Eko Kitchen
Caterer · Hunters Point
103 Horne Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124
Highlights
Nigerian comfort food, jollof rice, suya, and puff-puffs
Nigerian comfort food, jollof rice, suya, and puff-puffs
"The only Nigerian restaurant in San Francisco has since closed and pivoted entirely to catering and cooking classes. For Thanksgiving, you can get your hands on trays of their jollof rice, grilled turkey wings, puff puffs, and more. Pre-order online - pick-up is on November 24th." - julia chen 1
"A casual SoMa restaurant specializing in Nigerian cuisine, offering traditional West African dishes and flavors in a laid-back setting." - Vanessa Wilkins Vanessa Wilkins Vanessa Wilkins is a travel and lifestyle writer with an extensive background in digital journalism. Her work has been published in Travel + Leisure, Departures, The Points Guy, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Eko Kitchen will showcase chef Simileoluwa Adebajo’s Nigerian cuisine." - Dianne de Guzman
"When Grace and Yemi Macaulay set up their food store All Seasons in 2008, it was largely out of frustration, filling what they saw as a vacuum when it came to culturally appropriate African Caribbean foods. The store’s success soon prompted them to establish Eko Kitchen next door, majoring in the stews, swallows, and soups that are hallmarks of Nigeria’s multifaceted cuisine — all cooked by Grace, who is a cancer researcher by trade. There’s edikaikong, from the southeastern part of the country, made with ugwu leaf and water spinach; Hausa suya; and a litany of mucilaginous soups like egusi, ogbono, and efo riro." - James Hansen
"Fans may remember that San Francisco’s only Nigerian restaurant, Eko Kitchen, secured a commissary kitchen space in 2019, only to have it burn down during a five-alarm fire not long after. Well, fear not, chef Simileoluwa Adebajo is still around, cooking out of the kitchen at Merkado, and on February 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. the restaurant will host an Afrocentric party and pop-up dinner called “Homecoming: A Celebration of All People of African Descent.” Expect Eko favorites including jollof rice with grilled peppered chicken and sweet fried plantains." - Lauren Saria
