Nikki's Place

Soul food restaurant · Parramore

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"There are restaurant institutions and then there’s Nikki’s Place. The Parramore stalwart has been plating meat-and-threes through 75-plus years of systematic segregation and residential displacement, always with class and dignity. Fronted by 81-year-old Nick Aiken, his wife Inez, and daughter Nikki, the restaurant has established itself as a gathering ground for the community. It has hosted a who’s-who of African American icons, politicians, and civil rights leaders since 1949. That Aiken’s brand of soul food is incomparable cements Nikki’s as the go-to place for Southern fare, be it smothered anything (oxtails, pigtails) to fried chicken to meatloaf. Best of all, meals can be made from stellar sides alone." - Faiyaz Kara

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742 Carter St, Orlando, FL 32805 Get directions

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