# Top In Town, Riccarton

Top In Town is a restaurant at 91 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Riccarton commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Top%20In%20Town%2C%2091%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Top%20In%20Town%2C%2091%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** 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. The directory’s number for it: 03 341 2200.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Clarence St near Peverel St, route 120, the Orbiter (clockwise)) is 190 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 13 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 91 Riccarton Road, Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Restaurants _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 341 2200 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** https://www.topintown.co.nz/, unreachable when last read _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Email:** catering@topintown.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429048679879, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** SHAMS NZ LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2020-09-30 _(NZBN register)_
- **Industry:** Club - hospitality _(NZBN register)_

## In its own listing

Dine in or Takeaway. An amazing array of authentic Indian dishes. Open 7 Days noon to 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:** Town centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Riccarton, district centre _(District Plan)_
- **Consent CRC100586:** Large Scale Burner, 3 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll
- **Address record:** [91 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/91-riccarton-road), 13 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-28533)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside ANZ, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,756 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9053448), [1 Nelson Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/1-nelson-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033597), [62 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/62-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9022633), [112 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/112-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9006685), [10 Dilworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-dilworth-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9006648), [10 Dilworth St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/10-dilworth-street)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8981447), [91 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/91-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8958475), [17 Dilworth Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/17-dilworth-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8952677), [105 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/105-riccarton-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8940649), [104B Riccarton Rd, ????, ??????? 8041, ????](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/104b-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8936079), [6B Bradshaw Tce, ????, ?????? 8011, ???](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6b-bradshaw-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8935726), [77 Picton Avenue, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/77-picton-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8895559), Kosco Asian Supermarket 92A Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Clarence St near Peverel St, 190 m (routes 120, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St, 205 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Harakeke St, 206 m (routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 130, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Top%20In%20Town%2C%2091%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.52964048177766,172.60277539667447)

## Nearby

- [Elite Barber Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/elite-barber-studio-riccarton), Hairdressers, 11 m
- [Robbies Sports Bar & Restaurant - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbies-sports-bar-restaurant-riccarton), Restaurants, 11 m
- [Sports House](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-house-riccarton), Restaurants, 12 m
- [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-riccarton), Restaurants, 13 m
- [Theo's Fisheries](https://www.chch.live/business/theo-s-fisheries-riccarton), Fast food, 26 m
- [Korean Noodle Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/korean-noodle-lounge-riccarton), Fast food, 27 m
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), park, 198 m
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), park, 285 m
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), park, 290 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._
- [Riccarton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-13), Service centre, 165 m

## The nearest other restaurants

- [Robbies Sports Bar & Restaurant - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbies-sports-bar-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 11 m
- [Sports House](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-house-riccarton), Riccarton, 12 m
- [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-riccarton), Riccarton, 13 m
- [Dimitris](https://www.chch.live/business/dimitris-riccarton), Riccarton, 32 m
- [Mykonos](https://www.chch.live/business/mykonos-riccarton), Riccarton, 35 m
- [Jiggle Korean Cuisine And Barbeque](https://www.chch.live/business/jiggle-korean-cuisine-and-barbeque-riccarton), Riccarton, 36 m
- [Seoul Garden Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/seoul-garden-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 37 m
- [The Dragon Express Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/the-dragon-express-restaurant-riccarton), Riccarton, 38 m
- [Every one in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-riccarton)

## Also in Riccarton

- [The Craic](https://www.chch.live/business/the-craic-riccarton), Bars & pubs, 29 m
- [China Wok](https://www.chch.live/business/china-wok-riccarton), Fast food, 34 m
- [The Grill House Mediterranean Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/the-grill-house-mediterranean-cuisine-riccarton), Fast food, 34 m
- [Mexicali Fresh - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/mexicali-fresh-riccarton), Restaurants, 40 m
- [Portraits Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/portraits-cafe-riccarton), Cafés, 41 m
- [Magazine Designer Clothing](https://www.chch.live/business/magazine-designer-clothing-riccarton), Clothing, 42 m
- [Jiggle Korean Cuisine & Barbecue](https://www.chch.live/business/jiggle-korean-cuisine-barbecue-riccarton), Restaurants, 44 m
- [Little Spicy](https://www.chch.live/business/little-spicy-riccarton), Restaurants, 47 m
- [Lone Star Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/lone-star-riccarton), Restaurants, 47 m
- [Robbie's Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbie-s-riccarton), Bars & pubs, 47 m
- [Every kind of business in Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52964048177766&lon=172.60277539667447)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52964048177766,172.60277539667447,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Top%20In%20Town)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Top In Town?**

A restaurant in Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Top In Town?**

91 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.52964048177766,172.60277539667447,17)

**Is Top In Town still trading?**

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.

**How do you contact Top In Town?**

phone [03 341 2200](tel:033412200) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.topintown.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [catering@topintown.co.nz](mailto:catering@topintown.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other restaurants are near Top In Town?**

[Robbies Sports Bar & Restaurant - Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/robbies-sports-bar-restaurant-riccarton) (11 m), [Sports House](https://www.chch.live/business/sports-house-riccarton) (12 m), [Ceylon Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/ceylon-kitchen-riccarton) (13 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant).

**What’s near Top In Town?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/91-riccarton-road) holds 13 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Elite Barber Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/elite-barber-studio-riccarton) (11 m); the Clarence St near Peverel St bus stop is 190 m away: routes 120, Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve) (198 m).

**What stood where Top In Town is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52964048177766&lon=172.60277539667447)

## Sources

- 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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