Last Updated on January 27, 2026

A street food world tour in Docklands

Six by Nico has an ingenious concept. Every six weeks its restaurants design and serve a different themed six-course tasting menu, with the emphasis on fun, reinvention and a lot of de- and re-construction. One of their regular themes is The Chippie, with a menu of reimagined fish and chip shop favourites, culminating in a dessert called Deep-Fried Mars Bar (soon to be available at the new Birmingham Six by Nico if you can’t resist). 

London’s latest six-course tasting menu sounds a little healthier than The Chippie. It’s called Street Food and is designed to take diners on a world tour of dishes that originated from local street markets and have become classics. I went along to the Canary Wharf branch to try it out

Six by Nico is located a few steps away from Canary Wharf DLR station and a short walking distance from the Jubilee and Elizabeth Line stations. The restaurant is smart, comfortable and packed with people enjoying themselves.  

We started our international food and drink journey with the signature cocktails, designed specially to compliment the Street Food menu.

I had the Shanghai Spriiz, a light, sparkly and fragrant long drink, combining Coconut rum, Edinburgh Orange Blossom & Mandarin, Attivo sparkling wine and soda. My companion was less enamoured of her Athens Gimlet – Axia Mastiha, apple and strawberry – which she found a bit too sweet. She wished she’d gone for the third option, the Kyoto Highball instead.

Just in case anyone is worried that six courses won’t be enough, there are also a few snacks on the menu. We shared a portion of the Mac & Cheese – Los Angeles, so the first food stop: America. These turned out to be croquettes filled with cheesy macaroni served with a juicy pickled gherkin relish and chorizo emulsion. Vegetarians can opt for a paprika emulsion.

We finally arrived at the main event, starting the menu proper with a visit to Seoul. We were both very taken with the Gochujang Pork Steamed Bun. Dressed with fermented chilli oil, ginger and pickled mushroom, the doughnutty bun packed with pork sits in a rich and spicy Korean broth. My companion doesn’t normally “get” broth (too wishy-washy) but she loved this one.

We had both opted for the classic menu, which includes meat and fish, but there’s also a vegetarian menu available. 

The matching wine service (£35) starts at course two and includes two whites – a Prosecco, a delicious Verdicchio – two reds – a Cuvee Beaugaran and a Malbec – and finally a dessert wine (hooray). Our waiter explained that I’d need to get through 450ml of wine in total – the first four wines to be served in 100ml measures plus 50ml of the dessert wine. It seemed just about doable. I like it when people more expert than me choose the wine. My unfortunate companion could only watch my enjoyment as a DLR strike compelled her to drive to Canary Wharf.

Then it was Goa’s turn to impress with the arrival of course two: Samosa with spiced onions, pickle and coriander emulsion. The filling was the classic combination of well-spiced potato and pea but the pastry was a bit on the soft side. We wanted more crunch.

Next up a visit to Istanbul and the Kebab. Neither of us had ever had a lamb belly kebab served with a bowl of pickled golden raisins, roasted cabbage and roasted garlic foam before, but somehow this novel pairing paid off. 

My companion was convinced she was finally going to get some street food that she could pick up and eat with her hands but it was not to be. The Fish Taco turned out to be a thoroughly deconstructed version of the Mexican classic with lots of smoky flavours – coalfish, barbecue corn, sweetcorn emulsion, smoked jalapeno and tomatillo salsa. 

We’d made it to the final savoury course (number five): Jakarta and were still keen to keep trying Six by Nico’s takes on Street Food. We both enjoyed their version of chicken satay. Chicken two ways, a generous amount of delicious satay sauce with the novel additions of a shallot jam, peanut crumble and pak choi salad all made for successful reinvention.

Dessert took us to Hanoi. Simply called Coffee, this dish combined a smooth, rich cocoa mousseline, fluffy sponge, dulce de leche, buttermilk ice cream and blobs of sharp lime offsetting the sweetness. My companion admitted she would never have ordered a dessert like this if she’d seen it on a menu, but she loved it.

The staff here are friendly and knowledgable and helped to make our whole Six by Nico experience entertaining. And, the great advantage of a tasting menu is the total avoidance of staring longingly at other people’s plates wishing you’d ordered what they’re having. We very much enjoyed the Street Food menu, and I’ll certainly be keeping an eye out for The Chippie making a return visit to London. There’s also a 10-course menu called Trust. As the name suggests, you have no idea what’s going to turn up on the table, you simply have to trust the chef. I like surprises so I might have to try it sometime.

Six by Nico Canary Wharf
6 Chancellor Passage,
Canary Wharf,
London E14 5EA