03 The tasting menu
Seven
acts.
Seven courses that walk you through an Igbo kitchen — from the first pepper soup to the last bite of ukwa.
₦85,000 per guest
Palm wine & wine pairing ₦40,000
Dinner only · Tue — Sun · 19:00
01 The Kitchen
Everything here starts at the fire. Firewood, clay pots, and recipes carried from our mothers' kitchens in Nnewi and Awka.
Our kitchen is open to the dining room. You'll see the flames, hear the pestle, smell the uziza before your soup arrives.
Soups simmer for six hours. Nkwobi is finished in the pot in front of you. Nothing is rushed, nothing is frozen.
Live from the pass
Service 00:00:00
Covers tonight 38
Order rail
“Service, please!”
02 Market to pot
One day
in our pot.
Eke Awka market
Chef walks the stalls at dawn — bitterleaf, ugba, uziza, fresh catfish from the Niger at Onitsha.
Prep
Bitterleaf washed until it's sweet. Cocoyam pounded. Egusi ground by hand on the stone.
The pot
Stockfish and goat go into the clay pots over firewood. They don't come off for six hours.
Your table
Plated at the pass, carried to you hot, explained by the chef who cooked it.
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05 Founder & chef
Maduka Uchechukwu Samuel.
“I grew up in my mother's kitchen in Anambra. I built Sam Dining so that the food of home could sit at the same table as the best in the world.”
- Head of soupsThe six-hour pots
- Fire & grillSuya, yam & fish
- PastryUkwa, chin-chin, puff-puff
- Palm wine barTapped fresh daily
- Hours a soup simmers
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- Courses in the tasting
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- Market traders we buy from
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- Seats in the room
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“The ofe onugbu tasted exactly like my grandmother's — then the nkwobi arrived and I forgot my own name.”
“We watched the chefs cook the whole night. Best seat in Awka is the counter by the fire.”
“Booked the private room for my parents' anniversary. Palm wine, abacha, and a standing ovation.”
06 Reservations
Choose your seat.
Pick the exact table you want — by the fire, at the chef's counter, or a quiet corner. Crossed tables are already booked for that time.
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07 Visit us
Find us in Awka.
Opening hours
| Tuesday | 12:00 — 22:00 |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 12:00 — 22:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 — 22:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 — 00:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 — 00:00 |
| Sunday | 13:00 — 21:00 |
| Monday | Closed — market day |
Reservations & events
Private room for up to 60 guests — igba nkwu, birthdays, anniversaries and company dinners.