# Sawyer, Christchurch Central City

Sawyer is a bar or pub at 151 Cambridge Terrace, Central City, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sawyer%2C%20151%20Cambridge%20Terrace%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.facebook.com/sawyerbar/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sawyer%2C%20151%20Cambridge%20Terrace%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch>)

**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.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hereford St near Montreal St, route 8) is 220 m away; a shared path passes the door; council off-street parking is 56 m away. The address’s own page keeps 26 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 151 Cambridge Terrace, Central City _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/sawyerbar/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

This bar serves a collection of delicious fermented and distilled refreshments, cocktails and champagne! Open Wednesday - Friday from 4pm & Saturday from 5pm

_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)_
- **Address record:** [151 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/151-cambridge-terrace), 26 reports on file

## What stood on Cambridge Terrace

[1900, 275 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive892/ccl-cs-11523)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Westend Stories, 2025-03._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace#s-then)


## The reports nearby
5,763 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9126526), [131 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/131-cambridge-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9126512), [71 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9125570), [159 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/159-oxford-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9124632), [294G Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/294g-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9124612), [294 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/294-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9123981), [326 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/326-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9101398), [45 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-gloucester-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9089850), 324–336 Montreal St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9089531), [322 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/322-montreal-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9083125), [330 Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/330-montreal-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9070847), [48 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070812), [86 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-worcester-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Hereford St near Montreal St, 220 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hereford St near Montreal St, 233 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hereford St near Colombo St, 443 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Central Park off-street parking, 56 m (28 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sawyer%2C%20151%20Cambridge%20Terrace%2C%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.53041742754609,172.63268387956342)

## Nearby

- [South by Southeast Architects](https://www.chch.live/business/south-by-southeast-architects-christchurch-central-city), Architects, 26 m
- [Manu Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/manu-restaurant-and-bar-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 41 m
- [Manu](https://www.chch.live/business/manu-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 42 m
- [City Social](https://www.chch.live/business/city-social-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 48 m
- [Anderson Lloyd](https://www.chch.live/business/anderson-lloyd-christchurch-central-city), Business, 58 m
- [Vivace Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/vivace-espresso-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 60 m
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), Botanic, 110 m
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), Botanic, 176 m
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), Botanic, 262 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._
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), Council office, 171 m

## The nearest other bars & pubs

- [Mr Brightside Rooftop Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/mr-brightside-rooftop-bar-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 179 m
- [Mister Brightside](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-brightside-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 193 m
- [The Rockpool & Micky Finns](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rockpool-micky-finns-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 213 m
- [The Rockpool](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rockpool-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 223 m
- [Kong](https://www.chch.live/business/kong-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 231 m
- [Micky Finn's Irish Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/micky-finn-s-irish-pub-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 232 m
- [Micky Finns Irish Pub](https://www.chch.live/business/micky-finns-irish-pub-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 233 m
- [Fat Eddie's](https://www.chch.live/business/fat-eddie-s-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 238 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [CoCa](https://www.chch.live/business/coca-christchurch-central-city), Galleries, 61 m
- [Canterbury Museum Pop-Up](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-museum-pop-up-christchurch-central-city), Museums, 68 m
- [Lux Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/lux-espresso-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 76 m
- [Lumino The Dentists](https://www.chch.live/business/lumino-the-dentists-christchurch-central-city), Dentists, 84 m
- [Avon River Precinct](https://www.chch.live/business/avon-river-precinct-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 90 m
- [Doubles](https://www.chch.live/business/doubles-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 94 m
- [Hikari Sushi Bar & Japanese Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/hikari-sushi-bar-japanese-cuisine-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 96 m
- [Canterbury Club](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-club-christchurch-central-city), Clubs, 100 m
- [Chill Out](https://www.chch.live/business/chill-out-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 103 m
- [Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-art-gallery-te-puna-o-waiwhetu-christchurch-central-city), Galleries, 109 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=-43.53041742754609&lon=172.63268387956342)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53041742754609,172.63268387956342,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Sawyer)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Sawyer?**

A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Sawyer?**

151 Cambridge Terrace, Central City, on [Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53041742754609,172.63268387956342,17)

**Is Sawyer 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 Sawyer?**

its [website](https://www.facebook.com/sawyerbar/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other bars & pubs are near Sawyer?**

[Mr Brightside Rooftop Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/mr-brightside-rooftop-bar-christchurch-central-city) (179 m), [Mister Brightside](https://www.chch.live/business/mister-brightside-christchurch-central-city) (193 m), [The Rockpool & Micky Finns](https://www.chch.live/business/the-rockpool-micky-finns-christchurch-central-city) (213 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar).

**What’s near Sawyer?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/151-cambridge-terrace) holds 26 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [South by Southeast Architects](https://www.chch.live/business/south-by-southeast-architects-christchurch-central-city) (26 m); the Hereford St near Montreal St bus stop is 220 m away: route 8; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve) (110 m).

**What stood where Sawyer is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53041742754609&lon=172.63268387956342)

## Sources

- 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 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-21

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