# Smoke 'n' Barrel, Woolston

Smoke 'n' Barrel is a restaurant at 616 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch, inside the Woolston commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Smoke%20'n'%20Barrel%2C%20616%20Ferry%20Road%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Smoke%20'n'%20Barrel%2C%20616%20Ferry%20Road%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register, to 22 Jan 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Oak St, route 3) is 50 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 616 Ferry Road Woolston _(Council licence register)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(Council licence register)_
- **NZBN:** 9429049326277, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** SMOKE 'N' BARREL LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2021-06-11 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Catering service _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC006011/1, Template FCP, verified by Auditing Solutions NZ Limited, expires 25 Oct 2027 _(MPI food register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 2, expires 22 Jan 2027, held by Smoke 'n' Barrel Limited _(Council licence register)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Woolston, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [616 Ferry Road Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston/616-ferry-road), 4 reports on file

## What stood on Ferry Road

[1870, Section of Ferry Road drain](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/city-surveyor-plans/ccl-cs-95683)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Claude's Kitchen, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,616 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092641), Ferry Rd near Catherine St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092615), Ferry Rd near Oak St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092605), [612 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/612-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092589), [614 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/614-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092581), [628 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/628-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092564), [630 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/630-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092555), [630a Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/630a-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092542), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092543), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092533), [711 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/711-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092517), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092505), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Oak St, 50 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Portman St, 52 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Catherine St, 167 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Ferry Road Woolston](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Smoke%20'n'%20Barrel%2C%20616%20Ferry%20Road%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.549644800915864,172.68283117106603)

## Nearby

- [The Twisted Hop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-twisted-hop-woolston), Bars & pubs, 15 m
- [Wool Street Bar & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/wool-street-bar-grill-woolston), Restaurants, 19 m
- [Sushi Kim](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-kim-woolston), Fast food, 21 m
- [Around Again Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/around-again-cycles-woolston), Bike shops, 22 m
- [Everest Indian Restaurant And Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-and-takeaway-woolston), Restaurants, 31 m
- [Oak N Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/oak-n-ferry-woolston), Bars & pubs, 31 m
- [Connal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1178-connal-reserve), park, 168 m
- [Glenroy Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1573-glenroy-reserve), park, 198 m
- [Laura Kent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1731-laura-kent-reserve), park, 209 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._

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Wool Street Bar & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/wool-street-bar-grill-woolston), Woolston, 19 m
- [Everest Indian Restaurant And Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-and-takeaway-woolston), Woolston, 31 m
- [Everest Indian Restaurant Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-woolston), Woolston, 40 m
- [Green Chilli](https://www.chch.live/business/green-chilli-woolston), Woolston, 123 m
- [Ferry Indians Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-indians-restaurant-woolston), Woolston, 129 m
- [Green Chilli Thai Restaurant & Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/green-chilli-thai-restaurant-takeaway-woolston), Woolston, 129 m
- [Ferry Indians](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-indians-woolston), Woolston, 130 m
- [Whitfords Restaurant - Woolston Club](https://www.chch.live/business/whitfords-restaurant-woolston-club-woolston), Woolston, 608 m
- [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-woolston)

## Also in Woolston

- [Super Liquor Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-woolston), Bottle stores, 31 m
- [Woolston Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-bakery-woolston), Bakeries, 31 m
- [T-House Souvlaki Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/t-house-souvlaki-takeaway-woolston), Fast food, 32 m
- [Wake n Bake Bakery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/wake-n-bake-bakery-cafe-woolston), Business, 41 m
- [Ayutthaya Thai Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/ayutthaya-thai-takeaway-woolston), Fast food, 48 m
- [Big Ed's Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/big-ed-s-takeaways-woolston), Fast food, 54 m
- [Techno Fix](https://www.chch.live/business/techno-fix-woolston), Electronics Repair, 55 m
- [Burger Bonanza](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-bonanza-woolston), Fast food, 59 m
- [Woolston Auto Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-auto-surgery-woolston), Car repair, 62 m
- [Noodle Union - Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-union-woolston), Fast food, 66 m
- [Every kind of business in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.549644800915864&lon=172.68283117106603)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.549644800915864,172.68283117106603,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Smoke%20'n'%20Barrel)
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Smoke 'n' Barrel?**

A restaurant in Woolston, Christchurch.

**Where is Smoke 'n' Barrel?**

616 Ferry Road Woolston, on [Ferry Road Woolston](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.549644800915864,172.68283117106603,17)

**Is Smoke 'n' Barrel still trading?**

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register, to 22 Jan 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**What other restaurants are near Smoke 'n' Barrel?**

[Wool Street Bar & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/wool-street-bar-grill-woolston) (19 m), [Everest Indian Restaurant And Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-and-takeaway-woolston) (31 m), [Everest Indian Restaurant Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-woolston) (40 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Smoke 'n' Barrel?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/616-ferry-road) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Twisted Hop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-twisted-hop-woolston) (15 m); the Ferry Rd near Oak St bus stop is 50 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Connal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1178-connal-reserve) (168 m).

**What stood where Smoke 'n' Barrel is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.549644800915864&lon=172.68283117106603)

## Sources

- 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)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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