Press
“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
National Restaurant Awards 2024 Chef of the Year: Joké Bakare
Financial Times 25 Most Influential Women of 2024: Joké Bakare
National Restaurant Awards 2024 #31
“London’s Best New Restaurants 2023”
Financial Times / Infatuation / HotDinners / Evening Standard
“Easily one of the most exciting new openings of the year”
— Jules Pearson, London On The Inside
“Easily one of the top new openings of the year”
“There are few places in London serving food like this”
Praise for Chishuru's previous locations
“The story is invigorating and the food is hot... a sensation”
— Saggie Cohen, Haaretz Israel