# Samurai Bowl, Burnside Samurai Bowl is a Japanese restaurant at 501 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Menu]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, route 8) is 36 m away; a shared path passes within 106 m. The address’s own page keeps 3 council reports on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 501 Wairakei Road, Burnside _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants, Japanese _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://samuraibowl-wairakei.co.nz _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Menu:** https://samuraibowl-wairakei.co.nz/#top-menu-block _(Its own website)_ - **NZBN:** 9429047222151, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** SAMURAI BOWL LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2019-01-16 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Restaurant operation _(NZBN register)_ ## In its own listing Samurai Bowl is a casual style Japanese Restaurant that provides the real taste of Japanese food at affordable prices. Try their fresh sashimi, or Japanese style Ramen - which comes with freshly boiled selected noodles in their original soup. Enjoy melting roasted pork belly and bamboo Menma as a topping. Spring onion, egg, bean sprout and sea weed are also great combinations for extra toppings. Open 7 days, 11am-9pm _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [501 Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/burnside/501-wairakei-road), 3 reports on file ## The reports nearby 128 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/9080089), [480 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/480-wairakei-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8885283), [6 Abros Place, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/6-abros-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8836900), [490 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/490-wairakei-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8747211), [5 Lake Bryndwr Ln, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/5-lake-bryndwr-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8539760), [7 Lake Bryndwr Lane, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/7-lake-bryndwr-lane) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8243787), [496 Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/496-wairakei-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8059279), Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, Canterbury Region 8053, New Zealand - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8059268), [479A Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/479a-wairakei-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8053588), [3 Abros Place, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/3-abros-place) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7721160), Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, Canterbury Region 8053, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7654359), Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, Canterbury Region 8053, New Zealand - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7638111), [515E Wairakei Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/515e-wairakei-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, 36 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl, 107 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Wairakei Rd, 206 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Shared path, 106 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/wairakei-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Samurai%20Bowl%2C%20501%20Wairakei%20Road%2C%20Burnside%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4900409,172.5690676) ## Nearby - [Pizza Paradise](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-paradise-burnside), Fast food, 6 m - [Tan in the City](https://www.chch.live/business/tan-in-the-city-burnside), Beauty, 13 m - [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-burnside), Bottle stores, 14 m - [Siah's Dairy and Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/siah-s-dairy-and-takeaway-burnside), Dairies & convenience, 18 m - [Sabry's Souvlaki Wairakei](https://www.chch.live/business/sabry-s-souvlaki-wairakei-burnside), Fast food, 22 m - [Hapsun Souvlaki](https://www.chch.live/business/hapsun-souvlaki-burnside), Fast food, 23 m - [Wairakei Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1534-wairakei-reserve), park, 145 m - [Roydvale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1425-roydvale-reserve), park, 283 m - [Becmead Walkway](https://www.chch.live/park/1776-becmead-walkway), park, 296 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other restaurants - [Indian Vibes](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-vibes-burnside), Burnside, 28 m - [Malis Khmer Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/malis-khmer-thai-burnside), Burnside, 33 m - [Samurai Bowl Wairakei](https://www.chch.live/business/samurai-bowl-wairakei-burnside), Burnside, 37 m - [Mali Jasmine Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/mali-jasmine-thai-burnside), Burnside, 51 m - [Terra Viva Cafe & Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/terra-viva-cafe-deli-burnside), Burnside, 213 m - [Gusto Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/gusto-restaurant-bar-burnside), Burnside, 315 m - [Strange Bandit](https://www.chch.live/business/strange-bandit-burnside), Burnside, 339 m - [Terra Viva Cafe & Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/terra-viva-cafe-deli-burnside-2), Burnside, 368 m - [Every one in Burnside](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-burnside) ## Also in Burnside - [Sydenham Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/sydenham-bakery-burnside), Bakeries, 24 m - [Star Liquor Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/star-liquor-centre-burnside), Bottle stores, 25 m - [Pita Pit - Wairakei](https://www.chch.live/business/pita-pit-wairakei-burnside), Fast food, 31 m - [Sporting Edge](https://www.chch.live/business/sporting-edge-burnside), Sports shops, 31 m - [Sydenham Bakery Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/business/sydenham-bakery-wairakei-road-burnside), Business, 33 m - [Small Business Accounting](https://www.chch.live/business/small-business-accounting-burnside), Accountants, 38 m - [Mainland Uniforms](https://www.chch.live/business/mainland-uniforms-burnside), Clothing, 41 m - [Education Review Office](https://www.chch.live/business/education-review-office-burnside), Government, 48 m - [Tertiary Education Commission](https://www.chch.live/business/tertiary-education-commission-burnside), Government, 48 m - [Brown Glassford](https://www.chch.live/business/brown-glassford-burnside), Accountants, 55 m - [Every kind of business in Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4900409&lon=172.5690676) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4900409,172.5690676,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Samurai%20Bowl) - [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10705779610), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Samurai Bowl?** A Japanese restaurant in Burnside, Christchurch. **Where is Samurai Bowl?** 501 Wairakei Road, Burnside, on [Wairakei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/burnside/wairakei-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4900409,172.5690676,17) **Is Samurai Bowl still trading?** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory. **How do you contact Samurai Bowl?** its [website](https://samuraibowl-wairakei.co.nz). **What other restaurants are near Samurai Bowl?** [Indian Vibes](https://www.chch.live/business/indian-vibes-burnside) (28 m), [Malis Khmer Thai](https://www.chch.live/business/malis-khmer-thai-burnside) (33 m), [Samurai Bowl Wairakei](https://www.chch.live/business/samurai-bowl-wairakei-burnside) (37 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Samurai Bowl?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/burnside/501-wairakei-road) holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Pizza Paradise](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-paradise-burnside) (6 m); the Wairakei Rd near Abros Pl bus stop is 36 m away: route 8; a shared path passes within 106 m; nearest park: [Wairakei Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1534-wairakei-reserve) (145 m). **What stood where Samurai Bowl is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4900409&lon=172.5690676) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/samurai-bowl-burnside Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/burnside