Chim Don Don

japanese restaurant — Somerfield · Christchurch

About Chim Don Don

A Japanese restaurant on Somerfield Street with an Okinawan influence, known for its pork dishes. The menu runs from udon, takoyaki and sizzling yakisoba to bibimbap, katsu curry and sashimi with fish other than the usual tuna and salmon. Diners praise the omakase at $50 per person as at 2026, or $70 with dessert, which brings starters, mains and sashimi, and one reviewer called the lunchtime bento deal the best value in town. The room is cosy and casual, and families and solo diners both feel comfortable. It has dinner from 5pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Sunday, and the website also lists weekend lunches from 12pm to 2pm. Dinner reservations are recommended, and there is free street parking. It is one of two Japanese restaurants within a kilometre, the other being Maki Mono, 0.9 km away.