Strand · London
Who recommends Ikoyi Restaurant? Jackson Boxer, Tom Kerridge, Stuart Ralston, Tomos Parry, George Williams and 6 more — 8 people who’d know and 3 publications have named Ikoyi Restaurant in Strand, London, in their own words below where they gave them.
What should you order at Ikoyi Restaurant? The dishes the people who recommend it mention: jollof rice, fried octopus with yeasted béarnaise.
chef and restaurateur · on The Glossary
My wife Beth and I have friends who we meet up with once a year to go for a posh dinner and last year we went to Ikoyi. Jeremy Chan is the chef there and it’s a two Michelin-starred restaurant in the most beautiful dining room with a very African and Asian influenced menu. It’s unique and very, very special, the sort of food that just couldn’t be replicated – it’s so personal to that chef.
chef, Aizle, Noto, Tipo and Lyla (Edinburgh) · on SquareMeal
I ate here right before they received a second Michelin star, and genuinely felt like they were cooking in such an original style. Things I had never seen or tasted before made such an explosive impact on me, in regards to the spices and combinations. I remember a dish of fried octopus with yeasted béarnaise was such a perfect bite of food. The service and attitude of the staff was so gentle and warm without any ego. It’s the best meal I have had in London.
Brat · on SL.Man
Ikoyi is a West African-inspired restaurant with phenomenal cooking techniques. The flavour combinations are always mind-blowing, but strangely comforting and familiar at the same time – as a chef, it’s truly inspiring.
Also named by: George Williams (on TopJaw), Patrick Powell (on TopJaw), Niklas Ekstedt (on TopJaw), Nuno Mendes (on TopJaw), The Infatuation, 50 Best, Hot Dinners.
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Last recommendation added 2026-05-24