A Nigerian Celebrity Just Opened a Restaurant on the Island — Is It Any Good?
A well-known face, a well-lit space, a chef with a real CV. Chidinma had dinner so you can decide whether to book.
Chidinma Okoye
Celebrity & Gossip Editor · Entertainment reporting · Lagos
Contributor note: Demonstration profile for this portfolio project. Not a real Nigerian journalist.
Celebrity restaurants have a mixed track record in Lagos. Some quietly become institutions. Others quietly close within a year. This new opening on the Island has one thing most celebrity restaurants do not: an experienced chef running the kitchen instead of a photogenic face.
The room
Warm lighting, low velvet booths, a bar you will actually want to sit at. Seating is denser than the photos suggest but the acoustics hold up. Music is at the exact right volume — you can hear the table.
The food
A short menu is always a good sign. The seafood pasta, jollof-glazed short ribs and the palm-wine cocktails are worth the trip. The dessert menu is thinner than the mains but the plantain-and-brown-butter tart is a keeper.
The service
Attentive without being intrusive. The house is still finding its rhythm on drinks but the kitchen is already on. Weekend bookings are three weeks out; a smart move is a weeknight table for now.
Story highlights
- Experienced chef in the kitchen behind a celebrity front-of-house.
- Short menu, strong pasta and short-rib dish, warm lighting, good acoustics.
- Weekday tables easier than weekend bookings for the next month.
What people are saying
- Food writers see this as the strongest celebrity opening of the year.
- Peers in the industry welcome the chef-first model.
- Regulars are already asking for a Friday brunch service.
Where this fits in the bigger picture
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Story highlights
- Experienced chef in the kitchen behind a celebrity front-of-house.
- Short menu, strong pasta and short-rib dish, warm lighting, good acoustics.
- Weekday tables easier than weekend bookings for the next month.
What people are saying
- Food writers see this as the strongest celebrity opening of the year.
- Peers in the industry welcome the chef-first model.
- Regulars are already asking for a Friday brunch service.
