The Craft Embassy
The Craft Embassy is a bar or pub at 101/126 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
Located overlooking the Avon River on The Terrace is this bar featuring 30 taps of independent craft beer, a well appointed… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Embassy Holdings Limited, to 29 Feb 2028
One of 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
101/126 Oxford Terrace
Opening hours
| Monday – Thursday | 11 am to 11 pm |
|---|---|
| Friday – Sunday | 11 am to midnight |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 87 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 3 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
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 bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
All 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 13 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 101/126 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 366 6055 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 035680503 |
| Website | craftembassy.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| info@craftembassy.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists functions@craftembassy.co.nz | |
| Menu | craftembassy.co.nz | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429034257234, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | EMBASSY HOLDINGS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 9 Mar 2006 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Restaurant operation | NZBN register |
| Food registration | reg CCC001965/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 13 Apr 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 29 Feb 2028, held by Embassy Holdings Limited | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | Off-licence tavern, expires 29 Feb 2028, held by Embassy Holdings Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Located overlooking the Avon River on The Terrace is this bar featuring 30 taps of independent craft beer, a well appointed list of local, NZ and international wines, and outstanding meals and sharing plates. To access head down the alley and take the lift to Level 1. Open 7 days until late
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
On This Site on the 16th Dec
The Battle for Crete / May 1941
The SommeThe reports nearby
6,959 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,741 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,959 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - General
Hazard, vehicle
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicleQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
101/126 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, on Oxford Terrace. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 29 Feb 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 366 6055 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@craftembassy.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Monday – Thursday: 11 am to 11 pm; Friday – Sunday: 11 am to midnight, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
The Bangalore Polo Club (17 m), The Little Fiddle (25 m), Fat Eddies (29 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 9 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Greenhouse Room (7 m); the Hereford St near Montreal St bus stop is 261 m away: route 8; a shared zone passes the door; nearest park: Bridge Of Remembrance (88 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 · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 10
- 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
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