# The Bicycle Thief, Kennedys Bush The Bicycle Thief is an Italian restaurant at 136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch. [Call 03 322 4731]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Menu]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](). ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers priced $$. Its own website describes it as “Experience the soul of Italy in Lincoln, Canterbury. Artisanal wood-fired pizzas, fresh pasta, and high-quality Italian wines”. It opens six or more days a week. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday: Closed - Tuesday – Thursday: 5 pm to 9 pm - Friday – Sunday: 11.30 am to 2 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants, Italian _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Phone:** +64 3 322 4731 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site lists +64-3-325-2929_ - **Website:** https://www.thebicyclethiefnz.com/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Menu:** https://thebicyclethiefnz.com/menu.html _(Its own website)_ - **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/thethiefoftastebuds, https://www.instagram.com/thebicyclethiefnz/ _(Its own website)_ - **Price range:** $$ _(Its own website)_ ## In its own listing - 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 _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:** Rural Urban Fringe _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [136 Old Tai Tapu Road](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/136-old-tai-tapu-road), 2 reports on file ## The reports nearby 13 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8756966), [113 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/113-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5122268), [113 Old Taitapu Road, Halswell, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/113-old-taitapu-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/1300645), [122 Old Taitapu Road, Canterbury 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/122-old-taitapu-road) - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/1180342), Old Taitapu Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch, New Zealand - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/787540), [100 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/100-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/649329), [136 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/136-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/604440), [139 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/139-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/556710), [163 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/163-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/556601), [163 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/163-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/455034), [122 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/122-old-tai-tapu-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/441853), lat/lng: (-43.6094016,172.5704579) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/441842), [50 Old Tai Tapu Rd, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/50-old-tai-tapu-road) ## Getting there - [Old Tai Tapu Road](https://www.chch.live/street/kennedys-bush/old-tai-tapu-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Bicycle%20Thief%2C%20136%20Old%20Tai%20Tapu%20Road%2C%20Kennedys%20Bush%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.6094235,172.5701095) ## Nearby - [The Vineyard @Rossendale](https://www.chch.live/business/the-vineyard-rossendale-kennedys-bush), Wineries, 5 m - [Rossendale Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/rossendale-restaurant-kennedys-bush), Restaurants, 151 m ## The nearest other restaurants - [Rossendale Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/rossendale-restaurant-kennedys-bush), Kennedys Bush, 151 m - [The Packingshed Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-packingshed-cafe-christchurch), Christchurch, 1.7 km - [The Old Vicarage](https://www.chch.live/business/the-old-vicarage-halswell), Halswell, 3.3 km - [Craythornes Public House](https://www.chch.live/business/craythornes-public-house-halswell), Halswell, 3.3 km - [Armadillo's Restaurant Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/armadillo-s-restaurant-halswell), Halswell, 3.9 km - [Roti Chai Indian Street Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/roti-chai-indian-street-kitchen-halswell), Halswell, 3.9 km - [Hoi An House](https://www.chch.live/business/hoi-an-house-halswell), Halswell, 3.9 km - [Bombay Butler - Halswell](https://www.chch.live/business/bombay-butler-halswell), Halswell, 3.9 km - [Every one in Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-kennedys-bush) ## Also in Kennedys Bush - [The Whare](https://www.chch.live/business/the-whare-kennedys-bush), Museums, 1.2 km - [Hoon Hay Valley Storage](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-valley-storage-kennedys-bush), Storage, 3.4 km - [Every kind of business in Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6094235&lon=172.5701095) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6094235,172.5701095,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Bicycle%20Thief) - [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1132262520), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Bicycle Thief?** An Italian restaurant in Kennedys Bush, Christchurch. **Where is The Bicycle Thief?** 136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, on [Old Tai Tapu Road](https://www.chch.live/street/kennedys-bush/old-tai-tapu-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6094235,172.5701095,17) **Is The Bicycle Thief still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact The Bicycle Thief?** phone [03 322 4731](tel:+6433224731), its [website](https://www.thebicyclethiefnz.com/). **When is The Bicycle Thief open?** Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Thursday: 5 pm to 9 pm; Friday – Sunday: 11.30 am to 2 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other restaurants are near The Bicycle Thief?** [Rossendale Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/rossendale-restaurant-kennedys-bush) (151 m), [The Packingshed Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-packingshed-cafe-christchurch) (1.7 km), [The Old Vicarage](https://www.chch.live/business/the-old-vicarage-halswell) (3.3 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near The Bicycle Thief?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush/136-old-tai-tapu-road) holds 2 reports; 2 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Vineyard @Rossendale](https://www.chch.live/business/the-vineyard-rossendale-kennedys-bush) (5 m). **What stood where The Bicycle Thief is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6094235&lon=172.5701095) ## Sources - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-bicycle-thief-kennedys-bush Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush