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Number 24 on the 2025 list
Iré Hassan-Odukale is a co-founder and co-owner from Nigeria, named to the AFN 100 in 2025 for helping Ikoyi climb from 42nd to 15th on The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
In June 2025 Ikoyi, the London restaurant Iré Hassan-Odukale co-founded with chef Jeremy Chan, rose from 42nd to 15th on The World's 50 Best Restaurants and won the Highest Climber Award. Days earlier it ranked 16th in the UK's National Restaurant Awards. Ikoyi blends West African and Asian spices with British produce, and Hassan-Odukale, who is Nigerian, co-owns it with his childhood friend.