Charred octopus
$18Slow cooked then finished over charcoal, smoked paprika, burnt lemon, potato cream.
Old Town · Since 2019
Nocturne
Mediterranean kitchen and wine room. Forty-two covers, one charcoal grill, and a list of about ninety bottles.
Tue to Sun from 18:00
- Address
- 24 Example Street
- Reservations
- Demo phone
- Kitchen closes
- 01:00 Fri and Sat, 23:00 otherwise
- Closed
- Mondays, and 1 to 9 January
The restaurant
A former printworks
with a charcoal grill
Nocturne opened in November 2019 in what was a commercial printworks until 1998. The press beds are still set into the floor of the bar, which is why the stools are bolted where they are.
There are forty-two covers upstairs, fourteen at the bar, and sixteen in the room downstairs. The kitchen runs on charcoal and a wood oven, with two induction rings for sauces and nothing else.
The menu changes every three or four weeks. What moves it is the fish market at Ibrahim Hyderi and two growers in Thatta, so some things come off with no notice.
42Covers
16Private room
90Wines listed
From the menu
A few things on at the moment
The full list runs to about twenty-four dishes across four sections. Prices are in US dollars and include service.
Whole turbot
$86Roughly 1.4kg, for two to share. Brown butter, capers, shaved fennel. Allow 35 minutes.
Dry-aged ribeye
$78450g, aged 45 days, bone marrow butter, watercress.
Burnt Basque cheesecake
$12Sour cherry, creme fraiche. Made in the morning, sold until it runs out.
Wine
Around ninety bottles, weighted towards Greece, Lebanon, Turkey and the south of France. Sixteen by the glass, poured at 125ml or 175ml.
Private dining
The Cellar seats sixteen and takes twenty-five standing. Minimum spend applies Thursday to Saturday. Two sample menus are published.
Booking
Tables are held fifteen minutes. Parties of seven or more are taken by phone only and need a deposit.
Book a table
Online for parties up to six. For anything larger, or the private room, call the restaurant.