The Darkroom
The Darkroom is a bar or pub at 336 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 21 Oct 2026
Known for it's unique atmosphere and live music (check their website for who and when). Head along and try the great… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Darkroom Limited, to 28 Mar 2029
One of 95 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count
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Getting there
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Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 336 St Asaph Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 974 2425 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | darkroom.bar | OpenStreetMap |
| info@darkroombar.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Food registration | reg CCC003122/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 8 Feb 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence tavern, expires 28 Mar 2029, held by Darkroom Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Known for it's unique atmosphere and live music (check their website for who and when). Head along and try the great selection of kiwi beer and wine. Open Wednesday 6pm-late & Thursday - Saturday 7pm-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 | Central City Mixed Use Zone | District Plan |
What stood on St Asaph Street
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 →
The reports nearby
2,325 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,988 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,325 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Poles and Signage - General
Damaged Road
Damaged Road
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
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
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
336 St Asaph Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on St Asaph Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 28 Mar 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 974 2425 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email info@darkroombar.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
12 Bar (33 m), Galaxy Arcade (242 m), Galaxy Bar (257 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Galaxy Records (10 m); the Ferry Rd (Ritchies Depot EB) bus stop is 127 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 115 m; nearest park: Wilson Park (383 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- 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)
- 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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