Bacon Brothers started in 2013 as a stall at the Christchurch Farmers Market and has since grown into a multi-venue Christchurch institution. Founded by Troy, the business began with what the team describes simply as where it all started — selling bacon to some of their favourite people every Saturday at the Farmers Market in Riccarton Bush. That stall is still running.
The Burger Bar at 255 Saint Asaph Street sits inside the Little High Eatery in central Christchurch — the city's indoor food hall. It's the business's first permanent venue, offering burgers, craft beer, and the kind of casual, good-humoured atmosphere the brand has built its reputation on. A second venue, Shaka Bros, operates at 96 Oxford Terrace with a new menu, new beers, and its own identity.
Beyond the venues and the market stall, Bacon Brothers runs a full catering operation — taking bookings for functions, events, staff parties, 21st birthdays, and weddings. Gift cards are available, and there's a merch store on Shopify for those who want to take a piece of the brand home. Online ordering for pickup and delivery is also available through Tabin.
The team behind it includes an Executive Chef, Events Managers, a Store Manager, a Business Development Manager, and a Marketing Manager — a full crew running what has grown well beyond a farmers market side project.
Some businesses start with a grand plan. Bacon Brothers started with a stall. In 2013, founder Troy set up at the Christchurch Farmers Market at Riccarton Bush and started selling bacon to what he'd describe as some of his favourite people. That stall is still running every Saturday — and in the years since, Bacon Brothers has grown into one of Christchurch's most recognisable burger and food brands.
The company is now Bacon Brothers Events Ltd, with a team that includes an Executive Chef, Events Managers, a Store Manager, a Business Development Manager, and a Marketing Manager. The Saturday market stall, meanwhile, remains exactly what it always was: a weekly fixture at Riccarton Bush for anyone who makes farmers market runs part of their weekend.
The Burger Bar at 255 Saint Asaph Street is the first permanent Bacon Brothers venue — located inside Little High Eatery, Christchurch's indoor food hall in the central city. The pitch is simple: great food, craft beer, and a laugh or two. It's the kind of place that doesn't take itself too seriously but takes the food seriously enough.
Little High Eatery as a setting suits the Bacon Brothers style. It's a shared space with energy, foot traffic, and the kind of casual atmosphere where you can sit down with friends or grab something quick. Online ordering for pickup and delivery is available through the Tabin platform, so you don't have to show up to get your hands on it.
The full menu is available as a PDF on the website, and a Tabin ordering link makes it easy to order ahead from either the website or directly.
The second Christchurch venue — Shaka Bros — operates at 96 Oxford Terrace, a short distance from the Burger Bar in the central city. The website describes it as coming with a new menu, new beers, and a new location. The name and the vibe are distinct from the original Burger Bar, but the DNA is the same: food, drinks, and a relaxed good time.
Oxford Terrace is one of Christchurch's most active hospitality corridors, which gives Shaka Bros a different kind of audience and energy compared to the food hall setting of Little High. Between the two venues and the farmers market, Bacon Brothers has a presence across three very different Christchurch locations.
Catering is a significant part of what Bacon Brothers does. The website lists functions, staff parties, 21st birthdays, and weddings as the kinds of events they handle — and there's a dedicated events email ([email protected]) for exactly this purpose. The farmers market stall listing also mentions catering availability, which makes sense: a crew that's been running a mobile food operation since 2013 knows how to feed people outside a fixed venue.
Beyond the food, there's a merch store on Shopify and gift cards available through NowBookIt — both signs of a brand that has developed enough of a following to support that kind of offering. If you're a fan, or want to give the experience to someone else, both options exist.
For anyone looking to join the team, there's a careers section on the website too. The team page lists an "Oakley" as "Future Bacon Bro" — which gives a reasonable sense of the culture.