# Thai Box, Christchurch Central City Thai Box is a Thai restaurant at 270 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City. [Call 021 842 429]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Menu]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 10 June 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 11 am to 2 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Madras St near Southwark St, route 8, route 84, route 85) is 69 m away; a separated cycleway passes the door; council off-street parking is 62 m away. The address’s own page keeps 6 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Friday: 11 am to 2 pm, 5 pm to 9 pm - Saturday – Sunday: Closed _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 270 St Asaph Street Central City _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants, Thai _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 021 842 429 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://www.thaibox.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** thaiboxnz@gmail.com _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Menu:** https://www.thaibox.co.nz/menu _(Its own website)_ - **NZBN:** 9429030653665, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** THAI CONTAINER LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2012-05-23 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Ethnic food takeaways _(NZBN register)_ - **Trades as:** Thai Container _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC000324/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 10 Nov 2026 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 10 June 2028, held by Thai Container Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## In its own listing Thai Box brings the city fresh and funky Thai food! Plenty of gluten free and vegan options. Enoy a curry and beer in this hospitality area known as the Boxed Quarter. Fully licensed and BYO wine only. Open Monday - Wednesday 11am-2pm, 5-9.30pm, Thursday 11am-2pm, 5pm-9.30pm - Friday 11am-2pm, 5-10pm, Saturday 5pm-10pm & Sunday 5-9pm _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:** Central City Mixed Use Zone _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [270 St Asaph Street Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-st-asaph-street), 6 reports on file ## What stood on St Asaph Street [1939, Meeting Michael Joseph Savage on St Asaph Street](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2016/ccl-cs-7023) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Bohemian Bakery, 2024-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street#s-then) ## The reports nearby 5,000 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9139011), [200 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/200-tuam-street) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9116763), [103 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/103-manchester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9100015), [258 Saint Asaph St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/258-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9100005), [265 Saint Asaph St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/265-saint-asaph-street) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9095785), [191 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/191-high-street) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/9095591), [164 High Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/164-high-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083730), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9083611), [68 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/68-manchester-street) - [Pest / Vermin](https://www.chch.live/report/9079304), [73 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/73-manchester-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9076699), [270 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9076686), [279 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/279-saint-asaph-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9075453), [213b Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/213b-tuam-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Madras St near Southwark St, 69 m (routes 8, 84, 85, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ara Institute, 177 m (routes 1, 3, 5, 80, 81) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Tuam St near Madras St, 185 m (routes 1, 3, 5, 80) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - Car park, Mainland Parking off-street parking, 62 m (40 spaces) _(Council parking data)_ - [St Asaph Street Central City](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Thai%20Box%2C%20270%20St%20Asaph%20Street%20Central%20City%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.536502,172.6420558) ## Nearby - [Boxed Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/boxed-inn-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 9 m - [Tokyo Ramen](https://www.chch.live/business/tokyo-ramen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 9 m - [Steampunk Laboratory](https://www.chch.live/business/steampunk-laboratory-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 13 m - [Seoul Sandwich](https://www.chch.live/business/seoul-sandwich-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 14 m - [The Sichuan Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-sichuan-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 14 m - [Wild Wings N' Things](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-wings-n-things-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 16 m - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), park, 99 m - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), Botanic, 275 m - [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), park, 424 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._ - [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), Car park, 136 m ## The nearest other restaurants - [The Sichuan Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-sichuan-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 14 m - [Boxed Quarter](https://www.chch.live/business/boxed-quarter-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 19 m - [Seoul Jib](https://www.chch.live/business/seoul-jib-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 28 m - [Miss Bing - Boxed Quarter](https://www.chch.live/business/miss-bing-boxed-quarter-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 36 m - [Pasta Pasta](https://www.chch.live/business/pasta-pasta-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 73 m - [The Monday Room](https://www.chch.live/business/the-monday-room-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 86 m - [Thonglor Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/thonglor-thai-restaurant-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 106 m - [Caribe Latin Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/caribe-latin-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 110 m - [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-christchurch-central-city) ## Also in Christchurch Central City - [Brazilian Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/brazilian-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 18 m - [Chichi Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/chichi-kitchen-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 19 m - [Engine Coffee Brewers](https://www.chch.live/business/engine-coffee-brewers-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 22 m - [Vietnam to go](https://www.chch.live/business/vietnam-to-go-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 24 m - [BooTeek](https://www.chch.live/business/booteek-christchurch-central-city), Op shops, 25 m - [Hokitika Sandwich Company](https://www.chch.live/business/hokitika-sandwich-company-christchurch-central-city), Fast food, 30 m - [Mihana](https://www.chch.live/business/mihana-christchurch-central-city), Business, 33 m - [MetroMart](https://www.chch.live/business/metromart-christchurch-central-city-3), Dairies & convenience, 36 m - [New City Barbers](https://www.chch.live/business/new-city-barbers-christchurch-central-city), Hairdressers, 36 m - [Ride On Super Sound](https://www.chch.live/business/ride-on-super-sound-christchurch-central-city), Music, 36 m - [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz) ## Reviews Rated **4.2** on Google, 435 reviews, as at October 2026. Google lists: dine-in · delivery · takeaway · takes bookings · outdoor seating · beer · wine · breakfast · brunch · lunch · dinner · vegetarian options. > The waitresses always friendly and the wait never too long though the food is not quite the best Thai. Thing I found ok are some salad/ entrees/ deep fried whole fish. Thing could be better are: Fresh spring rolls often a bit too "light/airy", the rice paper would be better it it's more "chewy" type, the dipping sauce is too light on flavour but too much raw onion taste. Pad Thai is often my least favourite pad Thai out of all places I've had, the sause almost tastes like sweet and sour pork sauce, it tasted more vinegar flavour than taramind. However only until today that I had to reluctantly, T N, 4 months ago > One star (NOT FOR THE UBER DRIVER) I’ve never written a bad review before, and I’m not someone who usually complains—but after my last few experiences with Thai Box, I felt I had to say something. I used to love their Thai green curry. My first two visits were amazing: great flavor, perfect spice balance. But the last three times? Completely different. The spice levels are all over the place. Mild has absolutely no flavor—just bland. Medium? It’s so unbearably spicy, it’s inedible. I spent over half an hour trying to pick out chilli seeds just to make it remotely edible, and still couldn’t fin, Jodz H, a year ago > Wow! We popped in after a game at the stadium, and had THE most delicious meal here. It was so fast, so tasty, with large portions, fresh veges and tasty sauces. We will most definitely be back again! Atmosphere was only due to a super loud table next to us, and as the floor is concrete, it is a little hard to hear, but, the staff were super apologetic, even though it was not their fault, and the other table were just having fun at the end of the day. Great that is was BYO too., Emma McAlister, 4 months ago ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.536502&lon=172.6420558) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.536502,172.6420558,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Thai%20Box) - [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4757141924), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Thai Box?** A Thai restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch. **Where is Thai Box?** 270 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on [St Asaph Street Central City](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/st-asaph-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.536502,172.6420558,17) **Is Thai Box still trading?** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 10 June 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Thai Box?** phone [021 842 429](tel:021842429) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.thaibox.co.nz/), email [thaiboxnz@gmail.com](mailto:thaiboxnz@gmail.com) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **When is Thai Box open?** Monday – Friday: 11 am to 2 pm, 5 pm to 9 pm; Saturday – Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other restaurants are near Thai Box?** [The Sichuan Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-sichuan-kitchen-christchurch-central-city) (14 m), [Boxed Quarter](https://www.chch.live/business/boxed-quarter-christchurch-central-city) (19 m), [Seoul Jib](https://www.chch.live/business/seoul-jib-christchurch-central-city) (28 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Thai Box?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-st-asaph-street) holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Boxed Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/boxed-inn-christchurch-central-city) (9 m); the Madras St near Southwark St bus stop is 69 m away: routes 8, 84, 85, 95; a separated cycleway passes the door; nearest park: [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) (99 m). **What stood where Thai Box is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.536502&lon=172.6420558) ## Sources - 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) - 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) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - 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 2026-10-23 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/thai-box-christchurch-central-city Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city