Zakura Noodle & Sushi Restaurant

We have been to dozens of Sushi Restaurants all over Europe and I have to admit that Zakura is our No 1. Quality of food is fantastic. It tastes as good as it looks. Just check out the images. It's not cheap but which Sushi is cheap?

Such delicious food, always quiet and a nice atmosphere. Pricey but worth it. Two main meals without drinks always came around €40 all together (with a side to share). Love it!

Currently sat waiting to pay in this fantastic restaurant, I wanted to write a glowing review immediately. The staff were attentive, the decor and presentation was immaculate, the food was absolutely next level. I've been to Japan and know my sushi, this is up there. Hats off to the chef and team.

Zakuro in Dublin is great! The dragon roll was amazing: crispy prawn with avocado, just perfect. The sushi range is super tasty and varied, so you’ll definitely find something you love. Highly recommend it if you’re into sushi!

I absolutely love coming here! The food is consistently amazing—delicious, fresh, and full of flavor. Every dish I’ve tried has exceeded my expectations. What truly sets this place apart, though, is the staff. They’re incredibly kind, attentive, and welcoming, always making me feel right at home. It’s such a warm and inviting atmosphere that I look forward to every visit.

Highly recommended! There were 9 of us and we all agreed to define this restaurant amazing! The service was great and the girl, who served us, was perfect (i.e. very kind, welcoming and fast in taking orders and serving food). The food is delicious. Some of us had sushi and others had ramen or other plates. We really enjoyed the atmosphere. The place is not noisy, and you can easily talk to people at the table. I will definitely come back here!

Very good and refined cuisine, fast service, lots of choice . I recommend!! 🍜🍣

Such a lovely little place with attentive waitstaff offering great recommendations! We got so much food for the price. The fish was so fresh and delicious. We got to try sea bass nigiri for the first time and enjoyed our favorite - the yellowtail nigiri. Even the maki rolls were filled with a large portion of salmon - delish! The best surprise was how much we loved the white peach bubbly. We will be back again!

Kids options were great, quite large, and include choice of Miso Soup or a scoop of ice cream? Summer sushi and sashimi specials, both fresh and tasty? Accommodating of a family of five walking in unannounced? Friendly staff who were ready to make sure we had a great experience? This place checked all the boxes. So glad we wandered in!

Our party ordered to-go from this place one night and the one girl working there was so friendly and accommodating, and the food was really great. However, our group decided to return to dine in-house and the service was awful. Three women were working and although the food was delicious, the service was not great. They had an attitude, acted like they didn't want to be there or respond to us, and it was not an enjoyable experience. We got in and ordered our food and for every interaction we had, their tone and attitude was quite rude. It's disappointing because that one day we came in for takeout, the girl working was very kind (even offered us all water), yet when we came in on another day for dine-in, the others were not friendly at all. While the food was really great, I don't think I'd want to return if the service is a hit or miss because I just don't think it's worth it.

I'm in Dublin and I've had all of the local food and fair and longed for something like sushi, so I found this place while walking around. Walked in at 6:30pm on a Tuesday. It's very small inside but adorable. We were seated right away and given water . I ordered the sashimi special and my friended ordered one of the sushi specials. When I say it was so fresh. I mean it was excellent! I'm not the biggest fan is salmon, but this had the cleanest brightest flavor or the sea with salmon flavor as soft as I've ever tasted. The alcohol menu was pretty small not a lot of choices but I didn't mind I was going to a pub after anyway. This place is worth a stop for sure if you love sushi !

Ambience is great. Service was excellent. Mixed Seafood Poke Bowl was busting with flavors.

delish. this place is such a go to and the food never misses. vibes are great inside for a casual dinner i will miss this place

Lovely food,lovely staff Lovely clean toilets , Nice seating Friendly staff Tasty food ,will return soon My favourite place in dublin

Great sushi spot in the heart of Dublin. Great service, delicious food, big portions. Would definitely recommend!

Came here for the first time the first week of January, in search of some healthy comfort food. Wait, what? Only 8 euro for a veggie ramen? Bargain! My friends stir fried rice (same price) was a bit greasy though. I shall be back for dinner, won't break the bank either since it's BYOB.

Anyone fancy some sushi! I am Great service and fresh food! Great renovation in the toilets! Come back again and again ! Wanna join me?

I got take-away from Zakura three times while I was in Dublin, and each time the food and service were excellent! The people who work there are friendly, polite, and helpful. The salmon sashimi was like butter, it was so tender! The salmon teryaki donburi was perfectly cooked and a very sizable portion. The only thing I wouldn't order again was the unagi nigiri, as the eel was a little chewy. While there is no front step to enter, there is a very narrow turn to get by the tables, so this might not be easily WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE. I also didn't look at any bathroom they might have. Overall, I enjoyed the experience of getting take-away from Zakura and will do so again next time I'm in town!

One of the best japanese in Dublin I totally recommand you the gyoza and the ebi tempura masago sushi roll Their main are also very good (katsu chicken, yaki soba...) Definitely to try!!

I came here twice while in Dublin so it had to be good. The interior is cozy and feels very Japanese with light wood everything. The food itself is cheap and yummy and the servers are friendly and attentive. The sushi isn't life changing - I live in SF so it's hard to compare but it's well priced and large portions. If you're not a sushi fan the other food items are just as good like the chicken katsu curry!

Why have I not reviewed this place sooner... So sorry Sakura! You are worthy of a review and a great review at that. Love this small restaurant on Wexford Street, with working nearby I love popping here for lunch from their menu to the munch bento specials, this place is great value and the food is always great; tasty and flavoursome. Staff are very quick, from seating us, taking order to the food arriving... It's also so quick and efficient, great when you're trying to eat in a restaurant within the 1 hour lunch timeframe. It doesn't exactly sing to you from the outside but fear not, pop on into this place and you'll not regret it. Selection is great and they do BYOB which is awesome especially in this area of town.

Monday to Friday they have Bento boxes as lunch time specials and change them up every day, chicken, beef, fish!i haven't had a bad one yet! There sushi is also really nice, I usually go for the salmon and avocado sushi rolls, 8 pieces, but they can be quite small so if your pretty hungry I would recommend also get something else! I have always found the service to be really quick, and the staff very friendly!!

Love this place for lunch.... During the week they offer a range of lunch time deals including my favourites Bento Box and Katsu Curry. The Bento Box is fantastic value, it comes with 2xsushi a small appetiser, a main course and soup. The bento box is only available during weekdays but the other lunch time deals are available on weekends too. The staff are always friendly and welcoming, they are always quick at bringing out the food which is perfect for lunch break from work.

A brand new Sushi restaurant in Dublin, true, we are not exactly stuck for them any more but I am firmly of the opinion that you can never really have enough sushi. This place feels new, the staff feel new and nervous and the interior is reminiscent of an ikea catalogue... one of those nicely laid out pine themed pages where everything is clean lines and minimalist. I like it. We ordered a couple of different combos, the food was very fresh and tasty (nothing stand-out, just nice), washed down not with the plum wine I was keen to try but with a half decent Chillian sav blanc purchased from Whelans off licence across the road ( 4 euro corkage)... I think they were not yet allowed to sell alcohol, you see it in new restaurants a lot. 40 euro all in which wasn't bad, we'll be back in a couple of months when the dust has settled.

Really lovely spot. This is like a little Japanese oasis in the middle of that great run of eateries and drinkeries that is Georges / Angier / Camden. It's all decked out in bamboo and Japanese fabrics and dolls, and with nice soothing music in the background, and a great value and delicous menu (with BYO booze), it's no wonder it's so popular. As it was lunchtime, I went for the vegetarian bento box. For 9 eurits, it was unbelievable value. There was a mountain of fried rice, the nicest miso soup I've ever had, a stack of maple syrup-ed sweet potatoes, two pieces of avocado sushi, and some lightly stir-fried green veggies. It was so big, I actually couldn't finish it. I also tried the vege dumplings which were really spot on. As I said, lovely spot, I'll defo be back!

Sushi! I absolutely love Sushi and Sakura does not disappoint! I am a relative regular there for lunch, and I always go for the Bento Box, just because I'm a "I'll try a little bit of everything" kind of guy. But I'm also known to get a side of Sushi to go, and enjoy it during the afternoon in the office. Their fish is fresh...I mean, twice now I've seen a guy walk into the restaurant holding a fish (yes, that fresh. And I'm usually there at 12 when they open, so I guess it was a late delivery). I plan on going there for dinner and eventually trying one of their specialty dishes, but in the meantime, keep that Bento coming!

I really was quite surprised by Zakura in the end. From the outside it doesn't look like it would be up to much. But it turned out to be a wonderful experience all together. I had looked online at the menu before I went. I have a problem with doing that. I knew what I wanted even before i sat down haha. The prices were significantly lower than other sushis i have been to in Dublin, so I kinda assumed that the sushi quality would be low. I was defo wrong :) I got 8 avo rolls and 4 veg fudomaki. The avocado was so fresh and ripe. Just how it should be and the vegetable fudomaki was a lovely mix of avo, asparagus, peppers, lettuce...lots of yummy goodness. My girls got a mix of ebi rolls, tofu steak, king prawn and avo, fried tofu sushi and edamame. Ther wasn't a piece left. We all loved it as much as each other. I got a diet coke also and my meal came to €13.50 an absoooo steal!!! It's not my fav sushi place around. There are defo places I'd prefer which are better quality and more upscale than Zakura. All these places are much more expensive tho. Zakura is a perfect place for a casual after work bite with friends. Cheap and cheerful with delicious food. For more special occasions I would go a bit more upscale. I'll be Back to Zakura tho for shooo :)

I have been back to Zakura plenty of times since my first review and every visit the food has been great. For sides we've had the gyoza (chicken), the ebi tempura (prawn) and yasai tempura (vegetable) and they have all been excellent. The tempura batter is amazing here, light and in no way greasy. For mains I've had the Chicken Katsu Curry, which is really good here (it gives Wagas Katsu a run for their money). They also have this on their lunch menu for 7.99 EUR which is excellent value. I think it's around 12.50 EUR on their evening menu. I've also had the beef mince bibimbap and I've tasted their Teppan Chicken Teriyaki. Again these were delicious. It's also a BYOB restaurant and if you are drinking white wine, they will provide a cooler for you - not all BYOB restaurants provide this I have found. The only fault I could pick would be with their staff, while they are very nice and helpful, they can tend to be run off their feet when it gets busy and it can be difficult to get their attention at times, especially when you want to get the bill and leave. But that's a minor thing that I hope they will remedy, I think the food makes up for this. One final thing, we discovered very recently that Zakura deliver - oh dear, I fear we will be ordering takeout for delivery from Zakura a lot. We got the Chicken Katsu Curry delivered last night and it was exactly how I remember it from dining in.

16 medium sushi rolls and two bowls of miso soup for only 24 euro! The staff is friendly, the service is relatively quick and the ambiance is nice too. While the restaurant size is intimate, it could work for a small group too. So pleased to have a really great sushi 'go-to' on Camden!

Zakura is a good little Japanese food place with authentic oriental theme. Good things: Tasty food, great portion size and not heavy on your pocket lunch deals - great value for money BYOB - always a winner Not so good thing: They don't serve lunch deal bento box on the weekends; i think they should mention it in the menu and on the website I also found it odd that the server asked if we would like to add tip (when we were paying by card). This is the first time in Dublin I have encountered the question about tip and umm... it was awkward as the service was just ok - nothing extraordinary. I do like Musashi IFSC better though.

I have been back to this place a couple times because of the convenient location, but having had sushi from a few places in Dublin now, I can comfortably say that there is better sushi in the city (and for the same/similar price). The first time, I ordered the tuna sashimi (€6.50) and the California roll ($6.50), and was disappointed with both. The tuna came with 5 very thin slices, had no flavour and was quite chewy. The California roll was far too heavy-handed with the mayo, and had too much rice. The second time, I had the nigiri combo, where it is chef's choice of 7 pieces nigiri + 4 small pieces maki; it wasn't much better. The fish wasn't particularly fresh and the rice was overcooked and stodgy. (*side note: fresh fish should look shiny/glossy, not matte. Compare the fish from my picture at J2 Sushi) The interior of the restaurant is nice, and the service was lovely. I also noted that they allow you to BYOB for a mere €4 corkage fee, which is pretty awesome. Maybe I'll go again and try some of their non-sushi offerings.

This is probably my favourite restaurant at present. Having spent some time in Japan I found it hard to get some really good authentic Japanese food in Dublin, but Zakura gives you just that. Everything is delicious from the sushi to the katsu! It's a hidden gem on Wexford street. I would always recommend booking as they are so busy. The last two times I have been was with a group of 10 people and we struggled to spend more than €21 between us and we left some food behind at that. Unbelievable value. The service and staff are second to non so friendly and accommodating. You will not be disappointed.

I had a good experience at Zakura - and as many people noted, great (big) portion sizes. We started with ebi (shrimp) tempura to share - it came with 5 big prawn tempura pieces - yum! Loved the batter. I got the yakisoba noodles as my main - oh my goodness it was good. There's a combo of beef, chicken and prawns. the sauce they used to stir fry the noodles is delicoius and its also filled with loads of fresh veg. Actually I was so excited, I forgot to take a photo. BTW I loved the pickled radishes on top. I'd come back for sure!

Great sushi in Dublin. Been here several times on my trips. Sushi is fresh and it's a popular place.

I go often there for lunch. Sometime is a bit crowded but usually you can find easily a spot. The lunch bento box and che veg one are usually very good. Nice mix and good in size. Sushi is good and the Ramen is very tasty.

Incredible sushi. Staff are always so friendly and welcoming. BYOB is a big plus too. I would recommend the seafood tempura roll - it is the best piece of sushi I have ever tasted!!

I can't fault this place. It's very authentic and the food is so good. Really handy for lunch. The bento box is great value and has a lot of variety. The sushi is very reasonable and there is a wide choice. Want to come back in the evening to check it out. It's buzzing at lunch time anyways. For those that don't like sushi, there are lots of noodle options.

The sushi here is mediocre, whereas the hot food (ramen, etc.) is good. Below are some pros and cons: Pros: -The noodle dishes are good and flavorful. -BYOB, if that appeals to you. They also serve inexpensive wine and beer. -The food arrives quickly. Cons: -The sushi is mediocre, at best. Also, there aren't that many raw fish options - the menu is geared far more towards cooked Japanese food. -The food actually comes out too quickly, which makes it difficult to accommodate if you've ordered several dishes. I honestly don't understand how they make the food that quickly, unless some of it is pre-made. -The restaurant during "prime time" is generally way too loud. I don't know if it's the clientele, the acoustics, or both, but you often will need to yell to your partner across the table in order to be heard.

Zakura is Musashi's sister restaurant. The menus are very similar and the food is just as good. They do a lunch deal during the day where some of their best dishes are reduced to about €8. You can also get a really nice bento with a decent selection of food and sushi for about €9. The staff here are always lovely and polite and eager to please. They really set the standard for Japanese food in Dublin.

sushis, sashimis ramen, noodles dishes, rice dishes..... everything is soooooooooo delicious! Plus the staff is really lovely : ) if you like Japanese food you will love 'Zakura Restaurant' Un délice : )

I love Zakura. There's no other way to put it. It's a small enough place, decorated in (what I assume to be) a traditional Japanese style, but they get quite a lot of people in. Their lunch specials are fantastic. I always go for the €8 chicken ramen. I believe it is the single greatest hangover cure in Dublin! They also have 2 bento boxes, cha han, and chicken katsu curry amongst other dishes on their lunch special menu. When I come in here for dinner, it is very, very difficult for me to spend more than €25, and even then, I leave feeling so full, I can barely move. The sushi is extremely fresh, the small dishes are delicious and the bigger plates are nicely varied. Possibly the best thing is that you can bring your own beer or wine to have with dinner. The staff are always lovely, and have no problems with opening your beer, or bringing over an empty glass.

Great spot on one of Dublin's best streets, Zakura is nicely laid out and feels very Japanese. I brought my niece here for dinner, we got two bowls of ramen and some goyza to share. The chicken goyza were lovely, very tasty. I got seafood ramen and my niece got chicken ramen. The serving sizes were good, with lots of chicken and seafood in each. The ramen tasted great and there was loads of pak choi too which was great! Service was excellent and very friendly. Including a beer the bill came to about €38 I think.

We didn't used to have an official sushi place in Dublin until we met Zakura. We are used to spending money on sushi to eat tiny portions, but at Zakura you can have a feast and yet not spend more than €20. The best part is that they have cheap small dishes so you can taste a couple of different things. The rolls are big and fulfilling, everything is amazingly fresh and the quality of the ingredients is top. Try the fried ice cream for dessert.

Very good value, authentic Japanese food in s really cool setting. Staff are attentive and friendly and there's a great vibe around the place. If Wagamama floats your boat in terms of their menu but you're not a fan of their westernised branding and watery bowls of soup then I'd recommend you try Zakura. The lunch bento box special is awesome and great value at €8.99.

The kind of place you'd pass by without a second glance. But hands down the best Japanese cuisine I've had in Dublin!

Some of the best sushi I've had in ages! The pork gyoza was delicious, the sashimi was super fresh and everything we had was top quality!

The price is really good also the food. I got a start and meal, I couldn't finish my meal(it was really well served),really tasty food. The service was ok ,a bit slow(but i understand because i were in a big group) but the staff were very friendly (specially the guy), I also really like the decoration. Going back again for sure

The restaurant is quite small but ok. The decoration is simple with lots of wood and Japanese items on the wall, which generates a lean atmosphere. The food was really good. Nicely presented sushi. Fresh fish in all kind of variations. The sushi selections we had were all very delicious. Also the non-sushi dishes looked very authentic. The chicken noodles, sorry can't remember the name, were good as well. Unfortunately the service was a bit slow and mixed our orders up and forgot an item, but they were friendly and quick on delivering it afterwards. One of the better sushi places in Dublin.

To be honest, I never tried their food. Just Eat claims that I can order from them for delivery in Dublin 4. It then allowed me to place my order and the restaurant confirmed my order. I then got a call from the restaurant telling me that they can't in fact deliver to my area and I should call just eat to cancel because they were too busy to call themselves. Handled in an unprofessional manner. Too bad I never got to try their food, I love sushi.

A "ok" place. I ate here once and I found the food average, not bad but also not remarkable... to be honest I prefer to spend a little more and leave the restaurant happy (expecially because I love sushi!). The loudness of the place (thanks to a table with people that screamed like they were on a street) was a bad point too, maybe someone of the staff that asks kindly to lower the volume would have been a nice move... at least for the other customers. P.S. I was not able to find information about the freezing procedures necessary to avoid Anisakis in the raw fish... if they follow that rules it would be nice if they give an advice to the customers, as it would be a big positive remark!

love this little restaurant on the busy Camden area All very fresh simple but very nice

Been here a few times now and had take out a couple of times as well! The Chicken Katsu Curry is delicious! The lunchtime Bento box is Delicious! The sushi is delicious! The tempura is delicious. I've not had any bad good from here, its a Gem of a place! Inside its all wooden and looks great, the service could be a bit more on the ball I guess if I had to give a negative point. But its still pretty good! Price wise not bad at all! considering the Katsu curry could probably be shared between two! Give it a try, lunch time has some great deals as well!

Great wee place, I've been in twice in the month since my first visit and will be back again come Friday for a bento box on my pre-paddies half day! I have not been in for dinner but have been for lunch and gotten take away also. It does a great value bento box with a nice selection of veggie or meat options also for well under a tenner. I'm guessing this is owned by the same people as Musashi as it is very very similar, down to the nice staff and BYOB policy. I'm going to have a full dinner here next time I'm heading to a gig in Whelans, as this place really is in an ideal location.

* Only based on takeaway This place is probably my favourite takeaway of all time. Super quick, healthy and cheap for what you get (so you don't get the normal hangover guilt!) One slight bugbear is the lack of spider rolls, California rolls etc but it's not the end of the world

The sushi was really bad. I ordered the Nami and so many pieces were so tough that it was inedible. I threw half of my order away. One started added because I made a to go order and the hostess was courteous. The fish on the sushi was just really gross- tough and fishy smelling.

Sushi quality is OK, but on the other hand, crowd place and too too noisy. Went for dinner and almost couldn't speak with my partner... we were like yelling each other. Furthermore, they brought all the food in one go, even having advised them to bring it separately...the table was full of sushi tables without any space for the drinks and indivual plates and pans.

Zakura does good food, that's for sure, but unfortunately the service and the BYOB fee leaves a fair bit to be desired. I met up with a friend there on Monday, she having made a booking for two in case the restaurant was chocca. When we arrived, the waitress lead us to the most awkward 2 person table in the restaurant beside a group of some very oiled (drunk), very loud men. It was next to impossible to hear each other, and the table also was awkwardly placed so I couldn't rest my left foot, nor she her right foot. We eventually asked the waitress if we could move to one of the 4 empty 4 person tables in the restaurant. The waitress assured us she would check about our query, but promptly forgot about us. After about 10 minutes of waiting for her to return, we stopped her again and asked what the story was. Rather than admit she had utterly forgotten, she decided to lie and tell us the table was booked. Eventually we managed to get across to another 2 person table, right beside the 4 person one we had enquired about, and guess what... No one ever arrived and sat at that table. Not terribly impressed about being forgotten and then fibbed to. My friend and I had also decided to opt for non alcoholic drinks and brought some lemonade. Upon paying the bill, it turned out we were charged FOUR EURO per bottle of fizzy drink. When I asked why we were being charged so much when we brought non booze (thus we should not be charged for their booze license, at least that's how other places explain it to me. Or I've understood it to be....), we were told by another waitress that we were being charged 4 euro each to off set the charges of customers who 'bring cola and lots of vodka'. This doesn't make sense to me as she even accepted that we hadn't drank alcohol, but insisted we should pay the 8 euro charge (2 bottles all together) as other customers bring actual liquor in. The food was good, but I don't think I'll be back as the service was tepid and limp and they make it clear that they'd rather be elsewhere. (Not that they were mean, they just appeared so indifferent to their customers). It was also quite pricey for the whole thing if you factor in the rip off 8 euro charge for non booze. 4 sushi dishes (shared), the 8 euro 'booze' charge and a very small pot of green tea (and equally small peppermint tea), came to 46.90, which was a total rip off for the food and the expereicne. I'd suggest going elsewhere, we both left feeling quite deflated by the atmosphere.