Takeichi New Zealand is the Dunedin outpost of Tokyo Ramen Takeichi, occupying a Saint Andrew Street dining room shaped around Japanese ramen culture. A large decorative maple spreads above the seating and gives the room a memorable focal point, whether diners settle at the bar, a small table or a larger group setting. The menu has grown beyond a narrow noodle shop, yet chicken ramen remains its organising idea. Daily opening and both dine-in and takeaway service make that speciality available as a quick lunch or a longer evening meal.

The broth selection shows why the word chicken matters here. Clear tori ramen offers lighter shio, shoyu and miso directions, while nouko tori paitan produces a richer, creamier bowl from long-simmered chicken. Seasoning and noodle shape are matched to the soup rather than applied uniformly, so the clear and dense styles feel deliberately distinct. Diners can also move from the standard preparations to spicy versions, giving the restaurant several ways to explore its core ingredient without simply changing toppings on an otherwise identical bowl.

Mazesoba provides the most important contrast because it removes the soup and lets sauce cling directly to the noodles. Standard, spicy and curry variations offer a different weight and intensity from ramen, while vegetarian diners can choose clear or rich vegetable-broth ramen rather than improvising around meat stock. That plant-based broth is built from vegetables and designed to retain the depth associated with the chicken versions. Together, ramen and mazesoba make the noodle section varied enough for repeat visits without drifting away from Takeichi's central Japanese identity.

A meal need not end with noodles. Karaage, takoyaki, tebasaki chicken wings, crisp chicken skin and vegetable croquettes work as small plates, while sashimi, salmon-avocado maki and onigiri bring rice and raw-fish options into the picture. Chicken fried rice and Japanese curry with karaage are more substantial alternatives for diners who prefer a rice-based main. For takeaway ramen, the restaurant packages noodles separately from soup, a practical detail that protects their texture until the bowl is reheated and assembled at home.

Address: 91 Saint Andrew Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

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Takeichi New Zealand Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Chicken Clear Soup Ramen

Tokyo Authentic Style Ramen. The soup is made by carefully cooking the best parts of chicken to obtain a healthy and uniquely nice tasting dish.

Clear Tori Shio Ramen

$18 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $21 / With Special Toppings $24

Chicken Clear Soup with Sea Salt

Clear Shoyu Ramen

$18 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $21 / With Special Toppings $24

Chicken Clear Soup with Soy Sauce

Clear Miso Ramen

$18 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $21 / With Special Toppings $24

Chicken Clear Soup with Miso

Clear Spicy Ramen

$18.50 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $21.50 / With Special Toppings $24.50

Chicken Clear Spicy Soup

Kyoto Style – Black Soy Sauce Ramen

$21

Deep flavored soy sauce ramen made with plenty of aged black soy sauce.

Nouko Tori Paitan Ramen

Rich Creamy Soup with Collagen. Tokyo Ramen Takeichi is famous in Japan for its rich creamy and healthy chicken stock based ramen dishes.

Tokyo Nouko Shoyu Chicken Soup Ramen

$21 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $24 / With Special Toppings $27

Rich Creamy Soup with Soy Sauce

Nouko Shio Chicken Soup Ramen

$21 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $24 / With Special Toppings $27

Rich Creamy Soup with Sea Salt

Nouko Miso Chicken Soup Ramen

$21 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $24 / With Special Toppings $27

Rich Creamy Soup with Miso

Nouko Spicy Chicken Soup Ramen

$21.50 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $24.50 / With Special Toppings $27.50

Rich Creamy Spicy Soup

Vegetarian Soup Ramen

Vegetables Only Ramen. Our 10-vegetable-based broth, combined with the special sauce, has made the vegetarian ramen as rich as the chicken-based one. Soup: onions, carrots, cabbage, corn, mushrooms, kelp, garlic, ginger, potatoes. Topping: baby leaf, white onions, capsicum, fried onion, green onion.

Vegetarian Clear Soup Ramen – Sea Salt Soup

$18

Clear Soup Noodles Made with Vegetables Only

Vegetarian Clear Soup Ramen – Spicy Soup

$18.50

Clear Soup Noodles Made with Vegetables Only

Nouko Vegetarian Soup Ramen – Sea Salt Soup

$19

Creamy Rich Soup Noodles with Vegetables Only

Nouko Vegetarian Soup Ramen – Spicy Soup

$19.50

Creamy Rich Soup Noodles with Vegetables Only

Sukiyaki Ramen & Mazesoba

Sukiyaki-style flavor offers a harmonious blend of sweet and savory notes in a rich soy-based broth. Inspired by the popular sukiyaki simmered dish.

Sukiyaki Ramen

$22 / With Seasoned Soft Boiled Egg $25 / With Special Toppings $28

Rich Creamy Soup with Sukiyaki Sauce

Sukiyaki Mazesoba

$25

Soup-less Noodle with Sukiyaki Sauce

Mazesoba (Soup-less Noodle)

Akihabara Mazesoba

$24

Soup-less Noodle with rich chicken sauce. Noodle, Rich chicken sauce, Chicken KARAAGE, Green spring onion, Ajitama, Fried onions, Seasoned bamboo shoots, White sesame

Vegetarian Mazesoba

$23

Soup-less Noodle with Special sauce. Noodle, Vegetarian sauce, baby leaf, capsicum, fried onion, mushrooms, Green spring onion, Ajitama, white sesame

Spicy Mazesoba

$24.50

Soup-less Noodle with Spicy sauce. Noodle, Spicy sauce, Chicken chashu, Green spring onion, Ajitama, Fried onions, Seasoned bamboo shoots, White sesame, Shredded red pepper

A La Carte – Salads & Small Plates

Spicy Bamboo Shoots

GF, Vege, Vegan

Tofu Salad

$16

Fresh tofu, coleslaw, capsicum, lotus root crackers with sesame dressing. GFO, Vege, Vegan

Vege Croquette

$10

3 croquettes served with Japanese style coleslaw & soy based sauce.

Seared Salmon

$14

Fresh salmon lightly seared and served with a delicious sauce.

Wakame Salad

$5.50

Seasoned wakame seaweed. GF, Vege, Vegan

Ohitashi Salad

$5.50

Spinach, soy sauce & bonito flakes. GFO, VegeO, VeganO

Deep Fried Garlic

After being steamed and deep fried, the garlic cloves have a lovely sweet mellow nutty flavour. Vege, vegan, GF

Pickled Cucumber

Cucumber pickled with dried chilli to give a hint of heat. Vegan, GF

Moyashi Salad

Sauteed seasoned bean sprouts. GF, Vege, Vegan

Kinpira Salad

Sauteed carrot, chinese radish, konjac noodles with soy sesame dressing. GF, Vege, Vegan

Chashu Salad

$14

Marinated stewed chicken on a bed of coleslaw with dressing.

A La Carte – Tofu Dishes

Hyayakko

Fresh tofu with fresh ginger, bonito flakes & soy sauce. GFO, Vege O, Vegan O

Agedashidofu

Deep Fried tofu served with shichimi, green onions and konbu sauce. GFO, Vege O, Vegan O

Nigiri

$10

Fresh or seared fish of the day. GFO

A La Carte – Shaka Shaka Fries

Shaka Shaka Fries

$10

Curry, Garlic, Chocolate, Chilli Lime, Wasabi, Hot & Spicy, Wafu (seaweed), Salted

A La Carte – Edamame & Sashimi

Edamame – Small

Edamame – Large

Edamame – Spicy Small

Edamame – Spicy Large

$10

Sashimi

$22

Salmon, Tuna, Mixed, Seasonal fish available at times. GFO

A La Carte – Fried & Grilled

Crispy Torikawa

Crispy deep fried chicken skin with ajippon sauce.

Takoyaki

Octopus balls.

Fried Rice

$12

Chicken Fried Rice

with onion and carrot.

Vege Fried Rice

$10

with onion and carrot. Vege is GF

Black Fried Rice

$13

Chicken fried rice using aged soy sauce.

Yakisoba

$19 / $16

Stir fried noodles with chicken chashu, cabbage, carrot, onion, bonito (fish) flakes & seaweed sprinkles. Vege on request

Takowasabi

Raw octopus with fresh chopped wasabi.

Tebasaki

$13

5 chicken wings coated in a pepper seasoning with a sprinkle of sweet soy based sauce. GFO

Chilli Mussels

$10

Smoked chilli mussels on lotus root crackers. GF

Chicken Katsu

$21

Marinated chicken katsu served with coleslaw.

Seafood Deluxe

$35

Crumbed shrimp, shrimp cutlets, jack mackerel & crumbed squid rings. Ideal for sharing. Served with coleslaw.

Karaage

$8.50

Spicy Karaage

Marinated deep fried chicken. GF

Tako Karaage

Deep fried octopus with spicy coating.

Tuna Karaage

$13

Crispy deep fried seasoned tuna with coleslaw. GF

Chicken Katsu Sando

$23

Chicken katsu served in fresh bread with mayo and katsu sauce with a side of Japanese coleslaw.

A La Carte – Rice & Soup

Steamed Rice

Miso Soup

With tofu, wakame & spring onions. GF, Vege O

Rice & Miso Set

Extra Ramen Toppings

Aji Tama

Seasoned soft boiled egg

Special

Aji Tama, Tori chashu (2pcs) Nori (2pcs)

Ao Negi

Green spring onions

Tama Negi

Minced Onions

Tori Chashu

2 pcs each of fillet and leg

Kaedama

$3.50

extra ramen noodles for leftover soup

Nori

Dried Seaweed

Menma

Seasoned Bamboo Shoots

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Takeichi New Zealand Menu

Takeichi New Zealand Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Chicken Clear Soup Ramen

Nouko Tori Paitan Ramen

Vegetarian Soup Ramen

Sukiyaki Ramen & Mazesoba

Mazesoba (Soup-less Noodle)

A La Carte – Salads & Small Plates

A La Carte – Tofu Dishes

A La Carte – Shaka Shaka Fries

A La Carte – Edamame & Sashimi

A La Carte – Fried & Grilled

A La Carte – Rice & Soup

Extra Ramen Toppings

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