Our press coverage
“Chishuru means ‘to eat silently’. Less literally, it refers to the silence
that falls over the table when the food is so good nobody wants to speak. If you want to know what that sounds like, you should go.”
— Charlotte Ivers, Sunday Times
“By this point I’d have peeled off my own face to get at anything this woman wants to cook… Chishuru has been awarded its first Michelin star. It’s hard to think of a chef who more richly deserves it.”
— Tim Hayward, Financial Times
“The modern West African spot is simply too thrilling
and too needed in London right now.”
— Jake Missing, The Infatuation
“Joké Bakare has lit a fire under the capital’s restaurant scene.”
— David Jay Paw, British Vogue
“Bakare turns Nigerian memory and West African culinary traditions into a tasting menu that feels both deeply personal and entirely new.”
— Emily Zemler, Observer US
Awards:
National Restaurant Awards 2024 Chef of the Year: Joké Bakare
Financial Times 25 Most Influential Women In The World 2024: Joké Bakare
National Restaurant Awards Top 100: 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Lists:
Best set menus in London (The Infatuation)
Best restaurants in Fitzrovia (Condé Nast Traveller)
Best private dining rooms in London (SquareMeal)