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Contemporary African cuisine by Alara
NOK by Alara is a contemporary African restaurant, and the culinary extension of Reni Folawiyo’s concept to celebrate and elevate all aspects of African lifestyle.
At NOK, we reinvent classics of African cooking, giving foods with which we are familiar an innovative twist. Nestled within a lush bamboo-framed garden, NOK is an intimate dining space displaying contemporary Art and Design from the all over the continent.
With the Senegalese New-York-based chef, Pierre Thiam as executive chef, NOK aims to give you a rare dining experience that celebrates the distinctive flavours from all over the African continent.
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Maya C.
a week agoNOK by Alara was an absolutely beautiful experience – stylish, fancy, with great music and truly top-notch food. We visited as a group and had a lovely table. The atmosphere was vibrant, and we had such a good time. But the real highlight of our evening was, without a doubt, Mercy. Mercy is a top-notch waitress with outstanding service. She brought the magic to our table and made the evening truly special. I’m incredibly grateful for her presence and care. We’re the ones with the pants – just a little reminder So dear NOK, you can be very proud of Mercy. Thank you for a wonderful evening. We’ll be back!
Misturah Missy
in the last weekMy mom was craving Amala and have always wanted to try the NOK Amala , so I decided we go there ! Also have been seeing the famous tall orange building everyone took picture at and wanted to use there for my new design which perfectly aligns with the NOKbyAlara Indigenous outlook ! Our total spent for 3 was 104k and the Amala was tasty ! I had the oxtail rice which was way spicy for me (you might need to request it doesnot come with too much spice) Overall I give the place 8/10 cus of its outdoor aesthetics.
OLUWAFEMI OKE
5 months agoTime management needs improvement as there are more customers in the queue waiting for their orders. The restaurant requires additional staff to complete tasks on time and save customers time.
Olivier Malinur
4 months agoNok is complicated. Settings are very nice, clean and classy. Service is ok. But food, gosh, what a disappointment! Their Nok Chapman was good, well balanced fruit savour, not too sugary. The avocado salad was good as well but nothing like woww. Then it started to deteriorate. The duck starter with mango sauce was disappointing. Just a meat pie. The duck is shredded and overcooked, no real seasoning. It doesn't taste anymore duck but overcooked meat. It could be beef or anything. 27000 naira for meat pie: nope ! Then the oxtail... What should I say... Basically rice and stew. Buy oxtail, cook it slowly for 1-2 h then add in an ordinary oily nigerian stew. And serve with sticky "jasmine rice". DISAPPOINTING ! I was expecting a grande cuisine experience of inventive african cuisine. Instead, I fell in an expensive street buka. Avoid.
Spring
4 months agoFood was really tasty and spicy. Beef was a little under seasoned but the stew was really nice