The Craic Irish Bar
The Craic Irish Bar is a bar or pub at 2 Straven Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
A busy Irish bar with affordable pub grub meals. Known as the best little dive bar in town, Christchurch's favourite pre town… Read full description ↓
Licensed to DJ 1313 Limited, to 21 Jan 2027
2 Straven Road Riccarton
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Nearby
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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
Also in Riccarton
More businesses in Riccarton 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 2 Straven Road Riccarton | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 343 4657 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thecraicirishbar.co.nz · unreachable when last read 2 Oct 2026 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| irishcraic.bar@gmail.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Food registration | reg CCC006581/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 10 Oct 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 21 Jan 2027, held by DJ 1313 Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
A busy Irish bar with affordable pub grub meals. Known as the best little dive bar in town, Christchurch's favourite pre town stop over. Open 7 days
— 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 | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Riccarton, district centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
1,690 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,394 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 1,690 reports on file
Trees - General
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Rubbish and Bins - General
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
Animal - Deceased
Water LeakQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Riccarton, Christchurch.
2 Straven Road Riccarton, on Straven Road Riccarton. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 21 Jan 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 343 4657 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email irishcraic.bar@gmail.com (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Craic (19 m), Robbie's Riccarton (94 m), The Fox (195 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Dimitris (18 m); the Clarence St near Peverel St bus stop is 223 m away: routes 120, Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Clarence Reserve (238 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- 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)
- 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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