MasaMoro serves an eight-item taco menu from Yiapana’s kitchen in Nicosia

Nicosia, Cyprus. MasaMoro uses the kitchen at Yiapana after 7pm, serving an eight-item menu centred on tacos. Without premises of its own, the restaurant operates inside a sandwich shop established in 1955 that Nicosians frequently regard as a local institution.

A small menu in a shared space

On its website, MasaMoro describes itself as a “tiny taco spot next door” and “Guido’s little sister”, linking it to Guido of Guido and the Goose.

The reviewer and a dining companion ordered every item on the menu, which includes dessert.

According to the reviewer, Yiapana’s branding remained prominent during the evening service. The visible signs of MasaMoro’s presence were a colourful menu, drawn by hand on A4 paper and attached with tape to the metal counter where orders were placed, alongside several bottles of Valentina, a hot sauce associated with Mexican street food.

Seating at the neighbouring restaurant

The reviewer described subdued lighting, little music and few customers, comparing the atmosphere to a kitchen becoming active after everyone had left, with an association to the film Ratatouille. The unfamiliar arrangement briefly prompted a question about whether Yiapana was aware of the evening operation; the account confirmed that it was.

After accepting the order, the counter staff member helpfully, though somewhat shyly, suggested that the pair might prefer seats at neighbouring Guido and the Goose.

They followed the suggestion and found a marked contrast: the neighbouring venue was brightly lit, busy and animated despite recent rain. As bottled water was MasaMoro’s only drink option, they ordered their drinks from Guido’s and took their seats there.