Sushi Ninja

Sushi Ninja Lunch Service is on Fri-Sun 11.30-2pm(more during school hols) with Dine In lunch menu and Sushi Train. Bookings strongly recommended. Ramen now available also!
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Dinner Service is on daily from 5pm - Izakaya menu - all about variety and sharing! Welcome to Sushi Ninja, an award-winning Japanese restaurant in Taranaki! Founded by husband and wife team Ken and Sophie Kurota, and winner of both Outstanding Ethnic Restaurant and Outstanding Chef at the Halamoana Hospitality Awards, this izakaya-style restaurant and sake bar has become renowned for its exceptio

nal Japanese cuisine. Sushi Ninja encourages the convivial joy of sharing good food within good company by offering a wide variety of tapas-style dishes. Enjoy fresh sushi, gyoza dumplings, beef tatami, sashimi, nabes, chicken karaage and much more to enjoy in rounds and to share with a chilled sake or your favourite beverage. All dishes are masterfully created and overseen by Head Chef Ken. Ken brings his passion for creative cooking and wealth of experience to the kitchen, having worked in some of the most acclaimed restaurants in Japan and New Zealand. Sophie is the hostess that ensures the customers are happy and enjoying not just the food but warm Japanese hospitality and enjoy the cultural aspect of Sushi Ninja cuisine. Lunches- Japanases casual cafe offering bentos, ramens, donburi and sushi. Sushi train available on weekends and school holidays. Dinners- Izakaya style sharing plates and enjoying variety of smaller dishes with your drinks. Come and enjoy Taranaki's best and authentic Japanese restaurant.

This Week's $22 Ramen Special on Sun/Mon nights only.Chef Kazu's Pork Belly RamenShoyu based ramen with rich broth infus...
30/08/2026

This Week's $22 Ramen Special on Sun/Mon nights only.
Chef Kazu's Pork Belly Ramen
Shoyu based ramen with rich broth infused with our house chashu braising sauce. Topped with Pork Chashu, fresh spinach, bamboo shoots, ramen egg and nori. strongly recommended.

Mouth watering Japanese Curry - Karaage style ๐Ÿคค-๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ! ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ...
29/08/2026

Mouth watering Japanese Curry - Karaage style ๐Ÿคค
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๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†
๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ! ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐—ป๐˜‡ | Sake bar dining! ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿถ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿท๐Ÿป Enjoy a large selection of delicious Japanese dishesโ€ฆ and tapas style / made to share items too!

Your three favourite words today are:1. Ramen2. Sushi3. Train-๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ - ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฝ๐—บ (Friday to Sunday)๐Ÿš…๐Ÿฃ Sushi train, ๐Ÿœ R...
27/08/2026

Your three favourite words today are:
1. Ramen
2. Sushi
3. Train

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๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ - ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฝ๐—บ (Friday to Sunday)
๐Ÿš…๐Ÿฃ Sushi train, ๐Ÿœ Ramen, ๐Ÿฑ Bento, ๐Ÿš Donburi and some of your favourite dishes like karaage chicken and gyoza!
*๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต 1:30๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ.

Terrific Taranaki Teriyaki Chicken Thursdays ๐Ÿ˜ -๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ! ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ...
27/08/2026

Terrific Taranaki Teriyaki Chicken Thursdays ๐Ÿ˜
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๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†
๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ! ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐—ป๐˜‡ | Sake bar dining! ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿถ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿท๐Ÿป Enjoy a large selection of delicious Japanese dishesโ€ฆ and tapas style / made to share items too!

Help us get our team to the Taranaki Food and Drink Awards! ๐ŸฃโœจPublic nominations for the Taranaki Food and Drink Awards ...
26/08/2026

Help us get our team to the Taranaki Food and Drink Awards! ๐Ÿฃโœจ

Public nominations for the Taranaki Food and Drink Awards are open, and we would love your support!

Our entire team pours their heart and soul into every roll, bowl, and smile every single day. Becoming a finalist means we get to take our hardworking crew out for a well-deserved celebration at the awards night! ๐ŸŽ‰

If youโ€™ve enjoyed dining with us, we would be so grateful if you took a minute to nominate Sushi Ninja! You can nominate us in any category you think we deserve, including:

๐ŸŒŸ Best Ethnic Restaurant / Best Restaurant

๐ŸŒŸ Best Vibes / Atmosphere (new yokocho area!)

๐ŸŒŸ Best Chef โ€“ Ken ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ

๐ŸŒŸ Best Front of House Personality โ€“ Mika ๐Ÿ˜Š

Every single nomination counts, and it only takes a moment of your time.

โณ Nominations close Monday, 7th September!

๐Ÿ”— Nominate here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578084933745
Find each individual post and write Sushi Ninja in the comments! We appreciate your nomination!

Welcome to the Taranaki Food & Drink Awards. A locally produced event that celebrates Taranaki food and drink.

Wednesday hungerSushi Ninja serves salmonHappy chopsticks dance~ Apparently, this is today's Haiku -๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ...
26/08/2026

Wednesday hunger
Sushi Ninja serves salmon
Happy chopsticks dance

~ Apparently, this is today's Haiku
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๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†
๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ! ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐—ป๐˜‡ | Sake bar dining! ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿถ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿท๐Ÿป Enjoy a large selection of delicious Japanese dishesโ€ฆ and tapas style / made to share items too!

If you look closely, we've given you the correct answer ๐Ÿ˜†-๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป...
25/08/2026

If you look closely, we've given you the correct answer ๐Ÿ˜†
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๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ:
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†
๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ! ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ.๐—ป๐˜‡ | Sake bar dining! ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿถ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿท๐Ÿป Enjoy a large selection of delicious Japanese dishesโ€ฆ and tapas style / made to share items too!

One plate... is never enough. All aboard the Sushi Train from 11.30am!-๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ - ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฝ๐—บ (Friday to Sunday)๐Ÿš…๐Ÿฃ Sushi t...
21/08/2026

One plate... is never enough. All aboard the Sushi Train from 11.30am!
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๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ - ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฝ๐—บ (Friday to Sunday)
๐Ÿš…๐Ÿฃ Sushi train, ๐Ÿœ Ramen, ๐Ÿฑ Bento, ๐Ÿš Donburi and some of your favourite dishes like karaage chicken and gyoza!
*๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต 1:30๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ.

Address

89 Devon Street East
New Plymouth
4310

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 8:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm

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