 m; nearest park: Clarence Reserve (270 m).

What stood where Prince of Persia is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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 Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website

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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/prince-of-persia-riccarton.md.