The Bicycle Thief
The Bicycle Thief is an Italian restaurant at 136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
- Currently Closed - Now open in the former Rossendale Restaurant, this favourite has returned. Open Wednesday - Friday 9am… Read full description ↓
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Thursday | 5 pm to 9 pm |
| Friday – Sunday | 11.30 am to 2 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 20 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Price band $$, as its site states. Read from the site itself 3 Oct 2026, Its own website.
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Getting there
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Nearby
The nearest other restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
All 2 restaurants in Kennedys Bush → · Every one in the city →
Also in Kennedys Bush
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants, Italian | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Phone | +64 3 322 4731 | OpenStreetMap · its own site lists +64-3-325-2929 |
| Website | thebicyclethiefnz.com | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Menu | thebicyclethiefnz.com | Its own website |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| Price range | $$ | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
- Currently Closed - Now open in the former Rossendale Restaurant, this favourite has returned. Open Wednesday - Friday 9am until late and Saturday & Sunday 7.30am until late. Closed Monday & Tuesday
— 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 | Rural Urban Fringe | District Plan |
The reports nearby
13 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 12 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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An Italian restaurant in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch.
136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, on Old Tai Tapu Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 322 4731, its website.
Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Thursday: 5 pm to 9 pm; Friday – Sunday: 11.30 am to 2 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Rossendale Restaurant (151 m), The Packingshed Cafe (1.7 km), Pizza Hut (3.0 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 2 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Vineyard @Rossendale (5 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: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · The business’s own website
Read source notes 4
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-bicycle-thief-kennedys-bush.md.