Ikoyi Restaurant

"Ikoyi is a fine dining restaurant by the Strand, and one of London’s most consistently exciting restaurants. The food on Ikoyi’s menu mixes European cooking techniques with big Nigerian spices and other West African flavours. You can expect to see things like jollof rice and suya on the menu, but perhaps not presented in the way you’re expecting. Preened diners, all Japanese garments and statement glasses, slide into Ikoyi’s seats like fixtures in an Architectural Digest video while the staff coolly let the crowd live out their most relaxed fine dining fantasy." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

"Time is thrown out the window in Ikoyi’s world on the Strand, and course after course from its tasting menu will leave you hopeful that perhaps it will never end. The fine dining restaurant leans heavily on West African influences and spicing. But with its glimmering bronze walls and the overwhelming sense you’ve stumbled into a gourmand’s nuclear bunker, it’s safe to say that this special occasion restaurant is unique unto itself. Not least thanks to its stupendous, lobster custard-topped jollof rice or a suya-covered chocolate truffle that will occupy your thoughts in the best possible way." - team infatuation

"If you’ve been privileged enough to experience fine dining-style restaurants, it can be easy to disregard another starred spot. But Ikoyi is one of those restaurants, complete with a £350 tasting menu, that will make you wonder whether a higher power has been resurrected in the form of a bowl of crab custard. The Strand restaurant is global in influence and haute in style, with West African spicing playing a big part. The combination of these things—dishes like ginger and kombu caramelised plantain and irresistible smoked jollof rice—makes Ikoyi a truly unique eating and drinking experience." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley

"It’s impossible for a lunch at Ikoyi to last less than two hours. Which is what makes it perfect for the kind of table-to-sofa meal you’re after. A 2.5-hour, fine dining tasting menu at this West African-inspired spot on the Strand ages like the fine wines on their list. Expect things like the chicken and mushroom broth with a brilliant, intensely floral squeeze of peppercorn oil, and the signature smoked jollof rice covered in a luscious umami blanket of lobster custard." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"Late 2022 saw Ikoyi move to new premises on the Strand; it now occupies an elegant, cool and stylishly understated space, with the sound of St Clement Danes Church in the background. Chef and founder Jeremy Chan is a constant presence at the pass, checking each dish as it’s sent forth from the open kitchen. His surprise tasting menu uses top quality organic produce from the British Isles, married with the spices of West Africa, to create dishes that are as unique and creative as they are bold and balanced." - Michelin Inspector