Ìyá — The Restaurant
Abia State, plated slowly
Contemporary Nigerian cooking held to classical technique — market produce in the morning, charcoal and candlelight by evening.
The Kitchen
One market, one fire, one long evening
Ìyá cooks what the city brings. Each morning the kitchen walks the stalls of Oyingbo for river fish, ofada rice, scent leaf and star apples; each evening the charcoal grill turns them into a menu that changes with the tide. The cellar leans French, the spice leans home.
Dinner is served in one unhurried sitting. Tables of one are welcomed as warmly as tables of twelve.
From the Menu
A taste of the evening
The full menu turns with the season — these are the constants our guests will not let us retire.
To Begin
Small plates for the first hour of the evening
Suya-Spiced Beef Tartare
₦14,500Hand-cut fillet, yaji spice, smoked shallot, plantain crisp
Grilled Tiger Prawns
₦18,000Scotch bonnet butter, charred lime, baby scent leaf
Burrata & Roast Pepper
₦12,500Wood-roasted tatashe, basil oil, sourdough from our own oven
Ẹ̀gúsí Velouté
₦9,500A silken take on the classic — toasted melon seed, spinach oil, crab
The Table
Mains from the charcoal grill and the slow kitchen
Native Rice & Lagoon Catch
₦24,000Ofada rice, grilled catch of the day, smoked prawn broth, banga reduction
Slow-Braised Short Rib
₦28,500Twelve hours in palm wine and dark ale, pounded yam purée, ọ̀gbọ̀nọ̀ glaze
Butter-Roast Chicken
₦19,500Whole leg, uziza jus, charred sweetcorn, garden herbs
Aubergine & Black Bean
₦15,000Fire-roasted aubergine, fermented locust bean, crispy shallot — quietly vegan
To Finish
Desserts and digestifs, unhurried
Dark Chocolate & Kuli-Kuli
₦9,000Single-origin 72% chocolate, groundnut praline, sea salt
Agbalumo Sorbet
₦7,500African star apple, lime leaf, chilled hibiscus syrup
Coconut Rice Pudding
₦8,000Toasted coconut, caramelised pineapple, tonka bean
The Cheese Course
₦12,000Three cheeses, wild honey, house crackers, palm wine jelly
Reservations
Keep an evening with us
Tables are held for fifteen minutes past the hour. For parties larger than twelve, or for the chef's table, please call the restaurant directly.
Opening Hours
- Breakfast
- Daily · 6:30 — 10:30
- Lunch
- Daily · 12:00 — 15:30
- Dinner
- Daily · 18:00 — 22:30
- The Bar
- Daily · 12:00 — Midnight
Restaurant line: +234 706 594 4578