Zaffron
Checked 15 Oct 2026
Zaffron is a restaurant (thai, vietnamese) at 147 Colombo Street Sydenham, Christchurch, inside the Beckenham commercial centre. On the record it offers takeaway. It opens 49 hours a week. The address’s own page keeps 17 council reports on file. It holds a current on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register.
Zaffron not only serves traditional kiwi fare but also wonderful Thai and Vietnemese food. Come and enjoy great service and delicious food in Beckenham. Vegetarian meals a speciality. Open Monday - Friday… more ↓
+64 3 332 4799 · email → · zaffron.co.nz · menu → · Google reviews ↓
Licensed to Bamboo Cafe & Restaurant Limited, current to 8 Apr 2028
Opening hours
| Monday, Sunday | 11.30 am, 2.30 pm, 5 pm, 9 pm |
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Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 49 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 3 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other restaurants
Also in Sydenham
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 147 Colombo Street Sydenham | Council licence register |
| Kind | Restaurants, Thai, Vietnamese | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 332 4799 | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| Website | zaffron.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| bamboolimitednz@gmail.com | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees | |
| Menu | zaffron.co.nz | Its own website |
| Diets catered for | Vegetarian, Vegan | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Takeaway | OpenStreetMap |
| Food registration | reg CCC002670/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 3 Oct 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence restaurant class 3, current to 8 Apr 2028, held by Bamboo Cafe & Restaurant Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Zaffron not only serves traditional kiwi fare but also wonderful Thai and Vietnemese food. Come and enjoy great service and delicious food in Beckenham. Vegetarian meals a speciality. Open Monday - Friday, 7.30am-3.30pm, 5pm until late (closed Tuesday for dinner), Saturday - Sunday 8.30am-3.30pm, 5pm until late
— 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 | Local centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Beckenham, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
The reports nearby
855 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 684 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Traffic Signals urgent safety issue
Sewer - Leak / Blockage
Water Leak
Water Leak
Water Leak
Pothole
Overgrown Vegetation
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Hazard, vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
A restaurant in Sydenham, Christchurch.
147 Colombo Street Sydenham, on Colombo Street Sydenham. On the map →
Holds a current on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, running to 8 Apr 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone +64 3 332 4799, its website, email bamboolimitednz@gmail.com.
Monday, Sunday: 11.30 am, 2.30 pm, 5 pm, 9 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Formaggio's (42 m), Commi (43 m), Formaggio's Restaurant & Pizzeria (50 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 17 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Westpac (12 m); the Colombo St near Somerfield St bus stop is 69 m away: route 1; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Colombo Reserve (119 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:
- 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
- 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
- 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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