The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch is a restaurant at 145 Victoria Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Indulge yourself in a unique dining experience! Here they create carefully curated South East Asian inspired meals with a… Read full description ↓
Licensed to The Goldfinch NZ Limited, to 9 Nov 2028
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 4
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 restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
All 266 restaurants 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 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 145 Victoria Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 244 0464 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thegoldfinch.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| hello@thegoldfinch.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Menu | thegoldfinch.co.nz | Its own website |
| Food registration | reg CCC004610/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 6 Dec 2026 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 1, expires 9 Nov 2028, held by The Goldfinch NZ Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Indulge yourself in a unique dining experience! Here they create carefully curated South East Asian inspired meals with a modern European twist, as well as an extensive list of exotic hand crafted cocktails. (Previously King of Snake.) Open Tuesday - Sunday, 11.30am-2.30pm, 3pm-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 |
Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2013 / Sydney
Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2015 / Christchurch
Hagley Park North plaqueWhat stood on Victoria Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside The Bog Irish Bar, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
1,553 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 1,281 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water Leak
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Water General
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Pavement - General
General Request
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Traffic SignalsQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
145 Victoria Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Victoria Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 1 on the council’s register, to 9 Nov 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 244 0464 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email hello@thegoldfinch.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Majestic at Mayfair (54 m), Giovanni's (65 m), Mexicano's (74 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Court (25 m); the Victoria St near Dorset St bus stop is 103 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Aldred Reserve (405 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 · 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 · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 8
- 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
- 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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