Tatsushi began in a small Victoria Street room in 2012 and moved to its present Edward Street home in 2018 as the audience for its cooking grew. Owner-chef Tatsushi Mikuni spent many years cooking in Japan before opening the restaurant, and his aim remains clearly defined: serve the kind of classic Japanese food he knows from there. The Te Aro dining room now opens for both lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday.

That sense of craft is most visible in the kitchen's foundations. Dashi is prepared each morning from bonito flakes and kombu, house-made tofu begins with dried soybeans soaked in water, and fish is selected each morning for sashimi. Seasonal ingredients and changing daily recommendations keep the details moving, while kamado-cooked rice and chefs trained in tempura provide dependable anchors.

Lunch shows how those preparations shape complete meals. Kitsune udon and prawn tempura udon use the house dashi, while chicken katsu-ni arrives in a hot pot with thickened broth and rice. Japanese curry can be paired with vegetable or chicken katsu, and seafood choices include salmon chirashi, an assorted sashimi bowl and teriyaki salmon. Karaage with grated daikon and yuzu ponzu adds a sharper, more aromatic chicken option.

Small plates such as agedashi tofu, tempura, sashimi and edamame make it possible to build a lighter spread or add contrast to a main dish. Japanese beer, sake, plum wine and green tea extend the experience beyond the plate. Reservations are taken for lunch and dinner, some tables remain available for walk-ins, and a semi-private room gives groups of eight to eighteen a more contained setting for celebrations.

Address: 19 Edward Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

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Tatsushi Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Dine in Lunch Menu – Monthly Special

Bento Lunch Box and Miso soup

$27.50

See our Blackboard

Chicken katsu Ni hot pot

$23.50

Deep fried chicken breast in thick dashi broth soup served with steamed rice.

Dine in Lunch Menu – Japanese curry

Japanese style Vegetable Katsu curry

$17.50

Deep fried vegetables with mild Japanese curry and steamed rice.

Japanese style Chicken Katsu curry

$21.50

Crumbed and Deep-fried chicken and mild Japanese curry and steamed rice.

Dine in Lunch Menu – Udon noodles

Kitsune Udon Noodle Soup

$16

Udon noodles topped with deep-fried tofu in an authentic dashi.

Prawn Tempura Udon Noodle Soup Set

$22.50

Udon noodles in an authentic dashi broth. Prawn Tempura and vegetable Tempura.

Dine in Lunch Menu – Seafood

Salmon Chirashi Sushi Bowl

$25.50

Marinated fresh salmon, tamagoyaki, cucumber, gari, avocado and nori on sushi rice.

Assorted Sashimi Bowl

$23.50

Fresh slices of raw fish on sushi rice in a bowl.

Teriyaki Salmon

$26.50

Salmon stir fried in teriyaki sauce served with steamed rice, mixed leaves and homemade red mayo dressing or yuzu ponzu dressing.

Dine in Lunch Menu – Chicken

Chicken Karaage Oroshi Ponzu

$24.50

Deep-fried free range chicken, grated daikon and yuzu Ponzu sauce with steamed rice, mixed leaves and homemade red mayo dressing or onion dressing.

Teriyaki Smoked Chicken

$22.50

Smoked chicken and red onion stir fried in teriyaki sauce served with steamed rice, mixed leaves and homemade red mayo dressing or yuzu ponzu dressing.

Dine in Lunch Menu – Side Dish

Edamame

$5.50

Boiled Soy Beans with Sea salt.

Chicken Karaage

Deep-fried free-range chicken.

Japanese style curry

$14

Plain mild Japanese curry and steamed rice.

Assorted Sashimi Plate

$11

Fresh slices of raw fish.(7p)

Agedashi Tofu

$8.50

Deep-fried tofu in tentsuyu broth.

Tempura Plate

$9.50

2 pieces of prawns and 4 pieces of vegetables

Mini Daikon Salad

$8.50

Julienne white radish, mixed leaves and ponzu dressing.

Mini Udon Noodle Soup 素うどん（小）

Steamed Rice

Miso soup

A la carte – Cold dishes

Edamame (GF) 枝豆

$5.50

Boiled Soy Beans with Sea salt.

Assortment Japanese pickles (Otsukemono) (GF) お漬物

$5.50

3 kind of Japanese tsukemono pickles.

Daikon salad 大根サラダ（大）（小）

main size $16.50 / entree size $12

Julienne white radish, mixed leaves and original onion dressing.

Natto in Kobachi (GF) 納豆

$6.50

Natto is fermented soybeans.

Angus Beef Gyu-Tataki (GF) 牛たたき

$23

Angus Beef that is seared on the outside, and left rare on the inside, then thinly sliced with ponzu sauce.

Boiled Spinach (GF) ホウレン草の胡麻和え

$6.50

Boiled spinach with sesame sauce.

A la carte – Sunomono dishes

Squid Sunomono salad (GF) 烏賊の酢の物

$8.50

Cucumber, wakame seaweed and deep fried squid with sour soy sauce.

Fish Namban 魚の南蛮

$11

Deep fried fish in vinegar sauce with onion and carrot. (GF)

A la carte – Sashimi

GF Soy sauce available

Today's Sashimi

Small or Large Plate 本日の刺身 See our first page. Fresh raw fish sliced into thin pieces. See our blackboard or first page of menu.

Yellow Fin Tuna Sashimi キハダマグロ赤身刺身

$22

6 Pieces of fresh Yellow Fin tuna.

Today's White Fish Sashimi 本日の白身刺身

$15.50

7 Pieces of fresh raw fish.

Salmon Sashimi サーモン刺身

$21.50

6 pieces of fresh raw salmon.

Scallop Sashimi ホタテ刺身

$18.50

3 pieces of fresh raw scallop.

A la carte – Homemade Tofu

Kumiage Homemade Fresh Tofu Small Warm 自家製温豆腐(小）

$10

This tofu is made without being rinsed in water with a deep, rich, yet sweet soy flavour. (GF)

Kumiage Homemade Zaru Tofu Small Cold 自家製温豆腐(小）

$10

This tofu is made without being rinsed in water, and is then drained on a sieve. (GF)

A la carte – SUSHI

GF Soy sauce available

Today's White Fish Nigiri Sushi 白身の握り寿司

2 Pieces of nigiri sushi.

Yellow Fin Tuna Nigiri Sushi マグロの赤身握り

$9.50

2 Pieces of nigiri sushi.

Prawn Nigiri Sushi 海老の握り寿司

2 pieces of boiled prawn nigiri sushi

Salmon Nigiri Sushi or Salmon aburi Nigiri Sushi サーモン握り炙りサーモン握り寿司

$9.50

2 pieces of fresh salmon nigiri sushi. Aburi is seared.

Beef Gyu-Tataki Nigiri Sushi 牛タタキの握り寿司

2 pieces of Beef gyu-tataki nigiri sushi.( Angus Beef sirloin)