Six by Nico Cardiff

In the heart of Cardiff Central, Six by Nico brings culinary storytelling with an ever-evolving tasting experience built around imagination, nostalgia and surprise. There are currently two menus running - the Seoul six-course tasting menu and the 10-course Chippie menu, available on selected days depending on the booking.

The Seoul menu unfolds as a carefully paced tasting experience inspired by bold Korean flavours. It opens with hand-cut noodles in clear consommé, lifted by dumplings and crisp wheat. This is followed by reimagined bibimbap with truffled egg yolk and golden enoki, then bindaetteok with savoury depth and pickled contrast. Black pollock and shellfish in layered ssamjang sauce lead into Korean fried chicken glazed in sweet heat, lifted with mooli and spring onion for freshness. It finishes with a brioche doughnut filled with matcha and white chocolate crèmeux, finished with cherry for a clean, lingering lift.

The Chippie menu is a playful, nostalgic tasting experience reimagining classic takeaway favourites through a fine dining lens. It begins with chips & cheese reworked with aged Parmesan espuma, followed by macaroni pie as a truffle croquette with caper and raisin, and a Scotch egg with mustard and herb sausage. Proper brown sauce and black pudding leads into scampi with brandade, dill and gribiche, before steak pie with rich ox ragu and burnt onion ketchup. Fish supper and smoked sausage continue the comfort-led journey with elevated, layered accompaniments, before a nostalgic finish of ‘99 soft serve and a deep fried Mars bar with chocolate and Irn Bru.

Designed around both story and flavour, it is as much about the journey as the destination, making it a compelling choice for special occasions or a thoughtful gift. Gather your curiosity, book your table, and let the next chapter unfold.