Nanci and Jimella’s Cafe

By Anne Stadler

Nanci Main and Jimella Lucas were a legendary partnership pioneering Northwest cuisine for over 22 years at the Ark Restaurant in Nahcotta, Wa., and for six years at their cafe. Jimella passed in November 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer, and is now “cooking for the angels”. Nanci is continuing their tradition of delicious food, creating beloved community with every plateful.

You enter an intimate colorful room, with a snug pub area on your left, and dining tables covered with colorful provencal linens on your right. Nanci greets you as an old friend. The staff is very professional, caring, and puts you at your ease. Your food is sourced from local producers, fishers, oyster harvesters, whom they know and value. One of your servers might be a local young person who is just entering restaurant work, mentored by professional chefs who have won many awards for their superb food and service.
 
Nanci and Jimella’s is a radiant center of compassionate action. Their light extends far beyond the Long Beach peninsula of Washington State.