Retropolitan Social Club
Retropolitan Social Club is a bar or pub at 255 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City.
Friendly, fun & relaxed atmosphere. 12 Tap Beers. Live Sport & Music. Great Menu. Specialist functions and events venue.… Read full description ↓
One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
Checked 27 Oct 2026
255 St Asaph Street
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Sunday | 3 pm to midnight |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 54 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 26 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 255 St Asaph Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | retropolitan.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Menu | retropolitan.co.nz | Its own website |
| Social | Its own website |
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What its website says
Friendly, fun & relaxed atmosphere. 12 Tap Beers. Live Sport & Music. Great Menu. Specialist functions and events venue. Amazing CBD location.
— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Central City Mixed Use Zone (South Frame) | District Plan |
‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork
The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near ThisWhat stood on St Asaph Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Bohemian Bakery, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
5,787 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,833 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,787 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Poles and Signage - General
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Poles and Signage - General
Animal - Deceased
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Pavement - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
255 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, on St Asaph Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
its website.
Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Sunday: 3 pm to midnight, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Retropolitan Social (36 m), The Cuban (64 m), Little Monday Wine Bar (83 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 44 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Boom Boom Chicken & Gin Bar (9 m); the Manchester St near Welles St bus stop is 193 m away: route 27; a shared zone passes the door; nearest park: Excelsior Hotel Reserve (165 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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 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
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/retropolitan-social-club-christchurch-central-city.md.