Twenty Seven Steps & Downstairs
Twenty Seven Steps & Downstairs is a restaurant at 16 New Regent Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
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Checked 21 Oct 2026
Restaurant at 16 New Regent Street in the Highly Significant listed street shops, class 2 on-licence held by Upstairs on New Regent Street Limited to 20 July 2028: read from the public record
Sits inside New Regent Street Shops and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
16 New Regent Street Central City
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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 restaurants
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 16 New Regent Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 2, expires 20 July 2028, held by Upstairs on New Regent Street Limited | Council licence register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Heritage item | New Regent Street Shops and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert
Margaret Mahy Family Playground
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,530 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,314 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,530 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridgeQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
16 New Regent Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on New Regent Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 2 on the council’s register, to 20 July 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
Downstairs (5 m), Twenty Seven Steps (6 m), The Nook Eatery (13 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Downstairs (5 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 173 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a cycle lane passes within 63 m; nearest park: Edmonds Band Rotunda (163 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
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- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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)
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