Before Covid Carmarthen was starting to garner a reputation as somewhere with a plethora of nice places to dine out - a healthy mix of independent restaurants and chain establishments fusing together within walking distance to create a town centre with something for everyone, whatever their tastes and whatever the occasion.
Unfortunately, the hammering businesses took across 2020 and 2021 saw the landscape change for many. Restaurants, bars and shops have come and gone; town centres left to bounce back and business owners left to hope that the appetite of the customer for good quality food on a night out is still as fervent as it was in years gone by. To get the latest What's On newsletters from WalesOnline, click here.
Carmarthen’s newest restaurant is located on Nott Square. The historic building has been a bar and/or restaurant before, and has closed for different reasons (expansion and Covid respectively) but it’s now taken on a new lease of life as Shikaku, an Asian fusion restaurant which is the brainchild of local man Ben James. As someone who loves food and loves Carmarthen, I thought it would be irresponsible of me to not check it out.
