Koi Sushi is a Japanese restaurant on Andersons Bay Road in South Dunedin, rated 4.7 from 125 Google reviews, with its Facebook page where it can be found online. A small sushi shop lives or dies by its rice — properly seasoned, made fresh through the day, and served at room temperature so the fish, not the fridge, carries the flavour. In New Zealand, suburban sushi counters generally fill the cabinet in the morning and top it up as demand allows, so a steady lunchtime trade is the surest sign of freshness. Regulars tend to arrive early for the fullest choice and eat their picks the same day, since sushi is never better than a few hours old. When trying somewhere new, the simple rolls are the fairest test. On Andersons Bay Road, Koi Sushi gives South Dunedin a neighbourhood spot for Japanese food.