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Introducing Nihon Kai, a charming Japanese restaurant tucked away at 41 S Washington Ave, Bergenfield, NJ. Renowned for its artistry in sushi, Nihon Kai boasts an extensive menu featuring specialty rolls, Temaki (hand rolls), and classic Maki that leave customers craving more. Patrons rave about the freshness of the fish and the creativity behind each dish, with beautifully arranged plates often garnished with fresh flowers.

  • The welcoming atmosphere and attentive service ensure every visit is memorable.
  • Prices are reasonable, with rolls typically ranging from $10 to $20.
  • For an authentic experience, it’s highly recommended to order directly for the best service.

Whether you choose to dine in or enjoy delivery, Nihon Kai promises deliciously crafted meals that resonate with flavor and comfort, making it a must-visit destination for sushi lovers and newcomers alike.

Drinks
Appetizer from Sushi Bar
Soup
Udon Noodle Soup
Appetizer from Kitchen
Chef's Special Roll
Special Roll
Salad
Roll and Hand Roll
Bento
Yaki Soba and Udon
Don
Entree from Kitchen
Hibachi Dinner Special
Hibachi Lunch
Sushi Bar Entree
Sushi and Sashimi a la Carte
Desserts
Sides
Fried rice
Ramen

Drinks

6. Soda
US$1.95

7. Apple Juice
US$2.95

7. Pineapple Juice
US$2.95

1. Tuna Dumpling

Tuna, blue crab, kani avocado seaweed masago with ginger and wasabi sauce.
US$11.95

2. Try Me Tuna

Slice tuna masago tempura flake with house special sauce.
US$11.95

3. Ponzu Fluke

Slice fluke with lemon and ponzu sauce.
US$9.95

2. Try Me Salmon

Slice salmon masago tempura flake with house special sauce.
US$11.95

3. Ponzu Salmon

Slice salmon with lemon and ponzu sauce.
US$11.95

4. Tuna Tataki

Shiro maguro and black paper tobiko.
US$11.95

5. Volcano Tuna

Shiro moguro, chop tuna, masago, tobiko kaiware, nato and ponzu.
US$11.95

6. Toro Chop Chop

Chopped fatty tuna, scallion and masago.
US$13.95

7. White Tuna

Albacore and spicy ponzu sauce.
US$9.95

8. Sashimi Appetizer

7 pieces of sashimi.
US$12.95

9. Yellowtail Jalapeno
US$11.95

10. Dancing Salmon
US$12.95

Golden Dumplings

Spicy tuna crispy wrap, deep fried with avocado and mango on the bottom with the chef's special sauce
US$9.95

Happy Crab

Crabmeat chelse tempura fried, eel sauce, spicy mayo, fish eggs
US$9.95

Appetizer from Sushi Bar

Soup

1. Miso Soup
US$2.95

2. Seafood Soup

Shrimp, crabmeat, scallop, scallion and black seaweed.
US$7.95

3. Clear Soup

Slice fluke, mushroom and scallion.
US$6.92

1. Kake Udon Soup

Noodle soup, crabmeat and black seaweed scallion.
US$9.95

2. Tempura Udon Soup

Noodle soup with shrimp tempura and vegetable tempura.
US$12.95

3. Beef Udon Soup

Sliced beef with noodle soup.
US$10.95

5. Oyster Udon Soup

Noodle soup with fried oyster.
US$10.95

6. Seafood Udon Soup

Shrimp, scallop and crabmeat with noodle soup.
US$11.95

7. Chicken Udon Soup
US$10.95

7. Shrimp Udon Soup
US$11.95

Udon Noodle Soup

Appetizer from Kitchen

1. Assorted Tempura
US$10.95

2. Shrimp Tempura App
US$9.95

3. Vegetable Tempura
US$7.95

4. Beef Negimaki

Sliced beef rolled with scallion, served teriyaki sauce.
US$10.95

5. Agedashi Tofu

Fried tofu, black mushroom, bonito flakes, with chefs special sauce.
US$6.95

7. Yakitori

Char broiled skewered boneless chicken.
US$6.95

9. Edamame

Steam soy bean and salt.
US$6.95

10. Gyoza(7)

7 pieces Steam or pan fried pork dumpling.
US$7.95

11. Shrimp Shumai

7 pieces fried or steamed
US$7.95

12. Tatsuta Age

Deep fried boneless chicken.
US$6.95

13. Fried Oyster
US$9.95

14. String Beans Teriyaki
US$6.95

15. Coconut Shrimp Appetizer
US$8.95

VEGETABLES GYOZA (7)

Pan fried or steamed
US$7.95

1. Monkey Roll

Spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, banana, avocado rolled in soy paper, served spicy mayo eel sauce and rice cracker.
US$13.95

2. Angry Dragon Roll

Shrimp tempura, avocado spicy tuna, rolled in pink soy paper, king crab, hair nori on top, served eel sauce nuta sauce and grape oil sauce.
US$14.95

3. Ultimate Lobster Roll

Lobster tempura, cucumber rolled in sesame, soy paper, tuna, salmon on top served wasabi mayo eel sauce, chili oil and rice cracker avocado.
US$18.95

4. Caterpillar Roll

Deep fried tuna, salmon, yellowtail, white fish, avocado, inside slice mango on top with spicy eel and red tobiko.
US$12.95

5. Sunshine Roll

Tuna salmon mango rolled, outside with king crab served mango sauce, mayo and red tobiko.
US$13.95

6. White Dragon

Crunchy spicy tuna, avocado rolled and white tuna, red tobiko on top served mayo sauce.
US$12.95

7. Tropical Roll

Shrimp tempura, mango, avocado roll in soy paper, served wasabi mayo, toasted almond and sweet chili sauce.
US$13.95

8. Shlomit Roll

Spicy crunchy yellowtail, salmon, tuna and yellowtail eel with chili sauce.
US$14.95

9. Volcano Roll

Spicy tuna, eel, avocado rolled with rice and lightly fried, spicy crunchy scallop, masago and hoir mori topping, served with eel and wasabi mayo.
US$14.95

10. Samuria Roll

Tuna, salmon, white tuna, crunch inside, out with sliced avocado, black tobiko, baby bean sprout and mango salsa sauce.
US$13.95

11. Passion Roll

Shrimp and zucchini, tempura, avocado, masago wrapped with soy paper, spicy crunch tuna on the top, with eel, chili sauce and rice cracker.
US$13.95

12. Tokyo Roll

Spicy fish tempura crunch inside, with tuna, yellowtail, salmon and avocado on top.
US$13.95

13. Hawaiian Dragon Roll

Shrimp tempura and eel inside, topped with kani, avocado, masago with eel sauce and spicy mayo.
US$14.95

14. Sweet Heart Roll

Spicy salmon, spicy tuna, tempura crunch avocado and mango wrapped with pink soybean paper.
US$13.95

15. Angel Roll

Shrimp, kani, mango inside, with spicy tuna, crunch and scallion on top with sweet chili sauce.
US$13.95

16. Rubo Roll

Lobster tempura inside, with spicy tuna, avocado, crunchy kani on top. Served with spicy mayo and eel sauce.
US$18.95

17. Amazing Roll

Spicy kani, avocado, almond inside, out with seared salmon, spicy garlic and masago. Served basil lime sauce.
US$14.95

18.Mexican Roll

Jalapenos, mix white fish, and siranch inside. Yellow tail and wasabi fish eggs on top with wasabi yuzu sauce
US$13.95

Pink Lady

Tempura Fish, massago, queen cheese, banana inside, soypaper, eel sauce and sweet tsili sauce.
US$13.95

Chef's Special Roll

Special Roll

1. Danny's Roll

Crab meat tempura, avocado and seaweed salad inside out with tobiko.
US$11.95

2. Manhattan Roll

Tuna, yellowtail, salmon, tempura crunch, cucumber, boney mayo and inside out with tobiko.
US$12.95

3. Viking Roll

Crab meat tempura, avocado, honey mayo with tuna, salmon and yellowtail on top.
US$13.95

4. Red Monster Roll

Spicy tuna inside out with tuna and avocado on top.
US$13.95

5. Black Dragon Roll

Shrimp tempura inside out with eel and avocado on top.
US$13.95

6. Spider Roll

Jumbo roll of soft shell crab, avocado and scallions.
US$12.95

7. Rock And Roll

Crispy roll of eel, avocado, crab stick, fish egg and tempura flakes.
US$10.95

8. Dragon Roll

Inside out eel cucumber with thin slices of avocado on the top.
US$12.95

9. Dynamite Roll

Tuna, avocado, spicy sauce, tempura flakes wrapped inside out with masago, sesame seed, scallions and Japanese chilly pepper.
US$12.95

10. Rainbow Roll

A fancy, jumbo and combo roll of assorted seafood.
US$12.95

11. Fantasy Roll

Fried salmon, avocado, tempura oust with spicy sauce.
US$10.95

12. Wasabi Roll

Cucumber, avocado, tuna and salmon inside out with masago on the top.
US$11.95

13. Titanic Roll

Crunchy spicy tuna inside out with salmon and avocado.
US$13.95

14. Phoenix Roll

Crunchy spicy cucumber, salmon and avocado inside with tuna on top.
US$13.95

15. 41 Washington Roll

Shrimp tempura and cucumber inside out with spicy tuna topping.
US$13.95

Godzilla

White fish, salmon, crab meat, and asparagus inside. Deep fried with spicy mayo, eel sauce, and masago scallions.
US$12.95

Calamari Dragon Roll

Eel, avocado, seaweed salad, and rice wrap with calamari, deep fried. Eel sauce, spicy mayo, and masago on top.
US$18.95

Summer Roll

Lobster, tempura, mango, and cucumber inside. Avocado, and strawberry on top, with Japanese sweet chili sauce.
US$18.95

King Lobster Roll

Lobster tempura, avocado inside, lobster salad, crunch on top, and eel Sauce.
US$18.95

1. Avocado Salad
US$7.95

2. Garden Salad

Lettuce tomato, daikon and tomato with salad dressing.
US$4.95

3. California Salad

Crabmeat, avocado, lettuce, sesame and house dressing.
US$6.25

4. Kani Salad

Crabmeat, masago, lettuce and served spicy mayonnaise.
US$5.95

5. Seaweed Salad

Green seaweed, lettuce, sesame and sonomyo sauce.
US$5.95

6. Salmon Skin Salad

BBQ salmon skin, cucumber lettuce, kaiware, ponzu and eel sauce.
US$7.95

Salad

Roll and Hand Roll

1 Cucumber Roll
US$5.50

2. Avocado Roll
US$5.50

3. Oshinko Roll

Pickled radish.
US$4.95

4. Kampyo Roll
US$4.95

5. Natto Roll

Streaky beans.
US$4.95

6. Vegetarian Roll
US$4.95

7. Tuna Roll
US$6.95

8. California Roll

Crabmeat,cucumber, avocado
US$6.95

9. Yellowtail And Scallions Roll
US$6.95

10. Salmon Skin And Cucumber Roll
US$7.95

11. Eel And Cucumber Roll
US$8.95

12. Eel And Avocado Roll
US$8.95

13. Sabagari Roll

Mackerel and ginger.
US$5.95

14. Spicy Tuna Roll
US$6.95

15. Spicy Salmon Roll
US$6.95

16. Salmon And Scallion Roll
US$6.95

17. Shrimp Tempura Roll
US$7.95

18. Toro Scallions Roll
US$9.95

19. Half Futomaki Roll
US$8.95

20. Alaskan Roll

Salmon and avocado.
US$6.95

21. Philly Roll

Salmon, avocado and cream cheese.
US$6.95

22. Boston Roll

Shrimp, lettuce and avocado.
US$5.95

23. Blue Avo Roll

Blue crab and avocado.
US$7.95

24. Arizona Roll

tuna and avocado with spicy mayo on top
US$6.95

25. Josh Roll

Spicy scallop and ikura.
US$8.95

26. Oyster Roll
US$8.95

Spicy Yellow Tail
US$6.95

Brown Rice
US$2.00

Yellow Tail Jalapeno Roll
US$6.95

Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
US$5.95

Crab Roll
US$5.50

Salmon Cucumber Roll
US$6.95

Tuna Cucumber Roll
US$6.95

Tuna Avocado Roll

Fresh tuna with avocado.wrap with black seaweed and rice
US$6.95

Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box

Served with soup and salad.
US$19.95

Fried Chicken Bento Box

Served with soup and salad.
US$19.95

Salmon Teriyaki Bento Box

Served with soup and salad.
US$19.95

Shrimp Teriyaki Bento Box

Served with soup and salad.
US$19.95

Beef Teriyaki Bento Box

Served with soup and salad.
US$19.95

Sashimi Bento Box

Served with soup and salad.
US$19.95

Bento

Yaki Soba and Udon

1. Shrimp Yaki Soba

Sauteed noodles.
US$11.95

1. Shrimp Yaki Udon

Sauteed noodles.
US$11.95

2. Chicken Yaki Soba

Sauteed noodles.
US$10.95

2. Chicken Yaki Udon

Sauteed noodles.
US$10.95

3. Vegetable Yaki Soba

Sauteed noodles.
US$9.95

3. Vegetable Yaki Udon

Sauteed noodles.
US$9.95

4. Seafood Yaki Udon

Sauteed noodles.
US$12.95

4. Seafood Yaki Soba

Sauteed noodles.
US$12.92

5. Beef Yaki Soba

Sauteed noodles.
US$11.95

5. Beef Yaki Udon

Sauteed noodles.
US$11.95

1. Unagi Don

BBQ eel over rice. Served with soup and salad.
US$21.95

2. Tekka Ju

Slice tuna over rice. Served with soup and salad.
US$22.95

3. Salmon Ju

Slice salmon over rice. Served with soup and salad.
US$22.95

4. Katsu Don

Fried chicken onion egg over rice. Served with soup and salad.
US$15.95

5. Beef Bowl

Beef, onion and egg over rice. Served with soup and salad.
US$16.95

6. Shrimp Bowl

Shrimp onion egg over rice. Served with soup and salad.
US$16.95

Don

Entree from Kitchen

1. Chicken Teriyaki

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

2. Salmon Teriyaki

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$16.95

3. Seafood Teriyaki

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$18.95

4. Beef Steak

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$20.95

5. Beef Teriyaki

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

6. Beef Negimaki

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

7. Tofu Vegetable Teriyaki

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$14.95

8. Tempura Dinner

Vegetable and shrimp tempura. Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

9. Shrimp Tempura

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

10. Vegetable Tempura

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$15.95

11. Chicken Tempura

Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

12. Yakitori Dinner

Charbroiled skewered chicken with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

13. Chicken Katsu

Deep fried chicken over rice and tonkatsu sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.
US$17.95

Hibachi Chicken Dinner Special

Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$17.95

Hibachi Shrimp Dinner Special

Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$18.95

Hibachi Steak Dinner Special

Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$20.95

Hibachi Scallop Dinner Special

Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$20.95

Hibachi Chicken And Shrimp Dinner Special

Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$20.95

Hibachi Seafood Dinner Special

Shrimp and scallop. Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$21.95

Hibachi Steak And Shrimp Dinner Special

Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$20.95

Hibachi Combo Dinner Special

Steak, chicken and shrimp. Served with hibachi vegetable, fried rice and soup and salad.
US$22.95

Hibachi Dinner Special

Hibachi Lunch

L15. Hibachi Chicken Lunch

Served with soup, salad, white rice or fried rice.
US$10.95

L16. Hibachi Shrimp Lunch

Served with soup, salad, white rice or fried rice.
US$10.95

L17. Hibachi Steak Lunch

Served with soup, salad, white rice or fried rice.
US$11.95

1. Sushi Regular

7 pieces of sushi and California roll. Served with soup and salad.
US$20.95

2. Sushi Deluxe

9 pieces of sushi and spicy tuna roll. Served with soup and salad.
US$22.95

4. Sashimi Deluxe

18 pieces of sashimi of chef's choice. Served with soup and salad.
US$27.95

5. Combo Roll

A roll each of spicy tuna, Alaskan and California roll. Served with soup and salad.
US$16.95

7. Sushi Sashimi Combo

12 pieces of sashimi and 6 pieces of sushi and spicy tuna roll. Served with soup and salad.
US$30.95

8. Chirashi

Served with soup and salad.
US$22.95

9. Chirashi Deluxe

Served with soup and salad.
US$26.95

11. Futo Maki

Served with soup and salad.
US$16.95

12. Love Boat For 2

10 pieces of sushi, 18 pieces of sashimi and 1 dragon roll. Served with soup and salad.
US$52.95

14. Nihon Kai Platter

Combination of sashimi and sushi for 4. Served with soup and salad.
US$105.00

1. Salmon Combo

a. 7 pieces of salmon and one piece homemade egg and 1 spicy salmon roll
US$23.95

Tuna Combo

7 pieces of tuna and one homemade egg and one spicy tuna roll
US$23.95

Rainbow Combo

a. 2 pieces of salmon, 2 pieces of tuna, and 2 pieces of yellowtail, 2 pieces of striped bass and one piece of homemade egg and one spicy white fish roll
US$23.95

Fried Rice

Sushi Bar Entree

Sushi and Sashimi a la Carte

1. Tamago Egg

Egg.
US$2.95

2. Inari Sushi Sushi

1 piece. Bean curd.
US$2.95

3. Kani

Crabmeat.

4. Sake

Salmon.

6. Masago

Flying fish roe.

5. Ikura

Salmon roe.
US$3.95

8. Ebi

Shrimp.
US$2.95

10. Botan Ebi

Jumbo sweet shrimp.
US$5.95

11. Saba

Mackerel.
US$3.95

12. Hirame

Fluke.
US$3.95

13. Engawa

Fluke fin.

14. Maguro

Tuna.
US$3.95

16. White Tuna

Shiro maguro.
US$2.95

17. Hamachi

Yellowtail.
US$3.95

18. Unagi

Eel.
US$3.95

19. Hotate

Scallop.

20. Tako

Octopus.
US$2.95

21. Ika

Squid.

24. Blue Crab

Uni

Brown Rice
US$2.00

1. Ice Cream
US$3.95

2. Fried Ice Cream
US$5.95

3. Fried Banana
US$4.95

4. Fried Cheese Cake
US$5.95

5. Mochi Ice Cream
US$5.95

Pistachio Tartufo
US$8.95

Desserts

Sides

Eel Sauce
US$0.50

Spicy Mayo
US$0.50

Side Fried Rice
US$2.50

White Rice
US$1.50

Brown Rice
US$2.50

Shrimp Rice
US$10.95

Chicken Fried Rice
US$9.95

Beef Fried Rice
US$10.95

Combo Fried Rice

Chicken, beef, shrimp
US$13.95

Seafood Fried Rice

Shrimp scallops
US$13.95

Fried rice

Ramen

Tonkatsu Ramen

Egg, fish cake, kikurage, bamboo shoots, green onion, chashu, roasted pork, Tonkatsu soup base
US$14.95

Dumpling Ramen

Dumpling,egg, fish cake, kikurage, bamboo shoots, green onion, With our finest tonkastu base
US$13.95

Katsu Ramen

Chicken kastsu, kikurage, bamboo shoots, green onion, our finest Tonkatsu Soup
US$14.95

Beef Ramen

Beef, kikurage, bamboo shoots, green onion, fish cake, Finest Tonkatsu soup
US$14.95

Vegetable Ramen

Vegetables, kikurage, bamboo shoots, green onion, with our finest Tonkatsu soup.
US$12.95

Shrimp Ramen

Shrimp, kikurage, egg, green onion, bamboo shoots, our finest Tonkatsu soup base
US$15.95