Two Fat Indians
Two Fat Indians is a restaurant at 88 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Two Fat Indians was started in the year 2000 and proudly served authentic Indian cuisine matched with cold pints of beer.… Read full description ↓
Licensed to Two Fat Indians PVT Limited, to 4 Dec 2026
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
88 Cashel Street
Opening hours
Su-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-21:30; Mo-Su 13:30-16:30 open "High tea"
In OpenStreetMap’s own notation, as a mapper entered it, OpenStreetMap. Confirm with the business before a special trip.
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Nearby
More nearby places 7
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
More nearby restaurants 5
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds 14 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 88 Cashel Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Restaurants, Curry, Chicken, Indian, Juice, Seafood | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 371 7273 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | twofatindians.co.nz · gone when last read 3 Oct 2026 | OpenStreetMap |
| streetkitchen9@gmail.com | OpenStreetMap | |
| NZBN | 9429037295660, NZ Limited Company, removed | NZBN register |
| Registered name | TWO FAT INDIANS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 13 Apr 2000 | NZBN register |
| Wheelchair | Step-free, wheelchair accessible | OpenStreetMap |
| Diets catered for | Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Dairy free | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Takeaway, Bookings, Toilets, No outdoor seating, No wi-fi | OpenStreetMap |
| Payment | Credit cards, Debit cards | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC005570/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 27 Sept 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 4 Dec 2026, held by Two Fat Indians PVT Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Two Fat Indians was started in the year 2000 and proudly served authentic Indian cuisine matched with cold pints of beer. They are still celebrating the most authentic street food available in different parts of busy bazaars in India as well as sizzling curries and crispy naans that people have come to associate with Two Fat Indians! Open 7 days, 11.30am - 9 (or 9.30pm on Friday and Saturday)
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
The Chapel Is Open 1 Pm to 4 Pm Daily Closed Sundays
Friendship Corner / Sister Cities
Friendship Corner plaqueThe reports nearby
5,285 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 4,470 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 5,285 reports on file
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Pavement - General
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
Trees - General
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or waQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
88 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, on Cashel Street. On the map →
Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 4 Dec 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 371 7273, its website, email streetkitchen9@gmail.com.
Su-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-21:30; Mo-Su 13:30-16:30 open "High tea", as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Midnight Shanghai (32 m), Riverside Kitchen (32 m), Ramen Ria (34 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Alchemy Equipment Outlet Store (16 m); the Bus Interchange (Intercity stop) bus stop is 224 m away: routes 3, 8, 80; a shared zone passes within 64 m; nearest park: Friendship Corner (97 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: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · 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 · New Zealand Business Number register · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 9
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
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