# Spice N Life, Upper Riccarton

Spice N Life is a restaurant at 392 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Bush Inn-Church Corner commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Spice%20N%20Life%2C%20392%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Spice%20N%20Life%2C%20392%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%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. The directory’s number for it: 03 348 0392.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Church Corner, route 5, route 86, route 100) is 16 m away; a shared path passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 5 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:** 392 Riccarton Road, Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 348 0392 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.spicenlife.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

Dine in or takeaway, Spice 'n' Life has it all. Bring all your friends and family and have a great time, as Raj and the crew guarantee excellent service that keeps your taste buds tingling with their famous Indian delicacies. Open Tuesday - Thursday & Sunday 5pm to 9.30pm and Friday - Saturday 5pm until late

_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:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Bush Inn-Church Corner, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [392 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/392-riccarton-road), 5 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Bush Inn, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-7786)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fresco Fisheries, 2017-11._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,316 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9081790), [6 Brake St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/6-brake-street)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785), [55 Auburn Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/55-auburn-avenue)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9069345), [11 Leslie St, ????, ??? 8041, ???](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/11-leslie-street)
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/9066555), [15 Leslie St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-leslie-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033949), Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9026691), [4 Haynes Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/4-haynes-avenue)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9024219), [8/380 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/8-380-riccarton-road)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8980339), 372–398 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8976433), [15 Bowen Street, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/15-bowen-street)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8956755), Q4/364 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8946784), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8938261), 12–14 Haynes Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Church Corner, 16 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Church Corner, 63 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Angela St, 172 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Spice%20N%20Life%2C%20392%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5317860398965,172.57239201458182)

## Nearby

- [City hair](https://www.chch.live/business/city-hair-upper-riccarton), Hairdressers, 3 m
- [YumYum Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/yumyum-bakery-upper-riccarton), Bakeries, 7 m
- [Ramen Miyako](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-miyako-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 8 m
- [Jolin's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 11 m
- [Blue Bell Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-bell-cafe-upper-riccarton), Cafés, 12 m
- [Jolin's Chinese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-chinese-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 12 m
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), park, 253 m
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), park, 393 m
- [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), Botanic, 550 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

- [Ramen Miyako](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-miyako-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 8 m
- [Jolin's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 11 m
- [Jolin's Chinese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-chinese-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 12 m
- [My Hanh Vietnamese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/my-hanh-vietnamese-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 13 m
- [Ye-Chon Korean restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/ye-chon-korean-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 17 m
- [Ye-Chon Korean BBQ Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/ye-chon-korean-bbq-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 18 m
- [Monster Chicken - Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/monster-chicken-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 22 m
- [Daphne's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/daphne-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 30 m
- [Every one in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-upper-riccarton)

## Also in Upper Riccarton

- [Bayleys](https://www.chch.live/business/bayleys-upper-riccarton), Real estate, 14 m
- [Get it beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/get-it-beauty-upper-riccarton), Beauty, 16 m
- [West Plaza](https://www.chch.live/business/west-plaza-upper-riccarton), Malls, 17 m
- [Season Ace NZ](https://www.chch.live/business/season-ace-nz-upper-riccarton), Gift shops, 24 m
- [Riccarton Clinic and After Hours](https://www.chch.live/business/riccarton-clinic-and-after-hours-upper-riccarton), Doctors & clinics, 28 m
- [Church Corner meats & fish](https://www.chch.live/business/church-corner-meats-fish-upper-riccarton), Butchers, 30 m
- [Food Sing Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/food-sing-restaurant-upper-riccarton), Restaurants, 33 m
- [Bob's Eatery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/bob-s-eatery-cafe-upper-riccarton), Cafés, 35 m
- [Panadero Filipino Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/panadero-filipino-bakery-upper-riccarton), Bakeries, 35 m
- [Peerswick Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/peerswick-mall-upper-riccarton), Malls, 35 m
- [Every kind of business in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5317860398965&lon=172.57239201458182)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5317860398965,172.57239201458182,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Spice%20N%20Life)
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Spice N Life?**

A restaurant in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Spice N Life?**

392 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5317860398965,172.57239201458182,17)

**Is Spice N Life 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 Spice N Life?**

phone [03 348 0392](tel:033480392) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.spicenlife.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other restaurants are near Spice N Life?**

[Ramen Miyako](https://www.chch.live/business/ramen-miyako-upper-riccarton) (8 m), [Jolin's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-restaurant-upper-riccarton) (11 m), [Jolin's Chinese Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jolin-s-chinese-restaurant-upper-riccarton) (12 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Spice N Life?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/392-riccarton-road) holds 5 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [City hair](https://www.chch.live/business/city-hair-upper-riccarton) (3 m); the Church Corner bus stop is 16 m away: routes 5, 86, 100, 130, 140; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve) (253 m).

**What stood where Spice N Life is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5317860398965&lon=172.57239201458182)

## 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)
- 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 2026-10-18

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