# The Seafood Kitchen, Akaroa

The Seafood Kitchen is a restaurant at 40F Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Seafood%20Kitchen%2C%2040F%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Seafood%20Kitchen%2C%2040F%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 4 Sept 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

It opens Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, typically 5 pm to 9 pm. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register.

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

## Opening hours

- Monday, Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday, Sunday: 5 pm, 9 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 40F Rue Lavaud _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **NZBN:** 9429036091980, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** THE SEAFOOD KITCHEN LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2003-03-18 _(NZBN register)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC006323/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 11 June 2027 _(MPI food register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 4 Sept 2029, held by The Seafood Kitchen Akaroa Limited _(Council licence register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Heritage item:** Commercial Building/Dwelling and Setting, Former Peninsula General Store, significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [40F Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40f-rue-lavaud), 1 report on file


## The reports nearby
263 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8795915), [28B Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28b-rue-jolie)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8632403), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8631787), [31 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/31-rue-lavaud)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8444491), [40 Rue Brittan, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40-rue-brittan)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8427749), [28 Rue Jolie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-jolie)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8409392), [28 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-lavaud)
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8358120), Rue Brittan, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8349660), [40C Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40c-rue-lavaud)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud)
## Getting there

- [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Seafood%20Kitchen%2C%2040F%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.8030463,172.9683973)

## Nearby

- [Mandala Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/mandala-restaurant-akaroa), Restaurants, 3 m
- [Akaroa Corner Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-corner-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 12 m
- [Peninsula General Store](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-general-store-akaroa), Cafés, 14 m
- [Glowing Sky Clothing](https://www.chch.live/business/glowing-sky-clothing-akaroa), Clothing, 19 m
- [Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-bar-akaroa), Restaurants, 32 m
- [Rona's](https://www.chch.live/business/rona-s-akaroa), Restaurants, 34 m
- [Akaroa Bowling Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1039-akaroa-bowling-green), park, 84 m
- [Akaroa Recreation Ground](https://www.chch.live/park/1018-akaroa-recreation-ground), Sports ground, 136 m
- [Akaroa Boat Park](https://www.chch.live/park/972-akaroa-boat-park), park, 189 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._
- [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station, 84 m

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Mandala Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/mandala-restaurant-akaroa), Akaroa, 3 m
- [Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-bar-akaroa), Akaroa, 32 m
- [Rona's](https://www.chch.live/business/rona-s-akaroa), Akaroa, 34 m
- [The Little Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-bistro-akaroa), Akaroa, 53 m
- [The Brasserie Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-brasserie-kitchen-akaroa), Akaroa, 70 m
- [The Brasserie Kitchen & Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-brasserie-kitchen-wine-bar-akaroa), Akaroa, 72 m
- [Ma Maison](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-akaroa), Akaroa, 279 m
- [Ma Maison Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-and-bar-akaroa), Akaroa, 282 m
- [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-akaroa)

## Also in Akaroa

- [Gallery Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/business/gallery-lavaud-akaroa), Galleries, 44 m
- [The Bach](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bach-akaroa), Cafés, 55 m
- [Madeira Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/madeira-hotel-akaroa), Bars & pubs, 70 m
- [Lavaud 45 Boutique](https://www.chch.live/business/lavaud-45-boutique-akaroa), Clothing, 78 m
- [Akaroa Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-bowling-club-akaroa), Clubs, 83 m
- [Chez la mer](https://www.chch.live/business/chez-la-mer-akaroa), Hostels, 86 m
- [Akaroa Farmers Market](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-farmers-market-akaroa), Marketplace, 97 m
- [Orion Powerhouse Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/orion-powerhouse-gallery-akaroa), Galleries, 104 m
- [Bridgestone](https://www.chch.live/business/bridgestone-akaroa), Tyre shops, 108 m
- [NPD Akaroa Motor Garage](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-akaroa-motor-garage-akaroa), Petrol stations, 112 m
- [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8030463&lon=172.9683973)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8030463,172.9683973,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Seafood%20Kitchen)
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10656730605), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is The Seafood Kitchen?**

A restaurant in Akaroa, Christchurch.

**Where is The Seafood Kitchen?**

40F Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8030463,172.9683973,17)

**Is The Seafood Kitchen still trading?**

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 4 Sept 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**When is The Seafood Kitchen open?**

Monday, Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday, Sunday: 5 pm, 9 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other restaurants are near The Seafood Kitchen?**

[Mandala Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/mandala-restaurant-akaroa) (3 m), [Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-bar-akaroa) (32 m), [Rona's](https://www.chch.live/business/rona-s-akaroa) (34 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near The Seafood Kitchen?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/40f-rue-lavaud) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Mandala Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/mandala-restaurant-akaroa) (3 m); nearest park: [Akaroa Bowling Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1039-akaroa-bowling-green) (84 m).

**What stood where The Seafood Kitchen is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8030463&lon=172.9683973)

## Sources

- 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)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (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 2026-10-16

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