The Little Bistro
The Little Bistro is a restaurant at 33A Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
In the heart of Akaroa is this little bistro where they strive to serve with a smile fresh, flavoursome food from locally… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Former Dwelling/ Commercial Building and Setting, significant in the District Plan · Licensed to The Little Bistro Limited (In Liquidation ), to 16 Dec 2026
33A Rue Lavaud
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Saturday | 5.30 pm, 8.30 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 15 hours a week, by the map’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 restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
Also in Akaroa
More businesses in Akaroa 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 33A Rue Lavaud | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Restaurants | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 304 7314 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | thelittlebistro.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| NZBN | 9429047681361, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | THE LITTLE BISTRO LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 12 Sept 2019 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Restaurant operation | NZBN register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 16 Dec 2026, held by The Little Bistro Limited (In Liquidation ) | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
In the heart of Akaroa is this little bistro where they strive to serve with a smile fresh, flavoursome food from locally sourced, quality ingredients in an intimate dining room with a long history. Open over Winter Tuesday - Saturday for dinner, and weekend lunches.
— 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 | Commercial Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Former Dwelling/ Commercial Building and Setting, significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
To Commemorate Akaroa Cricket Club Centennial 24 February
Erected in Memory of Rex & Son Murray Davis Both Had a Life
In Memory of Ted Armstrong 1912 - 1995The reports nearby
253 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 202 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water General
Water General
Abandoned Vehicle
Abandoned Vehicle
Pothole
Water Leak
Water Leak
General Request
Facility - General Request
Water General
Pavement - DamagedQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Akaroa, Christchurch.
33A Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on Rue Lavaud. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 16 Dec 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 304 7314, its website.
Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Saturday: 5.30 pm, 8.30 pm; Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Mandala Restaurant (53 m), The Seafood Kitchen (53 m), Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar (75 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Gallery Lavaud (12 m); nearest park: Akaroa Recreation Ground (123 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 · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- 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
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-little-bistro-akaroa.md.