Nima Restaurant & Lounge Bar

Nima Restaurant & Lounge Bar is a $$$ venue in Kyrenia with a smart-casual dress code and a fine-dining cuisine profile. The cuisine is French and sushi fusion with Mediterranean and Turkish influences, so the best expectation is an upscale, mixed-cuisine meal rather than a narrowly traditional local restaurant.

The clearest reason to consider it is that range: grilled octopus, fresh seafood specials, a sushi selection are the signatures. It is less obvious for someone seeking a simpler Kyrenia meal, where other dining in the city may feel more direct. Use our full Kyrenia restaurants guide if the decision is between polished dining and something more local or casual.

Book for a polished Kyrenia night, not a quiet culinary pilgrimage

The venue works when the occasion calls for a dressed-up setting as much as food. Because the dress code is smart casual and the price tier is $$$, it is a better fit for diners who want an upscale evening than for anyone looking for the most informal meal possible.

Smartest way to approach the menu is to lean into the signatures: grilled octopus, fresh seafood specials, the sushi selection.

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 is confirmed recognition here. It is a useful trust signal for diners who care about wine recognition, but it should not be treated as proof of any specific menu format, chef-counter experience, or tasting-menu style. The grounded appeal is the combination of $$$ pricing, smart-casual setting, confirmed cuisine, signature seafood and sushi dishes, the recognized accolade.

What to order first if this is your first Kyrenia meal

Start with the seafood and sushi side of the menu. The stated signatures make that the lowest-risk path, especially for visitors who want the meal to feel connected to the venue’s seafood and fusion identity. Grilled octopus is the obvious anchor if sharing, while the sushi selection is the route for diners who came for the fusion side of the concept.

For value, the decision comes down to whether the setting, cuisine range, confirmed recognition matter to the occasion. If the goal is only a quick, low-cost meal, this is likely more venue than needed. If the plan is a smart-casual Kyrenia outing built around seafood, sushi, French-influenced cooking, the $$$ tier is easier to understand.

The listed hours are generous: Nima Restaurant & Lounge Bar is open daily from 9:30 AM to 2 AM. That gives flexibility for planning, but it does not verify every service detail or menu availability throughout the day. For planning around the rest of the city, pair this with our full Kyrenia restaurants guide or our full Kyrenia hotels guide if the choice depends on where staying in Kyrenia.

How it fits into a Cyprus dining trip

Nima Restaurant & Lounge Bar fits best as an upscale Kyrenia stop for diners who want French and sushi fusion with Mediterranean and Turkish influences. It should be compared with other Kyrenia dining generically by mood and budget: choose Nima for a $$$, smart-casual venue with grilled octopus, fresh seafood specials, a sushi selection, confirmed wine recognition; choose elsewhere if you want something simpler, cheaper, or more narrowly traditional.