Niku Kitchen.Sushi.Bar sits one town over in Zionsville. About fifteen minutes from central Carmel, closer from West Carmel and WestClay.
Carmel has no shortage of good tables. What it does not have is Niku: omakase cut piece by piece, A5 Miyazaki wagyu with papers, a robata grill, and a sake list that goes from a hot carafe to a $250 junmai daiginjo.
Head west on 106th or 116th Street and you are at Sylo Xing before the podcast hits the second ad break.
The pieces are all here. Pick the shape of the night.
A cocktail at the bar, sushi at your table, and a shared dessert. The dark, gold-lit room does half the work.
Nine piece nigiri or fifteen piece sashimi progression, cut to order. How it works.
Working on the west side? Lunch service runs 11:30 to 3 on weekdays. Lunch at Niku.
The north side has more Japanese tables than ever, and we think that is good for everyone. Here is our case: omakase at $70 for nine pieces of nigiri, cut one at a time and served at your table, at a price well under what tasting menus around the north side usually ask. A robata grill and hot kitchen for the people in your party who do not eat sushi. A5 Miyazaki wagyu with its certificate presented before you taste it.
And the practical part Carmel cannot offer: a free lot at the door. No garage, no circling the block. A reservation takes under a minute online.
How far from Carmel?
About fifteen minutes from central Carmel, west on 106th or 116th Street. Closer from West Carmel and WestClay.
What does omakase cost?
$70 for the nine piece nigiri tasting, $80 for fifteen pieces of sashimi. Reserve and mention omakase in your note.
Where do we park?
Free lot at the door at Sylo Xing. No garage, no meters, no valet line.
Not everyone eats sushi.
The robata grill and hot kitchen cover grilled fish, meats, rice bowls, and hot plates. Nobody settles.
We are at 11543 Sylo Xing in Zionsville, just west of the Carmel line. From central Carmel, take 106th or 116th Street west. From West Carmel or the Village of WestClay, you are nearly neighbors.
Free parking at the door. Reservations recommended on weekends.
Reserve online in under a minute, or call us directly.