# Wunderbar, Lyttelton Wunderbar is a bar or pub at 17 London Street, Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre. [Call 03 328 8818]() · [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 21 Mar 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Norwich Quay near Canterbury St, route 8, route 155) is 96 m away. The address’s own page keeps 8 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 17 London Street Lyttelton _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 3 328 8818 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.wunderbar.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 29 Sept 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **NZBN:** 9429046999658, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** DARK STAR VENTURES LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2018-09-19 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Bar - licensed _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC005127/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 8 May 2027 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence tavern, expires 21 Mar 2029, held by Dark Star Ventures Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## In its own listing The Wunderbar prides itself on oddity and is one of the most unique bars in NZ. People come from afar to enjoy the live music and see the infamous dolls heads and other strange items scattered throughout the bar. Open Monday - Friday 5pm until late & Saturday - Sunday 1pm until late _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:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Lyttelton, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [17 London Street Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/17-london-street), 8 reports on file ## The reports nearby 1,760 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9086370), [8 St Davids St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/8-st-davids-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9075414), [54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-oxford-street) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9063671), [54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/54-oxford-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9060214), 44–78 London St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9052353), [26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26e-oxford-street) - [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9052334), [17 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/17-oxford-street) - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9033390), [5C Norwich Quay, Banks Peninsula, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/5c-norwich-quay) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9032668), [26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26e-oxford-street) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9019163), [26 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/26-oxford-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9005341), [2 London Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/2-london-street) - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9001841), [14 Canterbury St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/14-canterbury-street) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8978315), [25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/25-canterbury-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Norwich Quay near Canterbury St, 96 m (routes 8, 155) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Oxford Street near Winchester Street, 144 m (routes 8, 155) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Norwich Qy near Dublin St, 208 m (routes 8, 155) _(ECan bus stops)_ - [London Street Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/london-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Wunderbar%2C%2017%20London%20Street%20Lyttelton%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.6029476,172.7214269) ## Nearby - [FreshChoice](https://www.chch.live/business/freshchoice-lyttelton), Supermarkets, 13 m - [Lyttelton Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/lyttelton-pharmacy-lyttelton), Pharmacies, 16 m - [Leslie's Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/leslie-s-bookshop-lyttelton), Bookshops, 21 m - [The Lyttelton Arms](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttelton-arms-lyttelton), Bars & pubs, 22 m - [Lyttelton Coffee Company](https://www.chch.live/business/lyttelton-coffee-company-lyttelton), Cafés, 24 m - [SuperValue Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/business/supervalue-lyttelton), Supermarkets, 24 m - [Sumner Road Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/977-sumner-road-gardens), park, 128 m - [Albion Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1579-albion-square), Botanic, 140 m - [Baden Norris Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/971-baden-norris-reserve), park, 148 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._ - [Lyttelton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-9), Service centre, 42 m ## The nearest other bars & pubs - [The Lyttelton Arms](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttelton-arms-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 22 m - [Eruption Brewing](https://www.chch.live/business/eruption-brewing-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 51 m - [Civil & Naval](https://www.chch.live/business/civil-naval-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 58 m - [Forty Two](https://www.chch.live/business/forty-two-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 86 m - [The Commoners](https://www.chch.live/business/the-commoners-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 132 m - [The Commoners Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-commoners-bar-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 136 m - [Hell Fire Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-fire-club-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 137 m - [Armadillo's Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/business/armadillo-s-lyttelton-ex-lyttelton-tavern-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 328 m - [Every one in Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-lyttelton) ## Also in Lyttelton - [Lyttelton Builders](https://www.chch.live/business/lyttelton-builders-lyttelton), Carpenters, 29 m - [The Lyttel Kiwi](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-kiwi-lyttelton), Gift shops, 32 m - [Lyttleton Farmers Market](https://www.chch.live/business/lyttleton-farmers-market-lyttelton), Supermarkets, 33 m - [London Street Vintage](https://www.chch.live/business/london-street-vintage-lyttelton), Clothing, 35 m - [Henry Trading](https://www.chch.live/business/henry-trading-lyttelton), Gift shops, 37 m - [Bomba](https://www.chch.live/business/bomba-lyttelton), Restaurants, 39 m - [Sammy's Gelato](https://www.chch.live/business/sammy-s-gelato-lyttelton), Cafés, 39 m - [Sweet Thursday](https://www.chch.live/business/sweet-thursday-lyttelton), Clothing, 39 m - [Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/te-uaka-the-lyttelton-museum-lyttelton), Museums, 46 m - [The Loons](https://www.chch.live/business/the-loons-lyttelton), Venues & events, 47 m - [Every kind of business in Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6029476&lon=172.7214269) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6029476,172.7214269,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Wunderbar) - [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/157802958), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Wunderbar?** A bar or pub in Lyttelton, Christchurch. **Where is Wunderbar?** 17 London Street Lyttelton, on [London Street Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/street/lyttelton/london-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.6029476,172.7214269,17) **Is Wunderbar still trading?** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 21 Mar 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Wunderbar?** phone [03 328 8818](tel:+6433288818), its [website](https://www.wunderbar.co.nz/). **What other bars & pubs are near Wunderbar?** [The Lyttelton Arms](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttelton-arms-lyttelton) (22 m), [Eruption Brewing](https://www.chch.live/business/eruption-brewing-lyttelton) (51 m), [Civil & Naval](https://www.chch.live/business/civil-naval-lyttelton) (58 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar). **What’s near Wunderbar?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton/17-london-street) holds 8 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [FreshChoice](https://www.chch.live/business/freshchoice-lyttelton) (13 m); the Norwich Quay near Canterbury St bus stop is 96 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: [Sumner Road Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/977-sumner-road-gardens) (128 m). **What stood where Wunderbar is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.6029476&lon=172.7214269) ## 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) - 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 - 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 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/wunderbar-lyttelton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar Suburb: https://www.chch.live/lyttelton