Daikoku Nadi: Japanese Restaurant, Sushi and Teppanyaki Guide
Daikoku Nadi is a Japanese restaurant in Martintar, best known for teppanyaki cooked at the grill as well as sushi, sashimi, tempura and Japanese set meals. The useful thing to know before going is that it is not an all-day restaurant. Lunch and dinner have separate service windows, Sunday is normally closed, and late arrivals should pay attention to the restaurant's last-order and last-walk-in times.
Written and researched by
Yevhen Derkach
Last fact-checked: 6 August 2026
Daikoku Nadi at a Glance
| Location | Corner of Northern Press Road and Queens Road, Martintar, Nadi |
|---|---|
| Regular days | Monday to Saturday |
| Lunch | 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm, with 1:45 pm used as the lunch last-order time in recent restaurant updates |
| Dinner | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, with 8:30 pm described as the last dinner walk-in in a recent business-hours update |
| Sunday | Closed under the regular schedule |
| Phone | +679 670 3622 |
| Main choices | Teppanyaki, sushi, sashimi, tempura and Japanese à la carte or lunch dishes |
If you are arriving close to the end of a service window, call first. These are the latest regular hours confirmed during this fact-check, but Daikoku has also announced temporary changes for holidays, weather and special dates.
Where Is Daikoku in Nadi?
The Nadi restaurant is in Martintar, at the corner of Northern Press Road and Queens Road. This matters because "Daikoku Fiji" can refer to more than one branch. Daikoku also operates in Suva, while this guide is specifically about the Nadi restaurant.
For most visitors, a taxi or pre-arranged driver is the simplest option. If you are staying at Nalagi Hotel, both places sit along the wider Queens Road corridor. If you are staying on Denarau at Radisson Blu Resort Fiji, do not treat Daikoku as a resort-area restaurant. Allow for a road trip into Martintar rather than planning to walk there.
Lunch or Dinner: Which Makes More Sense?
Lunch is the more compact visit. The service window begins at noon and the latest regular update uses 1:45 pm as the last-order point. It works well if you mainly want sushi, sashimi, tempura or a Japanese lunch dish and already have evening plans elsewhere in Nadi.
Dinner makes more sense when teppanyaki is the reason for choosing Daikoku. The grill is part of the meal, with chefs cooking selected meat, poultry and seafood in front of diners. Do not arrive at 8:30 pm expecting a full new seating without checking. Daikoku has used 8:30 pm as its last dinner walk-in time, rather than describing it as the time every table finishes service.
Public holiday tip
Public holiday service is not fixed. The branch information page describes holiday dinner service, but Daikoku Nadi has also announced full closures for specific public holidays in 2026. Check the latest notice if your meal falls on a Fiji public holiday.
What Is Actually on the Daikoku Nadi Menu?
Daikoku is useful when a group wants more choice than just sushi. Its published food range covers raw fish, cooked Japanese dishes and teppanyaki, so people at the same table do not all need to order the same style of meal.
Teppanyaki
The teppanyaki grill is the main reason to choose Daikoku over a simple sushi stop. The Nadi branch describes Australian beef, New Zealand lamb, locally grown poultry and seafood caught around Fiji among the ingredients used for grill dishes. In other words, the sourcing is mixed rather than entirely local, which is useful to know if local ingredients are part of how you choose a restaurant.
If the interactive grill experience matters to you, ask specifically about a teppanyaki seat when you call. A regular table and a seat around the grill are not the same dining experience.
Sushi and sashimi
Sushi and sashimi are established parts of the restaurant rather than side items added for tourists. Tuna, salmon and other seafood appear across Daikoku's published menus, but fresh fish availability can change. A June 2026 update from the Nadi restaurant specifically advertised tuna for that week. If you are going mainly for a particular sashimi fish, calling first is more useful than assuming every item is available every day.
Tempura, lunch dishes and noodles
There is also a cooked-food side to the menu, including tempura, chicken and pork dishes, rice-based lunch sets and Japanese noodles. Bento is part of the range promoted for the restaurant, and Daikoku has advertised udon when available. If noodles are your priority, ask what is being served that day rather than assuming every noodle dish is always on the menu.
Vegetarian and dietary needs
Daikoku's published menus include vegetable tempura, tofu and vegetable teppanyaki-style dishes, so a diner who does not eat meat or seafood has options to ask about. That does not automatically make a dish vegan or suitable for an allergy. Japanese stocks, sauces, shared grills and frying oil can matter. If you have a strict vegan diet, coeliac disease or a serious food allergy, explain the requirement to staff before ordering rather than choosing by the dish name alone.
What about current prices?
Be careful with Daikoku menu PDFs found through Google. The restaurant's website still hosts older price sheets that refer to Fiji taxes from a previous tax structure. FijiEco did not find a verified 2026 price list that is strong enough to reproduce here as current pricing. If the budget matters, ask for the current menu or price of the dishes you want when you call.
Do You Need to Book?
Do not assume that a reservation is guaranteed just because an older page displays a reservation phone number. Daikoku has changed its booking policy during periods of staff shortages. The practical approach is to call +679 670 3622, ask whether bookings are being accepted for your date, and say if you specifically want teppanyaki seating. Checking ahead is sensible for a dinner you do not want to miss.
How to Fit Daikoku into a Nadi Day
The split lunch and dinner hours make Daikoku easier to combine with a daytime outing than with another sunset activity. A visit to the Garden of the Sleeping Giant or the Sabeto Mud Pools can occupy the earlier part of the day, leaving time to return toward Nadi before dinner. Build in transport time rather than planning the restaurant immediately after the attraction closes.
A sunset paddleboarding session at Wailoaloa is a less natural pairing with Daikoku dinner because both compete for the same early-evening hours. If coffee or breakfast is what you need earlier in the day, compare the separate FijiEco guide to Bulaccino Nadi instead of expecting Daikoku to open in the morning.
If your Fiji itinerary later continues to the capital, FijiEco's guide to attending a meke dance performance in Suva belongs to that part of the trip. Suva is not a nearby Nadi stop, so it should not be grouped into a list of attractions around Daikoku.
Advantages and Limitations
Why it can be a good choice
- Teppanyaki provides a different experience from a standard restaurant meal.
- Sushi, sashimi, tempura and cooked Japanese dishes give mixed groups several directions to choose from.
- The Martintar location is useful for visitors already moving along the Nadi and Queens Road corridor.
- The Nadi branch has a long local history, with the current Martintar location dating from 2007.
What to plan around
- There is a long gap between lunch and dinner, so do not arrive mid-afternoon expecting normal service.
- Sunday is normally closed and public holiday schedules can change.
- Current prices are not reliably published online, so old menu PDFs should not be treated as a 2026 price list.
- Booking availability has changed before, so confirm it directly if a grill table or special occasion depends on it.
Who Is Daikoku Nadi Best For?
Choose Daikoku if you specifically want Japanese food in Nadi, a teppanyaki meal cooked at the grill, or a menu that lets one person order sushi while someone else chooses cooked meat, seafood or tempura. It is less convenient if you need an all-day restaurant, a Sunday meal, or a place where up-to-date prices and dietary information can be checked online before you arrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Daikoku Nadi still operating?
Yes, current listings and recent activity support that. Daikoku continues to list the Martintar branch, Tourism Fiji lists the restaurant, and Daikoku Nadi advertised fresh tuna availability on 18 June 2026. This is not a real-time check of the front door, so look for a same-day notice if you are visiting on a holiday or after severe weather.
What are Daikoku Nadi's hours?
The latest regular 2026 schedule confirmed during this fact-check is Monday to Saturday, with lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm and dinner from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Recent restaurant wording treats 1:45 pm as a lunch last-order time and 8:30 pm as the last dinner walk-in. Sunday is normally closed. Check temporary notices around public holidays.
Does Daikoku Nadi serve sushi and sashimi?
Yes. Sushi and sashimi are core parts of Daikoku's Japanese menu. Fresh fish availability can vary, so call ahead if a particular fish is the main reason for your visit.
Does Daikoku Nadi have teppanyaki?
Yes. Teppanyaki is one of the restaurant's defining dining formats, with food cooked on the grill in front of diners. Ask specifically about teppanyaki seating when contacting the restaurant.
Can I reserve a table at Daikoku Nadi?
Call +679 670 3622 and confirm the current policy. The restaurant has a published reservation number, but it has also temporarily stopped taking bookings during staffing shortages. If you need a specific teppanyaki seating time, confirm it rather than relying on older booking information.
Where is Daikoku Nadi?
It is at the corner of Northern Press Road and Queens Road in Martintar, Nadi. This page covers the Nadi branch, not Daikoku Suva.
Sources and Verification
- Daikoku Restaurant Fiji: Daikoku Nadi, branch address, telephone, restaurant format and Nadi location information.
- Daikoku Restaurant Nadi: 3 March 2026 regular-hours update, used for the latest regular lunch and dinner service windows confirmed during this fact-check.
- Daikoku Restaurant Nadi: 18 June 2026 tuna availability update, used as recent evidence of Nadi branch activity and changing fresh-fish availability.
- Tourism Fiji: Daikoku Japanese Restaurant, used to cross-check the Martintar branch, sushi, sashimi, bento and teppanyaki offering.
- Daikoku Restaurant Fiji: Teppan-Yaki, used for the restaurant's grill format and ingredient examples.
Hours, holiday closures, fresh-fish availability, booking rules and prices can change. Information was fact-checked on 6 August 2026. For corrections, email [email protected].