Piku Izakaya Japanese Restaurant & Cocktail Bar is at 15 Joll Rd in Havelock North, Hastings, with a 4.6 rating on Google. Its website calls it Hawke's Bay's only izakaya-style Japanese restaurant and cocktail bar, at the top of Joll Road in the heart of the village.
The website says it serves fresh Japanese sharing plates, with a cocktail bar for cocktails, local wine or beer, and a separate takeaway menu and hours. It lists the 2019 Havelock North Business Association Awards Favourite Village Dine in Establishment and Restaurant Association Outstanding Peoples Choice Award wins in 2021 and 2022. An izakaya is a Japanese-style pub where food is meant to be shared, so going with a group and ordering a few plates at a time is a good way to try the range. Check the website for opening hours and menus before you go, and book for busier evenings. Tell staff about allergies when you order.
For anyone in Havelock North, Piku on Joll Road is a place for Japanese sharing plates and a cocktail.