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Harden's says

After a series of pop-ups, most recently at the Roundhouse, brother and sister team Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick opened a permanent Chuku’s in Seven Sister in February 2020, serving up their modern Nigerian tapas, now with drinks and their own brand of "chop-chat-chill".

survey result

Summary

£65
  £££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Billed as the first Nigerian tapas restaurant in London – this small but buzzy venue” in Seven Sisters “provides a modern spin on traditional Nigerian cuisine”. The “friendly” siblings behind the project, Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick (motto ‘chop, chat, chill’), attracted headlines in early 2023 when they were selected for an £8,000 grant by the BeyGood Foundation during the London leg of Beyoncé’s world tour.

Summary

£40
    £
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick’s vibey three-year-old in Seven Sisters (motto, ‘Chop, chat, chill’) has won a big name for its quirky Nigerian tapas (e.g. jollof quinoa, moi moi, honey suya prawns), fab soundtrack and upbeat service. Whether its recommendation by Diane Abbott is a plus or a minus is hard to call…

Summary

£31
    £
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Chop, chat, chill” is the motto at this much-reviewed February 2020 newcomer – a family-owned homage to Nigerian cuisine in an upbeat, pink-walled 35-seater in Seven Sisters (Tottenham). It’s the crowd-funded forever home of brother and sister team Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick, serving big-flavoured West African dishes in a tapas format, washed down with gluggable cocktails and an Afrobeats soundtrack.

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Tapas / Dim Sum

Main Pudding
£10.50 £9.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £23.00
Filter Coffee £5.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 13.50%
274 High Road, London, N15 5AJ
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
Tuesday5:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Wednesday5:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Thursday5:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Friday5:30 pm‑10:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑10:30 pm
Sunday12 am‑8:30 pm

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