Nimblefish

1524 SE 20th Ave, Portland
(503) 719-4064

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Menu

Salads
Seaweed Salad
Mixed seaweed and cucumber salad.
Seaweed Salad with Tako
Mixed seaweed and cucumber and boiled octopus.
Seaweed Salad with Kani
Mixed seaweed and cucumber with king crab.
Seaweed Salad with Hotate
Mixed seaweed and cucumber with scallop.

Nigiri
Albacore Nigiri
1 piece. Pacific northwest albacore tuna.
Hotate Nigiri
1 piece. Hokkaido scallop.
Sake Nigiri
1 piece. Salmon salt and vinegar cured.
Smoked Sake Nigiri
1 piece. House cured and smoked salmon.
Maguro Nigiri
1 piece. Shoyu marinated big eye tuna from Hawaii.
Tako Nigiri
1 piece. Boiled octopus from spain.
Saba Nigiri
1 piece. Salt and vinegar cured Norwegian mackerel.
Kanpachi Nigiri
1 piece. Amberjack sushi.

Sashimi
Albacore Sashimi
Oregon albacore.
Maguro Sashimi
Big eye tuna sashimi.
Saba Sashimi
Norwegian mackerel.
Sake Sashimi
Atlantic salmon.
Hotate Sashimi
Hokkaido scallop.
Smoked Sake Sashimi
House smoked salmon.
Kanpachi Sashimi
Amberjack from hawaii.
Tako Sashimi
Boiled japanese octopus.

Maki
Salmon Skin Maki
8 pieces. Crispy salmon skin, cucumber, yamagobo, kaiware and katsuo bushi.
Spicy Tuna Maki
8 pieces. Spiced tuna, cucumber, kaiware and yamagobo.
Kani Maki
King crab, nimble sauce, negi and cucumber.
Big Tuna Maki
6 pieces. Maguro, king crab, ikura and scallion roll.
Smoked Sake Maki
8 pieces. House cured and smoked salmon, onion, nimble sauce and cucumber.
Gari Saba Maki
6 pieces. Mackerel, takuan, gari and shiso roll.
Bincho Negi Maki
6 pieces. Albacore and scallion roll.
Tekka Maki
6 pieces. Tuna roll.
Sake Maki
6 pieces. Fresh cured salmon roll.
Kanpachi Negi Maki
Thin 6 pieces roll with amberjack and green onion.
Premium Handroll Kit
A do it yourself handroll kit that makes 6 handrolls. 2 torotaku(fatty tuna, shiso and pickled daikon), 2 kanpachi negi(amberjack and scallion) and 2 kani and ikura(king crab, salmon roe and cucumber).
Handroll Kit
Do it yourself handroll kit for 6 handrolls: 2 kani(snow crab and kanikama mix, nimble sauce, scallion and cucumber), 2 spicy tuna(seasoned yellowfin tuna, cucumber and yamagobo) and 2 salmon(cubed salmon and cucumber).

Vegetable Maki
Ume Shiso Maki
Pickled plum, shiso and cucumber roll.
Takuan Maki
Pickled daikon roll.
Natto Maki
Fermented soy bean roll.
Shiitake Maki
Soy braised shiitake mushroom roll.
Yasai Maki
Yamagobo, shiso, shiitake, cucumber and takuan.
Cucumber Maki
Cucumber roll.

Donburi

Chirashi Don
Assorted sashimi over sushi rice.
Big Tuna Don
Tuna, king crab and ikura over sushi rice.
Oyako Don
Fresh cured salmon, house cured smoked salmon and ikura over sushi rice.

Soup
Miso
Dashi and miso with wakame and tofu.

Extra Condiments
Extra Sushi Rice
Extra Soy Sauce
Extra Wasabi
Extra Ginger

Lunch

Nimble bento
Protein based chefs choice bento available for mid day purchase from 12: 00 -4:00 pm daily, 5-7 assorted items that include cooked, raw, maki, pickled, rice and vegetables.

Beverage
Driftwest Water Kefir Guava Mango Passionfruit
Driftwest Water Kefir Grapefruit Tangerine
Driftwest Water Kefir Raspberry Cranberry Grape
Driftwest Water Kefir Yuzu Blueberry
Topo Chico
San Pellegrino Blood Orange
Ginger Ale
Bottled Water

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Recent Reviews

Fantastic setting with a wood sushi bar and well considered decor. The nigiri themselves were great. I liked that the selection featured a lot of more subtle fish and that there wasn't a focus on things like toro with caviar and there was no salmon. Each piece of nigiri was composed of a lightly packed mound of rice which was delightful. The fish was all tasty. I liked the young amberjack fish and it was fun to have some pieces that were more lean and bouncy, and then more...
July 2025
This is Japanese sushi. It is refined and minimalist. The variety of fresh not frozen fish is feasible primarily because the restaurant is small and can cater to those looking for a Japanese experience. As an example, Kohada, also known as gizzard shad, was available and elegantly refined, This is not American-style sushi. The meal experience was quite similar to eating sushi in Kyoto or Tokyo. The emphasis is on the variety, freshness and minimalist style of presentation. I will...
July 2025
I didn’t get the chefs name, but I had the most amazing experience on the a la cart side of nimblefish on 7/10/2025. The fish was incredible and I could tell the chef cared a lot about what he was doing. I decided to give the wasabi a try despite having bad prior experiences with wasabi (it’s too strong for me!!) and the chef was extremely gentle and caring towards my reaction to the wasabi and made sure to leave it off of my pieces for the rest of the experience. Truly an...
July 2025

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Nimblefish

1524 SE 20th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 719-4064