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Nikai Sushi Bar & Restaurant

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THE BEST SUSHI & JAPANESE CUISINE ISLAMORADA HAS TO OFFER

THE BEST SUSHI & JAPANESE CUISINE ISLAMORADA HAS TO OFFER

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Sushi may be the star offering but Nikai Sushi Bar and Restaurant offers an array of Japanese inspired cuisine set in a stunning tropical setting. Our chefs are trained to prepare all the classic favorites as well as bold and creative new features. With an eye toward presentation, our menu serves up an extensive list of nigiri, sashimi, specialty rolls as well as many of your favorite far east delectable dishes which will make for tantalizing dining experience.

A taste of the far east comes to the shores of Islamorada at Nikai, where we’ve cast an even wider culinary net by expanding the menu beyond tantalizing nigiri, sashimi, and specialty rolls. Nikai delivers expertly crafted Japanese cuisine through fresh ingredients, locally and internationally sourced fish, spices and vegetables to create a dining experience the melds the art of sushi and Japanese cooking with the flavors of the Florida Keys.  A creative, Asian-inspired bar program featuring Sake, beers and craft cocktails further elevates this vegetable and seafood-fusion dining experience to new heights.

Hours:

Open Daily, 5:00pm - 10:00pm 

reserve a table

STARTERS

EDAMAME 11

Sea Salt | Garlic Oil

STUFFED & TORCHED AVOCADO* 20

Tuna | Scallion | Eel Sauce | Serrano | Spicy Aioli | Crispy Wonton Chips | Masago | Cream Cheese

SCALLOP SHOOTER* 20

Ponzu | Quail Egg Yolk | Jalapeño Masago | Sake

SOUP

MISO SOUP 9

Tofu | Scallion | Wakame

Salad

WAKAME SEAWEED SALAD 9

CUCUMBER SALAD 8

Pickled Cucumber | Ponzu | Sesame

MARINATED SQUID SALAD 13

POKE BOWL

TUNA* 28

Pickled Red Onion | Cucumber | Scallion | Yuzu | Tobiko | Honey Sriracha | Rice Nori Flakes | Toasted Macadamia Nut | Wakame Salad | Crispy Wonton Chips

SASHIMI & NIGIRI

HAMACHI MARIACHI* 24

Sliced Hamachi | Cilantro Purée | Thinly Sliced Jalapeño | Roasted Garlic Ponzu | Sesame Seeds

BLACKENED TUNA SASHIMI* 27

Thin Sliced Tuna | Tropical Salsa | Ponzu

9 PIECE SASHIMI COMBO* 24

All-Tuna | Salmon | Hamachi | Wahoo +5

OMAKASE*

(Ask your server for availability)
Multiple Course Chef’s Tasting Menu Featuring
Seasonal Seafood & Florida’s Finest Produce
6 Course - 95
9 Course - 150

WAHOO TATAKI*

Sliced Wahoo | Strawberry | Cilantro Purée | Pickled Red Onion | Yuzu Ponzu

HOTATEGAI SASHIMI* 29

Sliced Scallops | Spicy Aioli | Masago | Scallion | Sweet Chili Garlic Sauce

RAW COMBO 6 PIECE NIGIRI* 20

All-Tuna | Salmon | Hamachi | Wahoo +5

BENTO BOXES

ALL BOXES INCLUDE*

Cucumber Salad | Marinated Squid Salad
Wahoo Nigiri | Ebby Nigiri
Tuna Sashimi | Salmon Sashimi
Choose 1 option.
Spicy Tuna
$45.00
Salmon Philly
$42.00
California Crab
$40.00

ROLLS

BIG KAHUNA* 22

Tuna | Avocado | Lobster Salad | Pineapple Ginger Glaze | Toasted Macadamia

BONSAI* 24

Tempura Fried Softshell Crab | Avocado | Spicy Tuna | Chipotle Sweet Soy | Fried Green Onions

TIGER* 22

Spicy Tuna | Cucumber | Avocado | Salmon | Tobiko | Scallion | Honey Sriracha

DIRTY VEGAS * 19

Tempura Shrimp | Spicy Hamachi | Sweet Chili Garlic Sauce | Tempura Crunchies | Black Sesame Seeds

SAMURAI* 21

Spicy Hamachi | Smoked Jalapeño | Spicy Tuna | Sweet Chili Garlic | Spicy Aioli | Togarashi Crunchies

THE LUXE* 25

Sweet Ginger Garlic Steak | Lobster Salad | Wasabi Aioli | Sweet Soy | Tempura Crunchies | Sesame Seed

DAGWOOD* 22

Tempura Shrimp | Avocado | Blue Crab | Tuna | Sweet Soy | Sesame Seeds

KEYSEY JAPANESEY* 20

Tempura Shrimp | Avocado | Wahoo Tartare | Pineapple Ginger Glaze | Tempura Crunchies | Toasted Coconut

NITRO* 21

Spicy Tuna | Jalapeño | Blackened Tuna | Sweet Chili Garlic Sauce | Jalapeño Masago

FIRECRACKER * 22

Spicy Salmon | Jalapeño | Cream Cheese | Wasabi Tobiko | Spicy Aioli | Torched Salmon

RAMEN

PORK BELLY RAMEN 28

Bok Choy | Pickled Onion | Radish | Soft Boiled Egg | Scallion | Nori Flakes | Pork Belly

DESSERTS

JAPANESE PLUM CAKE 12

Warm Spice Cake | Sugared Plums | Sake Caramelized Plum Sauce

MATCHA GINGER CAKE 11

Ginger Cake | Green Tea Mousse | Ginger Crumble | Citrus Anglais Raspberry Gel

CRAFT COCKTAILS

Our mixologists are committed to crafting cocktails that display rich, vibrant & unique flavor profiles using only the freshest local juices, fruits, herbs, & purées. We are proud to offer cocktails representing today’s culinary approach to the art of the cocktail. Enjoy.

WHITE DRAGON 16

Grapefruit Vodka | Triple Sec | Simple Syrup | Fresh Lime Juice | White Cranberry | Saké | Orange Zest

HOT CHILI 16

Raspberry Vodka | Triple Sec | Cranberry Juice | Fresh Lime Juice | Simple Syrup | Jalapeño

KEY LIME MARTINI 17

Vodka | Ke Ke Key Lime Liqueur | Licor 43

MANGO MOJITO 15

A touch of the islands in this mojito!
Bacardi Limón | Mango Purée | Fresh Mint | Fresh Lime Juice | Simple Syrup

JAPANESE GINGER 16

Suntory Toki Whisky | Cucumber Slices | Smoked Ginger | Lemon Juice | Simple Syrup | Sake

MAI TAI 16

Rum | Orgeat | Orange Curaçao | Simple Syrup | Fresh Lime Juice | Mint

BLUEBERRY MOJITO 15

A blueberry twist on the classic mojito.
Blueberry Vodka | Fresh Mint | Fresh Lime Juice | Simple Syrup | Fresh Blueberries

NON ALCOHOLIC

FRESH LEMONADE 5

UN-BELLINI 5

Mango Purée | Club Soda

NO-JITO 5

Fresh Lime | Mint | Soda

BOTTLED WATER

Icelandic Still | San Pellegrino Sparkling

TEA

TEA SELECTION BY DAMMANN FRERES 5

Please ask your server for current selection

BEER

JAPANESE BEERS 8

Kirin Light
Sapporo
Asahi Dry

DRAFT BEER 7

Please ask your server for current selection

SAKE

HOT SAKÉ

Tozai ‘Typhoon’ (Kyoto) | 18/25
Purple Haze (Tozai ‘Typhoon’ w/ Chambord) | 25/38
Tentaka, ‘Hawk In Heavens’, Junmai | 40/50

SAKÉ FLIGHT 30

2 oz taste of each chilled saké

Fukucho ‘Moon On Water,’ Junmai Ginjo, a floral aroma with hints of ripe cantaloupe & anise.

Konteki ‘Pearls Of Simplicity,’ Junmai Daiginjo, white flower & Asian pear aromas, with flavors of sweet melon, with richness & mineral finish.

Tozai ‘Snow Maiden,’ Nigori, bright & fresh with fruity flavors of ripe honeydew melon and a creamy texture & full body.

CHILLED SAKÉ

Junmai | 23/30
Rice saké, a full & solid flavor profile, clean & well structured.
Tozai ‘Living Jewel,’ Kyoto.

Junmai Ginjo | 50/65
Rice saké, slightly rich aromas of fruits & flora with a robust, smooth, clean & fruity taste.
Fukucho ‘Moon on The Water,’ Hiroshima.

Honjozo | 28/40
Rice saké, lighter & sometimes a bit drier. It also makes the fragrance of the saké more prominent.
Takatenjin ‘Sword of The Sun,’ Shizuoka.

Nigori | 22/29
Unfiltered saké, cloudy, creamy texture. Sweetest of all sakés, with a fruity nose & a mild flavor, making a great drink to complement spicy foods or as a dessert wine.
Tozai ‘Snow Maiden,’ Kyoto.

Daiginjo | 60/80
Rice, lighter & more fragrant & fruity than Ginjo saké; rare designation of being the top 3% of all saké in the world. It is considered to be ‘The Rolls Royce Of Saké’.
Konteki ‘Pearls of Simplicity’, Junmai Daiginjo, Kyoto.

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