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“Truly surprising African ingredients and flavour combinations, showcased with stunning presentation” have rightly won culinary renown for Iré Hassan-Odukale and Jeremy Chan’s “serene and calm” venture in the swish but slightly soulless St James’s development, near Piccadilly Circus.“You will not find anywhere else a West African contemporary fusion tasting menu quite like this, with flavour combinations to die for: superb and exciting in every way”. “Excellent wine pairings, too”.
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“Dazzling reinvention of African classic dishes”, featuring “really unique combinations and flavours”, has made this much-discussed three-year-old – from Chinese-Canadian chef Jeremy Chan and Nigerian co-founder Iré Hassan-Odukele – one of the most original of recent London openings. It’s in the St James’s Market development near Piccadilly Circus: an area, in contrast, “stuffed with conformity to the norm”, where “the vibes are a bit sterile”. In the evening, the main option is a seven-course tasting menu for £75, but an extended version for £100 is also available.
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“Dazzling reinvention of African classic dishes”, featuring “really unique combinations and flavours”, has made this much-discussed two-year-old – from Chinese-Canadian chef Jeremy Chan and Nigerian co-founder Iré Hassan-Odukele – one of the most original of recent London openings. It’s in the St James’s Market development near Piccadilly Circus: an area, in contrast, “stuffed with conformity to the norm”, where “the vibes are a bit sterile”. In the evening, the main option is a seven-course tasting menu for £75, but an extended version for £100 is also available.
Summary
“Posh and West African food? I didn’t think they went together” – but the “strikingly original fusion” of modern techniques and Nigerian culinary traditional has produced some of “the most interesting cooking in London” at this year-old venue in a new development behind Piccadilly Circus. “An amalgam of an African chef (Iré Hassan-Odukale) and a Heston Blumenthal chef (Canadian-Chinese Jeremy Chan, ex-Fat Duck)”, it is housed in a “Scandi-chic interior”. “One of the most memorable meals of the year”, “it all felt new to me!”
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Ikoyi Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Made us very angry and so disappointed. Food was really average - massively over spiced and too hot. Restaurant setup as a cafe. "
"Made us very angry and so disappointed. Food was really average - massively over spiced and too hot. Restaurant setup as a cafe. "
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £70.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 180.00 | Always available | 3 |
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| Wine per bottle | £40.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
1 St James's Market, London, SW1Y 4AH
Opening hours
| Monday | 6 pm‑8:45 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 pm‑8:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 pm‑8:45 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑8:45 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑8:45 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑8:45 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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