# Yak & Fern, New Brighton Yak & Fern is a restaurant at 78 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch, inside the New Brighton commercial centre. [Call 026 684 2512]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 20 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](). ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “📍 78 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch Authentic Nepali Comfort Food in New Brighton Yak & Fern brings authentic Nepali comfort food to New Brighton, serving handcrafted momo, chowmein, thukp”…. It opens Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, typically 10 am to 3 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hawke St near Keppel St, route 60) is 121 m away; a separated cycleway passes within 255 m. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday – Tuesday: Closed - Wednesday – Thursday: 10 am to 3 pm, 4.30 pm to 8 pm - Friday – Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm, 4.30 pm to 9 pm - Sunday: 11.30 am to 6 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 78 Brighton Mall New Brighton _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** +64 26 684 2512 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://yaknfern.com/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** nimisha@durbar.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **NZBN:** 9429052681516, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** THE DURBAR LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2025-03-07 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Restaurant operation _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC006271/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 8 May 2027 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence restaurant class 3, expires 20 Nov 2026, held by The Durbar 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:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** New Brighton, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [78 Brighton Mall New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/78-brighton-mall), 4 reports on file ## The reports nearby 4,012 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9092902), [183 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/183-shaw-avenue) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092876), [55 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/55-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092863), [27 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/27-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092851), Hawke St near Keppel St, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9092840), [179 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/179-shaw-avenue) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9088657), [69 Brighton Mall, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/69-brighton-mall) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9083515), [12 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/12-hawke-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9081245), [207 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/207-marine-parade) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9081116), [3 Beresford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/3-beresford-street) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9068382), [16 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/16-union-street) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9046594), [7 Union St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/7-union-street) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9045895), [195 Marine Pde, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/195-marine-parade) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Hawke St near Keppel St, 121 m (routes 60) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, New Brighton (Oram Ave), 129 m (routes 5, 60, 110, 135) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Beresford St, 136 m (routes 5, 110) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Separated cycleway, 255 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Brighton Mall New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/brighton-mall), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Yak%20%26%20Fern%2C%2078%20Brighton%20Mall%20New%20Brighton%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5072917,172.7284427) ## Nearby - [Antidote](https://www.chch.live/business/antidote-new-brighton), Cafés, 7 m - [Stitch-O-Mat New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/business/stitch-o-mat-new-brighton), Sewing, 9 m - [ITstuffed](https://www.chch.live/business/itstuffed-new-brighton), Computers, 16 m - [Paper Plus](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-plus-new-brighton), Bookshops, 16 m - [New Brighton Kiwibank](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-kiwibank-new-brighton), Banks, 17 m - [The Burger Joint](https://www.chch.live/business/the-burger-joint-new-brighton), Fast food, 26 m - [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground), park, 91 m - [New Brighton Beach Developed](https://www.chch.live/park/1037-new-brighton-beach-developed), Regional, 229 m - [New Brighton Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1794-new-brighton-beach), Regional, 255 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._ - [New Brighton Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-20), Library, 240 m ## The nearest other restaurants - [Spicy Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/spicy-thai-new-brighton), New Brighton, 31 m - [Chanakya South](https://www.chch.live/business/chanakya-south-new-brighton), New Brighton, 39 m - [Phad Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/phad-thai-restaurant-new-brighton), New Brighton, 72 m - [Pad Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/pad-thai-restaurant-new-brighton), New Brighton, 86 m - [The Penguin Arms Seaside Gastropub](https://www.chch.live/business/the-penguin-arms-seaside-gastropub-new-brighton), New Brighton, 179 m - [Level One Craft Beer & Coffee Bar & Venue](https://www.chch.live/business/level-one-craft-beer-coffee-bar-venue-new-brighton), New Brighton, 181 m - [Spagalimis Pizza - New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/business/spagalimis-pizza-new-brighton), New Brighton, 188 m - [Spagalimis Pizzaria](https://www.chch.live/business/spagalimis-pizzaria-new-brighton), New Brighton, 190 m - [Every one in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-new-brighton) ## Also in New Brighton - [New Brighton Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-cycles-new-brighton), Bike shops, 30 m - [Switch](https://www.chch.live/business/switch-new-brighton), Cafés, 35 m - [Honey](https://www.chch.live/business/honey-new-brighton), Cafés, 36 m - [Raine & Horne](https://www.chch.live/business/raine-horne-new-brighton), Real estate, 36 m - [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-new-brighton), Fast food, 36 m - [New Brighton Florist](https://www.chch.live/business/new-brighton-florist-new-brighton), Florists, 38 m - [Velo-Ideale](https://www.chch.live/business/velo-ideale-new-brighton), Bike shops, 38 m - [U Save Variety](https://www.chch.live/business/u-save-variety-new-brighton), Variety Store, 39 m - [Phone Cloud](https://www.chch.live/business/phone-cloud-new-brighton), Electronics Repair, 41 m - [Fish 'n' Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/fish-n-chicken-new-brighton), Fast food, 44 m - [Every kind of business in New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5072917&lon=172.7284427) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5072917,172.7284427,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Yak%20%26%20Fern) - [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/13463535090), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Yak & Fern?** A restaurant in New Brighton, Christchurch. **Where is Yak & Fern?** 78 Brighton Mall New Brighton, on [Brighton Mall New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/street/new-brighton/brighton-mall). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5072917,172.7284427,17) **Is Yak & Fern still trading?** Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 20 Nov 2026, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact Yak & Fern?** phone [026 684 2512](tel:+64266842512), its [website](https://yaknfern.com/), email [nimisha@durbar.co.nz](mailto:nimisha@durbar.co.nz). **When is Yak & Fern open?** Monday – Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday – Thursday: 10 am to 3 pm, 4.30 pm to 8 pm; Friday – Saturday: 10 am to 3 pm, 4.30 pm to 9 pm; Sunday: 11.30 am to 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other restaurants are near Yak & Fern?** [Spicy Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/spicy-thai-new-brighton) (31 m), [Chanakya South](https://www.chch.live/business/chanakya-south-new-brighton) (39 m), [Phad Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/phad-thai-restaurant-new-brighton) (72 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Yak & Fern?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton/78-brighton-mall) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Antidote](https://www.chch.live/business/antidote-new-brighton) (7 m); the Hawke St near Keppel St bus stop is 121 m away: route 60; a separated cycleway passes within 255 m; nearest park: [New Brighton Mall Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1448-new-brighton-mall-playground) (91 m). **What stood where Yak & Fern is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5072917&lon=172.7284427) ## 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) - 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) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - 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 2026-10-19 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/yak-fern-new-brighton Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/new-brighton