Our story
It started with a grill on a Surulere balcony.
In 2017 Tobi Adeyemi was cooking suya-spiced ribs for friends every Sunday. By 2019 the queue reached the street, so we found a home on Bourdillon Road and built a kitchen around a fire that never goes out.
- 2017
Sunday ribs
A balcony grill, a borrowed smoker and a group chat that kept growing.
- 2019
Bourdillon Road
Forty covers, one charcoal grill and a menu that fit on a postcard.
- 2022
The terrace
A garden terrace for sixty, a proper bar and live music on weekends.
- Today
Still the same fire
Same suppliers, same 12-hour ribs, and a team of 38 who treat every table like Sunday.
What we care about
Three rules we cook by
Real fire
Hardwood charcoal, every service. No gas grills, no shortcuts on the 12-hour smoke.
Nigerian produce
Beef from Jos, catfish from Epe, peppers from Mile 12 and spices ground in-house each morning.
Lagos hospitality
Your table is held 15 minutes, your birthday is remembered, and nobody rushes dessert.
The team
The people behind the fire
Tobi Adeyemi
Founder & head chef
Trained in London kitchens, came home to cook the food he missed.
Ngozi Eze
General manager
Runs the floor, the bookings and the best playlist in Ikoyi.
Musa Garba
Pitmaster
Third-generation suya man. Lights the fire at 6am, every day.
Come and taste the story.
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