About Daikoku
Found at L 1 / in Botany, Daikoku is a Japanese restaurant that has become part of the Botany dining scene. It is about 16 km from central Auckland.
Diners come here for Japanese food. If it is your first visit, look out for classics of the style such as chicken karaage. With 354 Japanese options across Auckland, this corner of the local food scene is well covered.
Doors are open every day of the week. The earliest start is 11:30 am on Saturdays, and the latest finish is 9 pm on Saturdays. Like many traditional restaurants, it closes between lunch and dinner service on several days, so check the times before heading over mid-afternoon. In total it trades for about 35 hours each week.
As a rough guide, expect to spend about $40–$70 a head at a Japanese restaurant like this. It is surrounded by other eateries: we count 10 more venues within about 1 km, which makes this part of Botany easy to explore on foot.





