Hikari Sushi Bar's Five Mile branch is part of the wider Hikari Sushi Bar group, a New Zealand chain focused on authentic Japanese cuisine. The Five Mile location is set up as a sushi bar in the Five Mile Shopping Centre in Queenstown, where a cabinet holds a rotating selection of freshly made sushi through the day.
Across the Hikari brand, the sushi bar format offers over 24 different kinds of sushi, made fresh daily, so there's a wide choice depending on mood or taste. The company describes its focus as high-quality ingredients and strong customer service, aiming to serve some of the best sushi in New Zealand.
The Five Mile branch offers online ordering through the Hikari website, alongside dine-in service at the shopping centre location. It sits within a wider Hikari network that also includes sushi train and teppanyaki formats at other branches, though those styles are offered at Hikari's other Queenstown, Christchurch and Auckland locations rather than at Five Mile.
Hikari Sushi Bar's Five Mile branch brings the group's sushi bar format to Queenstown's Five Mile Shopping Centre, offering a cabinet-style selection of freshly made sushi for shoppers and locals in the area.
The sushi bar concept at the heart of Five Mile is built around variety: over 24 different kinds of sushi are available, made fresh and rotated through the day, so there's something to suit different moods and tastes on any given visit. As part of the wider Hikari group, the branch shares the company's stated focus on high-quality ingredients and strong customer service, with the aim of serving some of the best sushi in New Zealand.
Hikari operates a number of formats across its locations - alongside the standard sushi bar, the group also runs sushi train restaurants, where diners sit around a conveyor belt of small sushi plates, and teppanyaki venues, where a chef grills at the table. In Queenstown specifically, the sushi train and teppanyaki formats sit at other branches - Riverside Market and Queenstown Central Shopping Centre respectively - while Five Mile operates as a sushi bar location.
The Five Mile branch has its own online ordering option through the Hikari website, making it straightforward to order ahead for pickup rather than relying solely on walk-in dining. This sits alongside the group's broader online presence, which includes social media updates on deals, offers and rewards for customers across all Hikari locations.
Hikari's footprint extends well beyond Five Mile, with branches across Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch and even Sydney Airport, each serving a fresh selection daily. The company also promotes a sushi platter option for parties and events, ordered through a dedicated platform, showing the brand's reach beyond single-location dining. For anyone in the Five Mile Shopping Centre area looking for a quick, fresh sushi option, the Hikari branch there offers the group's core sushi bar experience in a convenient shopping centre setting.