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A decade of real Naija taste — how a home kitchen in Lagos became NaijaBites Restaurant & Grill.
How We Started
A Decade of Real Naija Taste
NaijaBites began in 2016 in a modest kitchen in Surulere, Lagos, where founder Chef Adaeze Okonkwo started recreating the recipes her grandmother, Mama Nkechi, had cooked for over forty years — recipes built on patience, fresh market ingredients, and a generous hand with pepper. What began as weekend jollof deliveries for neighbours soon outgrew Adaeze's kitchen entirely.
In 2019, Adaeze partnered with her brother Emeka to open NaijaBites Restaurant & Grill in Wuse II, Abuja — a dining room designed to feel like the best owambe you've ever attended: warm, colourful, unhurried, and full of life. Today, our kitchen still runs on the same principles Mama Nkechi taught us — real ingredients, honest technique, and food made to be shared.
Every plate that leaves our kitchen is a small act of hospitality. Whether you're here for a quiet lunch of egusi and pounded yam or a Friday night of suya and cold zobo with friends, our goal never changes: real Naija taste, always.
Meet the Founders
The People Behind the Plates
Chef Adaeze Okonkwo
Executive Chef & Co-Founder
“I cook the way my grandmother taught me — with patience, pepper, and a lot of love.”
Emeka Okonkwo
Co-Founder & General Manager
“Great food gets people to the table. Great hospitality is why they come back.”
The Dining Room
The NaijaBites Experience
Step into NaijaBites and you'll feel it immediately — the low hum of afrobeats, the sizzle of suya on the grill, the clatter of a table settling in for a long, delicious evening. We built our dining room the way Nigerians gather: close together, plates piled high, stories flowing as freely as the zobo.
Whether it's a first date, a family Sunday lunch, or an owambe pre-game with the squad, our floor team is trained to make every visit feel personal — because at NaijaBites, you're not a table number, you're a guest.
- Live Afrobeats — Friday & Saturday nights
- Private Event Hall — up to 80 guests
- Outdoor Terrace — open-air seating
- Full Bar & Mixology — Nigerian-inspired cocktails
