# The Little Thai Kitchen, Sockburn

The Little Thai Kitchen is a Thai restaurant at 161c Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, inside the Coach Corner commercial centre.

[Call 03 342 7998](<tel:+6433427998>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Little%20Thai%20Kitchen%2C%20161c%20Yaldhurst%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Little%20Thai%20Kitchen%2C%20161c%20Yaldhurst%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Yaldhurst Rd near Racecourse Rd, route 86, route 140) is 30 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday – Wednesday: 4.30 am to 9 pm
- Thursday – Saturday: 4.30 am to 9.30 pm
- Sunday: 4.30 am to 9 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 161c Yaldhurst Road, Christchurch 8042 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants, Thai _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 342 7998 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://thelittlethaikitchen.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 3 Oct 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Email:** thelittlethaikitchen15@gmail.com _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429042037743, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** THAI ST CUISINE LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2015-10-23 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Takeaway food retailing _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC001435/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 22 Nov 2026 _(MPI food register)_

## In its own listing

Visit this suburban Thai restaurant for traditional thai meals such as curry, spring rolls, chicken satay, crispy squid and classic thai fish cakes. Open Tuesday - Sunday 4.30pm-9pm, Friday-Saturday open until 10pm

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Neighbourhood centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Coach Corner, local centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [161c Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/161c-yaldhurst-road), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
144 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8910454), [149 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/149-yaldhurst-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8708502), [163 Yaldhurst Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/163-yaldhurst-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8560006), [161C Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/161c-yaldhurst-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8474744), [208 Racecourse Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/208-racecourse-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8455186), [210 Racecourse Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/210-racecourse-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8451273), 163 Racecourse Road &amp; Yaldhurst Rds, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8441278), [139 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/139-yaldhurst-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8441266), [149 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/149-yaldhurst-road)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8421580), [200C Racecourse Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/200c-racecourse-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8378061), [168 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/168-yaldhurst-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8337710), [147 Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/147-yaldhurst-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7884952), [180e Yaldhurst Road, Avonhead, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/180e-yaldhurst-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Racecourse Rd, 30 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Nortons Rd, 78 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Yaldhurst Rd near Bucknell St, 258 m (routes 86, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/yaldhurst-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Little%20Thai%20Kitchen%2C%20161c%20Yaldhurst%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5265114,172.5537836)

## Nearby

- [Coach Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-dairy-sockburn), Dairies & convenience, 5 m
- [Charcoal Tandoori Indian](https://www.chch.live/business/charcoal-tandoori-indian-sockburn), Restaurants, 7 m
- [Nilesh Palace](https://www.chch.live/business/nilesh-palace-sockburn), Restaurants, 8 m
- [Coach Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-sockburn), Post offices, 9 m
- [The Bottle-O](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bottle-o-sockburn), Bottle stores, 13 m
- [Coach Corner Liquor Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-liquor-centre-sockburn), Bottle stores, 17 m
- [Iona Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1866-iona-reserve), park, 268 m
- [Toorak Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1861-toorak-reserve), park, 375 m
- [Doncaster Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1820-doncaster-reserve), park, 425 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Charcoal Tandoori Indian](https://www.chch.live/business/charcoal-tandoori-indian-sockburn), Sockburn, 7 m
- [Nilesh Palace](https://www.chch.live/business/nilesh-palace-sockburn), Sockburn, 8 m
- [Wing Wah Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/wing-wah-fish-chips-sockburn), Sockburn, 133 m
- [Hoofbeats Bar and Bistro - The Racecourse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/hoofbeats-bar-and-bistro-the-racecourse-hotel-sockburn), Sockburn, 870 m
- [One Good Horse](https://www.chch.live/business/one-good-horse-avonhead), Avonhead, 1.1 km
- [Afghan Kebab](https://www.chch.live/business/afghan-kebab-sockburn), Sockburn, 1.3 km
- [Golden Boat Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-boat-restaurant-sockburn), Sockburn, 1.3 km
- [Zab Thai Food](https://www.chch.live/business/zab-thai-food-sockburn), Sockburn, 1.3 km
- [Every one in Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-sockburn)

## Also in Sockburn

- [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-sockburn), Bakeries, 30 m
- [BPC Cars Ltd](https://www.chch.live/business/bpc-cars-ltd-sockburn), Car dealers, 53 m
- [McEwing's Mountain Sports](https://www.chch.live/business/mcewing-s-mountain-sports-sockburn), Sports shops, 75 m
- [Cafe 186](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-186-sockburn), Cafés, 80 m
- [No.186 Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/no-186-cafe-sockburn), Cafés, 81 m
- [Flicks Hair & Beauty](https://www.chch.live/business/flicks-hair-beauty-sockburn), Hairdressers, 126 m
- [Hornyak Smallgoods](https://www.chch.live/business/hornyak-smallgoods-sockburn), Butchers, 155 m
- [Yaldhurst Mini Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldhurst-mini-mart-sockburn), Dairies & convenience, 162 m
- [Wing Wahs Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/wing-wahs-takeaways-sockburn), Fast food, 172 m
- [Avonhead Lodge Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-lodge-motel-sockburn), Motels, 252 m
- [Every kind of business in Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5265114&lon=172.5537836)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5265114,172.5537836,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Little%20Thai%20Kitchen)
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/9342480635), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Little Thai Kitchen?**

A Thai restaurant in Sockburn, Christchurch.

**Where is The Little Thai Kitchen?**

161c Yaldhurst Road, Sockburn, on [Yaldhurst Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/yaldhurst-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5265114,172.5537836,17)

**Is The Little Thai Kitchen still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact The Little Thai Kitchen?**

phone [03 342 7998](tel:+6433427998), its [website](https://thelittlethaikitchen.co.nz/), email [thelittlethaikitchen15@gmail.com](mailto:thelittlethaikitchen15@gmail.com).

**When is The Little Thai Kitchen open?**

Monday: Closed; Tuesday – Wednesday: 4.30 am to 9 pm; Thursday – Saturday: 4.30 am to 9.30 pm; Sunday: 4.30 am to 9 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other restaurants are near The Little Thai Kitchen?**

[Charcoal Tandoori Indian](https://www.chch.live/business/charcoal-tandoori-indian-sockburn) (7 m), [Nilesh Palace](https://www.chch.live/business/nilesh-palace-sockburn) (8 m), [Wing Wah Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/wing-wah-fish-chips-sockburn) (133 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near The Little Thai Kitchen?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/161c-yaldhurst-road) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Coach Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-dairy-sockburn) (5 m); the Yaldhurst Rd near Racecourse Rd bus stop is 30 m away: routes 86, 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Iona Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1866-iona-reserve) (268 m).

**What stood where The Little Thai Kitchen is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5265114&lon=172.5537836)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- 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)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-19

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