🍣Best Sushi & Japanese Restaurants in Te Aro 2026

5 of Wellington's best sushi & japanese restaurants, all in Te Aro — hand-picked and ranked by locals, led by Tatsushi. Part of our independent Wellington sushi & japanese restaurants guide.

1. #1

   Editor's Pick
   

   Tatsushi

   Chef-owner Tatsushi Mikuni has hand-picked fish at the market every morning since 2012, and it shows in a sashimi selection locals still call the freshest in the city. Tucked down a hidden laneway, unassuming outside, exceptional inside.

   Te Aro (Edward Street laneway)

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2. #2
   

   Kazaguruma Japanese Dining

   A cosy Cuba Street room punching well above its size, pairing NZ kaimoana like Ora King salmon and Southern rock lobster with A5 Kagoshima wagyu on its premium omakase menu. Sake pairings included, birthday touches remembered.

   Cuba Street, Te Aro

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3. #3
   

   Origami

   A Japanese-French fusion spot on iconic Cuba Street that's as known for its patisserie and blooming-tea weekend high tea as it is for beautifully plated sushi, katsu curry and ramen. A genuinely different night out.

   Cuba Street, Te Aro

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4. #4
   

   Kazu Sushi-Go-Round

   Wellington's conveyor-belt classic on Cuba Street, where colour-coded plates of sushi, sashimi and tempura loop past for office workers and families alike. Grab-what-you-fancy dining at its most fun.

   Cuba Street, Te Aro

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5. #5
   

   The Catch Sushi Bar

   A Courtenay Place belt-sushi spot with long communal wooden tables and a genuinely busy after-work crowd, plating gyoza, teriyaki and hand-rolled sushi alongside chef-made ramen bowls.

   Courtenay Place, Te Aro

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