About Cookai
Tucked into the Sydenham area, Cookai serves Japanese food to locals and visitors in Sydenham, Christchurch. It sits right in the heart of Christchurch, within walking distance of the centre.
Diners come here for Japanese food. If it is your first visit, look out for classics of the style such as teppanyaki. It is one of 83 Japanese venues we list in Christchurch.
Cookai opens 5 days a week and is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The earliest start is 11:30 am on Mondays, and the latest finish is 8:30 pm on Mondays. Like many traditional restaurants, it closes between lunch and dinner service on several days, so check the times before heading over mid-afternoon. In total it trades for about 138 hours each week.
As a rough guide, expect to spend about $40–$70 a head at a Japanese restaurant like this. The neighbourhood is a busy food area – there are at least 10 other places to eat within a kilometre, so you have plenty of options for drinks before or dessert after.
