Sampan House
Sampan House is a Chinese restaurant at 172 Gloucester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Chinese restaurant at 172 Gloucester Street, open daily 11.30 am to 10 pm; on-licence held by Sampan House New Zealand Limited to 13 June 2029: read from the public record
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | 11.30 am to 10 pm |
|---|
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 74 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 266 restaurants 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 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 172 Gloucester Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants, Chinese | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429047311350, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | SAMPAN HOUSE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 5 Mar 2019 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Restaurant operation | NZBN register |
| Services | Air conditioning, No outdoor seating | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC003319/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 May 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 13 June 2029, held by Sampan House New Zealand Limited | Council licence register |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueWhat stood on Gloucester Street
From Canterbury Museum. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fable Christchurch, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
6,714 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,524 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,714 reports on file
Road Signage
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Fallen Tree
General Request
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Traffic SignalsQuestions, answered briefly
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A Chinese restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
172 Gloucester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Gloucester Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 13 June 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Monday – Sunday: 11.30 am to 10 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Sampan Noodle House (18 m), The Straits Cafe & Junction Bar (23 m), Swiss Cafe (48 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Fable Christchurch (18 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 91 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes within 50 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (178 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 City Council licensed-premises register · 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 · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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 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
- 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
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