Nico

Come by for a set meal with rice and miso soup at lunchtime, or settle in for a drink and a few fish dishes in the evening. Nico offers different ways to eat depending on the time of day and what you fancy.

Lunch options include fried oysters, shrimp with mayonnaise, fried striped jack and fried chicken. Each comes with 2 side dishes, rice and miso soup, and the menu notes that extra rice is complimentary. These set meals make it easy to pair a hearty fried main with side dishes and soup. One visitor ordered a seafood bowl for lunch, topped with that day’s sashimi, including yellowtail, salmon, sweet shrimp and horse mackerel; it also came with 2 side dishes and miso soup. Another visitor remembered a lunch of bonito tataki served as a salad. It is a useful option to bear in mind if you want a fish dish that is different from the fried choices.

In the evening, you can build a meal around fish by ordering a succession of small plates. The menu includes Yoshino yuba sashimi topped with whitebait, a selection of four snacks such as grilled Nagasaki jakoten fish cake, horse mackerel namero and marinated striped jack. With individual plates to choose from, part of the pleasure is deciding what to pair together while keeping fish at the centre of the meal. Visitors who tried seasonal fish dishes have also mentioned seared pike conger with plum paste, fried pike conger with a special tomato sauce, and simmered alfonsino. As with the seafood bowl and bonito tataki enjoyed by lunchtime visitors, these accounts suggest a range of ways to enjoy fish here. These are dishes ordered during particular visits, so check the menu on the day if something catches your eye.

Some diners return for the sake. One visitor describes Nico as a place to enjoy drinks selected by the owner alongside suitable snacks. Others mention a relaxed atmosphere, while some recommend booking because seating is limited. If you have a particular evening in mind, it may be worth making a reservation.