Story is a fine-dining restaurant at 8 New Regent Street in Balmoral Hill, Christchurch, in a heritage building. It was founded by Chef Shafeeq Ismail, and its kitchen brings together several chefs who each bring their own cooking background. The menu is seasonal and changes every few months. Dishes named on the website include bluff octopus with romesco and kingfish, lamb rump with curried parsnip, beef cheek with mushroom XO, and miso eggplant with smoked purée. The room has just 22 seats, and guests can book a large table or take over the whole room for a private event. Groups of six or more can have the four-course communal Chef's Tasting Menu at $89 per person, as at 2026. Dietary needs are catered for if the restaurant is told in advance.
On Open Locally, Story is one of 33 restaurants within a kilometre, with Odeon, Casa Publica, Twenty Seven Steps and Inati all close by.