Nika Returns: A New Address for Sun Group’s Greek Restaurant

The cocktail list keeps the antique references going. Parthenon pairs grapefruit vodka with white wine, Calliste layers gin, white wine, grapes and peach, while Zeus brings together vodka, blackcurrant, cocoa, peach and tonka bean. Each cocktail is priced at UZS 110,000. The wine list has a clear Old World leaning, with space reserved for Uzbekistan, Georgia, Argentina and South Africa. On Fridays and Saturdays, the restaurant shifts into a livelier register: sirtaki, plate smashing and live music bring the mood close to a Greek island in high season.

The restaurant is named after Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory, a figure long associated with harmony, beauty and forward momentum. Mediterranean influences shape the interiors, where soft, light-filled tones, natural materials and tactile finishes create a calm, understated setting. Despite the generous scale of the space, it retains an unmistakable sense of intimacy. When the weather allows, service extends onto the garden terrace. The restaurant also features a banquet room accommodating up to 40 guests, a private dining room for 12 and a dedicated playroom for younger visitors.

The menu looks to the Mediterranean, with Greece unmistakably at its heart. Mezze provides the natural opening, from baba ghanoush, tarama topped with red caviar, fava, classic hummus and its broccoli variation. The hot starters celebrate some of Greece’s most enduring flavour combinations: baked halloumi, yoghurt with honey, octopus paired with fava, and spinach. The same sense of tradition carries through to the mains, where chicken souvlaki, beef moussaka and gyros — available with either chicken or beef — form the backbone of the menu. Greek mythology finds its way onto the dessert menu, too. Eris’s Golden Apples emerge as loukoumades, Persephone’s Mirror as a chocolate dessert with cherry confit, and Aphrodite’s Wreath as vanilla with strawberries. The average spend is around UZS 470,000 per person.