About — Àṣà Kitchen

The Beginning

From a Buka Stall
to Lekki Phase 1

Àṣà Kitchen started in 2019 as a small buka stall on Adeleke Street, Surulere. The founder, Chef Adaeze Okonkwo, grew up watching her mother cook for weddings, naming ceremonies, and Sunday gatherings across Anambra State. She brought those recipes to Lagos.

The stall got too small. Word spread. In 2022, we moved to a proper kitchen on Victoria Island — not to become fancy, but because we needed room to cook properly. The firewood stayed. The palm oil stayed. The recipes stayed.

Today, Àṣà Kitchen feeds hundreds of people every week — from office workers grabbing lunch to families celebrating milestones. The food is the same as it's always been. That's the point.

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What We Stand For

Our Values

No Shortcuts

Every soup is cooked from scratch daily. No stock cubes as the base — we start with real bones, real palm oil, real time. If it takes 4 hours, it takes 4 hours.

Nigerian First

We source from Nigerian farmers. Our spices come from the North. Our palm oil from the East. Our seafood from the coast. We keep money inside the country.

Food for Everyone

Whether you're spending ₦1,500 on akara or ₦25,000 on a private dining table, you get the same quality. Nigerian food doesn't have a class system here.

Come Eat

Ready to Experience
Real Nigerian Food?

Walk in, sit down, eat well. No reservations needed for lunch on weekdays. For weekends and large groups, book ahead.

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