Taste of Persia
Taste of Persia is a takeaway at 239D Colombo St, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Colombo/Beaumont commercial centre.
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Checked 18 Oct 2026
An affordable neighbourhood restaurant specialising in Middle Eastern cuisine such as souvlaki. Open Sunday - Monday 4pm to… Read full description ↓
239D Colombo St, Beckenham
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 4
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 fast food
More nearby fast food 5
Also in Sydenham
More businesses in Sydenham 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 239D Colombo St, Beckenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Fast food | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 332 7252 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
An affordable neighbourhood restaurant specialising in Middle Eastern cuisine such as souvlaki. Open Sunday - Monday 4pm to 9pm, Tuesday - Saturday 11am to 9pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Colombo/Beaumont, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
What stood on Colombo Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Formaggio's, 2025-04. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,286 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 1,081 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,286 reports on file
Hazard, vehicle
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Poles and Signage - General
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a playground or in a park
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A takeaway in Sydenham, Christchurch.
239D Colombo St, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Sydenham, on Colombo St. On the map →
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.
phone 03 332 7252 (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Brothers Mediterranean Restaurant (14 m), Aslan 57 Mediterranean Kitchen (16 m), New Wah Fish & Chips (24 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Brothers Mediterranean Restaurant (14 m); the Colombo St near Southampton St bus stop is 39 m away: route 1; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Bradford Park (312 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 4
- 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)
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