The Option Bistro and Wines
The Option Bistro and Wines is a café at 158 Hussey Rd, Northwood, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
The Option Bistro & Wines (formerly Jagz of Styx Mill) is an upmarket bistro restaurant located in a great spot in Styx Mill… Read full description ↓
158 Hussey Rd, Northwood
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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 cafés
More nearby cafés 5
Also in Northwood
More businesses in Northwood 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 158 Hussey Rd, Northwood | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cafés | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 323 5455 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | theoption.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| bistro@theoption.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Option Bistro & Wines (formerly Jagz of Styx Mill) is an upmarket bistro restaurant located in a great spot in Styx Mill area. Open Monday - Friday 8am until late, & Saturday - Sunday 9am untl 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 | Residential Suburban | District Plan |
The reports nearby
140 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Trees & parks, 112 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Damaged Road
Water General
Pavement - General
Rubbish and Bins - General
Pavement - Damaged
Pavement - General
Pavement - Damaged
General Request
Water Leak
Dumped RubbishQuestions, answered briefly
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A café in Northwood, Christchurch.
158 Hussey Rd, Northwood, on Hussey Rd. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 323 5455 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email bistro@theoption.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Willowbank Cafe (1.2 km), Esquires Coffee House Northwood (1.3 km), Cosy Cafe (1.7 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest Mike Pero Real Estate Northwood (47 m); the Hussey Rd bus stop is 79 m away: route 107; a shared path passes within 80 m; nearest park: Styx Mill Country Club Reserve (107 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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