In the title compound, [Ni(C9H10NO2)2(H2O)2], the coordination geometry around the NiII ion can be described as distorted octahedral, with two N atoms and two O atoms from phenylalaninate ligands in the basal plane and two aqua O atoms at the axial sites. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds
