Japanese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Nelson
7 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Was visiting Nelson and dining solo, so sat at the only spot left - at the sushi bar. It was mesmerizing watching the obviously very skilled chef..."
Morgan Williams
"The sushi is absolutely delicious, the environment is beautiful, and the service is very attentive. The Thai waitress is a treasure here, she is..."
Yining Lee
"Absolutely amazing. By far one of the best sushi places in New Zealand. Authentic. It's pricey but worth it for that special occasion ☺️ Really..."
Ann K
"Wonderfull food, amazing fresh fish.
Sitting on the counter is highly..."
Dalit Markon
"Excellent quality and very fresh fish. Better booking in advance because there are not many tables. Nice seating in front of the sushi..."
TravelintheWine Blog
"Soooo delicious…. I thought I didn’t like seafood, but went to tea with a group here and found no chicken donburi on the menu 🤣.🤷♂️..."
Marc Finn
"What a great place. Visited alone, was seated at the bar in front of the chef, and had a chat with him - he's Japanese, you'll be in good hands. The..."
Vit Prajzler
"I've spent some time in Japan.... living and working in Nagoya for almost a year. I like to think I have a bit of experience with Japanese..."
Kenny K
"The thing I loved most about Nigiri and Sashimi in Japan was the vibrancy and presentation of the food - like eating a meticulously created work of..."
Karl Veitch
"Amazing sushi. Sit at the bar, and watch a master at work - it’s worth it..."
"This is the place where I get my daily lunch. If you are new in Nelson and love Japanese food then you must have to visit this place. One of my fev..."
Veeral Savniya
"Best Japanese Cuisine I've ever had in NZ! Tried both Salmon Teriyaki & Salmon Sashimi Don and they are fantastic as the salmon is fresh and juicy..."
Shing Cheang
"The best Japanese restaurant I have ever met. I already left Nelson for a few years but still miss the salmon dish there. It left me good memories..."
Da Hei
"Delicious Salmon Teriyaki and Takoyaki but takoyaki from the warmer is quite cold already. Still delicious..."
N V
"Good value meal. Had the teriyaki chicken and it was delicious. Ideal for takeaway as there isn't much room to eat in the..."
John Luangco
"Love this place!! My favorite sushi place by far. Teryaki salmon is my go to but everything I've had from the cabinets is good..."
Jazmin Reeve
"This place is the best.
The sashimi is..."
Neil A
"Akaroa Spicy Salmon 😍 So..."
Hwee Shyan Lim
"The best Japanese restaurant in Nelson
Really recommend Salmon Sashimi, Salmon Teriyaki , and Mico..."
Irina Shamaieva
"Amazing quality food, highly recommend as a big fan of Japanese food..."
Moony Im
"Best sushi in NZ yet, rice is cooked so well, soft but not sticky. Ingredients all fresh quality stuff, fried foods are light and not fatty. So glad..."
Marijn van Lingen
"Best sushi ever n everything else..."
Jana Huriana Anderson-Tawaka
"Nice lunch and valuable for your..."
Theodora Nguyen
"Best in Nelson. My family and I have been regulars for years. Always fresh, super delicious, well priced and fast! They do tend to run out quick,..."
Tessa Smith
"Kind stuff, brilliant taste.
Highly..."
Naruo Kamitani
"Best donburi bowls in Nelson, super delicious and wonderful staff. If you are thinking of going here come early, as the it's a popular place or call..."
Molly
"This is the best place to have affordable but high quality Japanese food such a price bowls and sushis.
It's always busy and they sell out really..."
Meifern Kng
"Beautiful Delicacies 🍣 🍱 Fish heaven, amazing choices! Busy cause its so good 😊 Very clean, polite & fast service 👏🏻 👍🏻..."
"Super delicious big sushi!!! Heaps of flavours to choose from. The scallop and smoked salmon ones are my favourite! We had lunch here and took away..."
Yuan Z
"i think they might have the best vegan sushi selection i have ever seen. i was only in nelson for a couple days but this place was so good i came..."
MONICA ROAMS
"Sushi mastery, choices vast, Spicy chicken takes the mast. In their service, kindness cast, Politeness is their steadfast act.
Ambience warm, a..."
Paul Wilson
"Most amazing selection of fresh sushi that I've seen in ages! Beautiful fresh tuna and salmon and generous portions. Creative combos, I was honestly..."
Kim Seaward
"Some of the best sushis I’ve ever had! They are really thick and really yummy! They have a very large choice of sushis but also skewers. Went twice..."
Émi Fugère-Shimazu
"Huge and delicious sushi, the busiest place in Nelson I think. Worth the wait, even twice..."
Dominika Kohoutková
"Best sushi ever. Serving size is great , worth money. Friendly staff. Very clean and tidy. Welcoming..."
Vikashni Nair
"What a great selection! The best I have seen so far outside of Japan! However, I found the rolled chicken sushi very bland - even with soy and..."
Roaming Gypsy
"The food could have been more tasty But it's too sweet. All of the food I tried had way to much sugar. Hope you can trust people to have more..."
Maya Davidian
"Amazing food, incredible taste and display. Easily the best sushi I've had to..."
Effie Webster
"Get there early because this place is always busy! Pick your own sushi from the cabinets, dine in or takeaway. Some of the maki rolls they have are..."
Taylor Keen
"Very popular and busy place. Excellent selection of super fresh sushi and hot foods. Their takoyaki octopus balls are outstanding. We enjoyed..."
John Lucas
"Love this place nice choice and taste..."
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"Best sushi in Nelson, loads of great vegan options and although it gets very busy you never have to wait too long. The cabinets are always nice and..."
Flynn Stevens
"best sushi I've ever had
although the location is very crammped and the wind gets in easy, but the atmosphere was..."
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"I LOVE going here. Really great sushi, they have vegan options clearly marked. Great location in town and a cool rewards system. Thanks team for the..."
Brittany Bowyer
"Every food we had was freshly fantastic and highly prepared in a professional cooking way. Highly..."
Pichaya Buakhaow
"The best sushi house one can find in Nelson . My personal lunch favourite is the Chicken rice ball. Since they’ve started dinner service, we tried..."
Sneha Bharadwaj
"Fantastic food and service must try. BUT please stop serving this rubbish with your beautiful Kai with this rubbish it dilutes your brand and value..."
"Third time here and still very entertaining and a great dining experience. Great way to have a nice family or group outing. Although each course..."
Roger Fraser
"Best Japanese food I've eaten. Japanese sushi chef was amazing. Nice and helpful..."
Lauren Hughes
"Had a delicious meal while visiting Nelson.
Big portions, freshly sourced fish and well presented and made by the sushi chef - well done and..."
Anthony Links
"Amazing food and welcoming staff. Miyazu lived up to its reputation by serving the best Japanese food we've had in New Zealand. Portions were..."
Johanna Rosewall
"Excellent service and food. They took into account dietary requirements and we also had a two-year old with us who was free, the staff were lovely..."
Kelly R
"There were 6 of us on a table of 10 for the Teppanyaki experience. We all decided to order the main course option as the set menu looked substantial...."
p s
"The best night at food fite night. Highly recommend to go when they host another. Japanese dishes against European dishes!! Amazing food selection om..."
Kendall Robinson
"My favourite Nelson restaurant. Always amazing food. Would give 6 stars if it was a option. Highly recommend going with a group of..."
Mike Firestone
"This is the best Japanese experience we've ever had, I can see why it is an award winning restaurant & would highly recommend. Staff & food is top..."
Tania Gutsell
"The staff that run this restaurant are amazing they were able to do a takeaway food order over the phone and had it ready in under half an hour !! So..."
I R A Bensemann
"We went to the "Fight Night" and it was fantastic! Great company, food and laughs. We be back again with more..."
A. Alford
"The food was very tasty but you don't necessarily get what you order. Service was not..."
Mieke Maloof
"Great food, wait staff are very attentive with great service. Cute..."
Ellie Turton
"Yum had a good night food was so fresh and cooked well great..."
Ed Robertson
"Great location. If you want sushi and Japanese hospitality this is the place to..."
Graham Westenra
"Food is lovely... price reasonable service is good and..."
Simon Tam
"Amazing food and incredible chef, well worth a..."
Craig Monk
"High quality sushi, and great selection of other Japanese..."
"Various options for various demand. Clean and nice place, seating outside is many and quite cool. Vegetarian/vegan/gf guests could be looked after..."
Thảo Thạch
"Was with the spend..Yummy ones to go for..."
Gautam Vlogs
"Great selection, clean and can eat outside at their tables. Good friendly..."
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"Bento🍱 and sushi roll is a good try, so many nice..."
En Hsi Su
"Literally the best sushi in Nelson region. So hard to find friendly and amazing owners! Aki sushi is definitely my favourite and I recommend that..."
Krutika M.
"Great food good..."
Vaughan Woodward
"Yummy sushi and staff very helpful. Have had there platters for staff celebrations they are a great assortment of sushi. If you have favorites they..."
Esther Hyland
"Always great here, my go to Sushi place. The last few times I've had a bit of grissle in my Chicken which hasn't ruined the meal but just don't like..."
Jimmith Thyroid
"The best freshest sushi I have ever tasted. I especially love salmon sushi as a favorite of mine, but they have a beautiful assortment of the other..."
Shahnel Tuhou
"Not many places were open, but that was good as it meant wehad sushi for a change. Great attitude from the staff eventhough it was a bank..."
Adrian Humphries
"this was my first experience eating sushi, Wow what a great start to something great. very good loved it so much cant wait to go back for more next..."
HSV HOOKEY
"Sushi was fine, range was a bit average. Nothing wrong with it but a bit..."
Logan Smith
"Unique taste sushi. Especially the texture and taste of sushi rice is well above normal. Salmon was very fresh like it just came out from..."
Orestes
"Love your sushi. Been coming here for years. Looking forward to having the option for collection without vaccine..."
"Would definitely come back here. The place felt really authentic. We got given complimentary miso soup, great miso. Nice staff, good service. Sushi..."
Kirsty Brownlow
"Stopped by Nelson for one night. Found Masa's by chance and decided to give it a go. We loved the ambience and service was pleasant. We had the two..."
Bloo
"Masao and Yuko, ARIGATO for consistently fantastic service, fantastic food and lovely, beautiful energy. By far the best restaurant in Nelson...."
Boaz Gabay
"Lovely staff, wonderful food, realistic pricing.It wasn't a busy night so we stayed for around 3 hours, just as pleasant a place to sit and..."
Mandy
"The first time we visited I was really impressed with the service and the food ... so we came back for more and got the same great service and food. ..."
Jean Reynolds
"We've been wanting to try this restaurant for a while, and so glad we did.We were greeted with smiles and quickly seated. The menu has a good..."
Juliane
"Went with a big group to have dinner here at the 28/11/12. Really nice place and very friendly staff. We tried a bit of everything and the food was..."
Conny Tschritter
"went to Masa's with two friends tonight (30 November 2012) it was a delightful evening from the time we walked in the door. The service and food were..."
Fay Condon
"We went to Masas in Hardy Street, Nelson 29/11/12. From the moment we walked in to when we left we thoroughly enjoyed our experience. The food was..."
Mary Hart
"Loved it, awesome Japanese food experience without breaking the bank. We went as a group and we had the daily special, it's a fab three course meal..."
Laura Tammaro
"An awesome place to eat. Such a shame it's closing for good on 26th January though. Visit while you can. Simple decor but tasty set menu with..."
Jessica Spencer
"The single 1 star given to this restaurant appears to be from a very sad and angry young man ( I think he's male but not sure). Ignore it. After 5..."
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"Very nice! Menu is set up for groups, order a few dishes and share. Sad to see it's closing in a week due to owners moving to a different..."
Warwick Rogers
"Great restaurant, food is lovely and wait staff are very helpful. It has changed management this year and the presentation and food is better than..."
Anna Byars
"A little pricey for the portions but still good eating. It is quality Japanese food and service is good. Suits sharing with..."
Alex B
"Really good food and friendly service. Is a shame the owners are moving on after the 26th January..."
Rory Cobb
"Our favourite Japanese restaurant in Nelson. Good, honest food. Generous portions and presented..."
Nelson Sailor
"Great value for money! Asuka gozen and masa gozen are both very worth while and tasty if you want a bit of..."
Nao Uda
"Good food and friendly staff. Portions a little small..."
"Lovely presentation, quiet, tasty and much better value than other local sushi shops. Very impressed..."
Kathryn Schurr
"Very delicious food. I thought I lost something there and they searched everywhere for me. Thank you guys and sorry..."
Ellie
"Great place to quickly takeaway Sushi lunch, and prices are pretty good. As far as I know it is the best Sushi place in Nelson!
Note that the stuff..."
Floris Heinen
"Simply the best sushi! Lovely clean restaurant with friendly staff. The sushi though is amazing so delicious! My go to when in..."
Hiedi Richards
"A great selection of quality food, everything looks great and tastes even better. This place is spotlessly clean and the staff are very friendly and..."
Matt Smyth
"Great sushi and great service, even filled my drink bottle for me. Nice tables to sit and work at while you..."
Jess McLennan
"Really nice little sushi shop. Donburi is available at lunch time hours. They also have pick your own..."
Aimee Gilchrist
"Beautiful fresh Sushi lovely staff and an awesome street view if your a people watcher lol also very easy to get parking..."
Lyn Armstrong
"Best sushi in town. Great selection, very fresh and the staff are so friendly and..."
Paula Barnett
"Quality food with good selection.
Friendly service & always clean and tidy...."
Scott McMillan
"Really nice small place. They make amazing food..."
Zaw Tin
"Enjoyed my sushi great taste nice..."
Abe Simpson
"Love it.
Very good for a quick meal and it's very delicious. Good service as..."
Kathy V
"Delicious and portions are nice aswell.. thank you..."
bhapi 3
"Excellent sushi bar. Clean and..."
Brian Tones
"Possibly the best sushi I have ever..."
Michael Brown
"Great food and service. My..."
Adam Olverson
"Best sushi in Nelson. Ask for a 'lunch box'. Take it to Tahuna Beach...."
Simon Owen
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