Hibachi is a Japanese wagyu grill and sake bar at 106 Riccarton Road in Riccarton, Christchurch. It serves modern Japanese yakiniku, which the website says is the only place to try it in New Zealand. The restaurant cooks on binchotan, a high-quality Japanese charcoal, and it takes its name from the hibachi, a traditional fire bowl.
The wagyu beef is paired with Japanese breeding and a method the website describes as 200 years old, raised on New Zealand grass, grain, water and air. Its marbling is high in mono-unsaturated fat, which the website says is one of the healthier fats. Around the restaurant, three other Japanese restaurants are within a kilometre: SUMO'S Restaurant and Cafe, 0.2 km away and rated 4.2 from 223 reviews; At Tonys Japanese Restaurant, 0.3 km away; and Okonomi juju, 0.4 km away and rated 4.3 from 5 reviews. Our pick in Riccarton for a wagyu grill with charcoal cooking and a sake list.