Best places in Christchurch

Discover the best places in Christchurch, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. Please note that certain places categories are intentionally excluded to ensure a refined selection. Ratings are based from 584 places in the city.

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The Margaret Mahy Family Playground
Playground
Adventure park with slides & climbing towers built as part of the post-2011 earthquake recovery.
4.80 (5.8K reviews)
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Smokey T's
Barbecue restaurant
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Canโ€™t recommend the place enough. Can see why it is so busy and jammed packed despite being a very large venue. Venue itself is quite good, especially the upstairs section. Unbelievable food, everything we had was delicious. I also think fairly priced. We had the platter for two and pork belly burge...
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4.80 (1.9K reviews)
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Whisky Galore
Liquor store
Store selling over 750 whiskies from Scotland & around the world, plus a tasting room.
4.90 (523 reviews)
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Hikari Sushi Train
Japanese restaurant
๐Ÿ˜  I will never go back. $15.90 for 6 of the thinnest, worst pieces of sushi. The rice was hard like the sushi had been refrigerated. Everything about this placed screamed we donโ€™t care about you, we just want to take as much out of your pocket as we can. Itโ€™s not fuel thatโ€™s creating the cost of livin...
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4.80 (1.2K reviews)
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Grater Goods
Restaurant
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Grater Goods is an inconspicuous gem of a restaurant in the Christchurch dinning scene. The food is superb, with a French fine dinning influences and flavours that won't leave you indifferent. They have great wines to match, but if in doubt they'll offer you a tasting before you order, plus Helena (...
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4.90 (430 reviews)
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5th Street
Restaurant
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Beautiful atmosphere and delicious, high-quality food! The share plates are fun because you get to try lots of different plates. The plates are small and we needed to order more than we expected for everyone to have enough. I loved all the dishes I tried. The pasta sauce on the vegetarian dish was n...
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4.80 (800 reviews)
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Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden
These gardens in Hagley Park feature native & exotic plants outdoors & in several conservatories.
4.70 (12.4K reviews)
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Hagley Park North
Park
Sprawling urban park with botanical gardens, a small lake, tennis & other sports courts & a museum.
4.70 (5.9K reviews)
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Riverside Market
Market
Buzzy indoor market with retailers selling locally sourced food, plus restaurants, cafes & bars.
4.70 (5.2K reviews)
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Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn
Pub
Comfy tavern with a traditional, UK-style vibe offering a vast beer selection & inventive pub grub.
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4.70 (2K reviews)
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Zak's Kebab House
Mediterranean restaurant
๐Ÿ‘ Fresh tasting food, excellent customer service. First time seeing a kebab shop making fresh falafels on the spot. Chips needed a bit more salt but taste was great. Kunafeh is good. Chef is doing an excellent job. While there a few people had to tell the chef how nice the food was.
4.90 (341 reviews)
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Isaac Theatre Royal
Performing arts theater
Restored 1908 theater with a classically ornate interior hosting diverse performing arts events.
4.70 (1.7K reviews)
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Bar Yoku
Japanese restaurant
๐Ÿซค We visited with family on a Saturday.. quite busy and luckily had booked before. We had kaaraga chicken. 16$ this was fried chicken with Mayo sauce. About 8-10 pieces in total. This was basically fried chicken. Nothin special about it. We also had kaaraga chicken taco 13$ which was the same gird c...
4.80 (539 reviews)
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The Athens Yacht Club
Greek restaurant
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Absolutely delightful! This odd high level Greek food that is delicious and tasty. Clean and professional venue with staff who were attentive and knowledgeable. Fantastic service, even in Covid times. The flaming cheese is considered a highlight but for us it was the dessert sharing platter, one...
4.80 (466 reviews)
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Absolution Tattoo - Body Piercing - Jewellery Showroom
Tattoo and piercing shop
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ This team is amazing. I've been tattooed and pierced here and they never seem to miss. The staff are consistently lovely, they are super professional and curate a space where everyone can feel comfortable, and of course, their art is amazing. I really can't say enough good things.
4.90 (294 reviews)
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Lumiere Cinemas
Movie theater
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Gorgeous venue, seating and aesthics. Popcorn was great and great selection of food and drinks. Tickets more than other theatres but food less expensive.
4.80 (459 reviews)
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Eightgrains Dumplings & Bao
Restaurant
๐Ÿ˜  The waiting time took about an hour, and also both the grilled salmon and fresh salmon is totally not worth it. Theyโ€™re $20 each and only has about 6 slices of sashimi? I wouldnโ€™t recommend the dumplings eitherโ€ฆ I think there are better things to try at the little High Street ๐Ÿ™ƒ
4.70 (978 reviews)
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Twenty Seven Steps
Modern European restaurant
๐Ÿ‘ Deserves it's high rating. Nice dining atmosphere and cozy bar downstairs. Three of us ate there on this occasion and from the feedback and my experience, the mains were very high quality. My main was beef fillet and around $41. Considering the quality of the food, I would say this place is a high v...
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4.70 (909 reviews)
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Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial
Landmark
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ I was here for the 11 year anniversary it was such a beautiful visit to listen bells been rung I come here every year to pay my respects to those who loss there lives in the earthquake I remember that day like it was yesterday it was sad to see so many names of 185 people. Anthony
4.70 (779 reviews)
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Canterbury Museum
Museum
Displays on Christchurch and Canterbury, including Maori and Antarctic discovery collections.
4.60 (4.9K reviews)
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