⭐ 4.9Party Jollof + Peppered Chicken
₦4,500 · ready in 45 min
Chef Amaka· Surulere, Lagos
Home-cooked. Hand-delivered. Oyabite.
Real home chefs in your neighborhood, cooking what they love, for you. Food from a real kitchen, made by a real person.
Free · live in Lagos and AbujaI cook — join as a chef
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Founding Chef spots, Lagos and Abuja
Founding Chef spots are open now — early kitchens get the opening-day spotlight.
Join as a chefHow it works
Dinner in three little moves
No menus the length of a novel. No mystery kitchens. Just you, a chef down the road, and something delicious.
Swipe
Flick through real dishes from home kitchens near you, dating-app style, except the love here is edible.
Order
Pick your plate, agree delivery, and pay your chef directly. No middleman ever holds your money.
Enjoy
Track your meal honestly from pot to porch, then tuck in while it's still steaming.
For chefs
your kitchen, your prices, your money, direct to your account. Just 1% space bill.
Your money, straight to you
Payments go directly to YOUR bank or CashApp, Oyabite never holds your money.
Your menu, your prices
You set the dishes and the prices. Cook what you love, charge what it's worth.
Trust that keeps orders coming
Monthly kitchen check-ins keep customer trust, and your order queue, high.
1%
space bill. That's it. No commissions, no cuts, no games.
Features
Little things that make it feel like home
Built around one idea: you should know exactly whose pot your dinner comes from.
Swipe your way to dinner
Discovery that feels like a dating app, swipe through real dishes from kitchens near you. Right for “yes, chef”, left for “not tonight”.
Verified kitchens
ID, utility bill, kitchen photos, and a human review before any chef goes live. No mystery kitchens.
Meal plans
Buy your chef's weekly plan in one tap, lunch sorted from Monday to Friday.
Chat with your chef
Extra pepper? Less oil? Message or voice-note your chef directly, like family.
Transparent tracking
Honest updates, not fake progress bars: “buying fresh ingredients, +20 min.” You always know why.
The apps are here
Beautiful on your phone, from day one
A swipe-to-discover customer app and a gamified chef app — live on iPhone and Android. Here's a real peek.
Free to download — cooking near you in Lagos and Abuja.
See both apps, chef app included →Trust & safety
How verification works
Fake restaurants with stolen photos plague other apps. On Oyabite, every kitchen earns its spot.
ID + utility bill
Chefs upload a government ID and a utility bill, so we know exactly who, and where, the kitchen is.
Kitchen photos
Real photos of the actual kitchen your food comes from. No stock images, no stand-ins.
30-second intro video
Meet the human behind the pot, every chef records a short hello before they can sell.
Monthly kitchen check-ins
Home chefs submit fresh, non-AI kitchen photos every month to stay live on Oyabite.
Human-reviewed
Every application is reviewed and approved by a real person on the Oyabite team before a chef goes live, no exceptions.
Stay in the loop
Save your seat at the table
Oyabite is live in Lagos and Abuja — join the list for new-city launches, chef spotlights and early offers, and move up by referring friends.
FAQ
Questions? We've got seconds.
The things people usually ask before pulling up a chair.
What is Oyabite?
Oyabite is a marketplace for real home cooking. Verified home chefs near you list their dishes; you swipe, order, and pay your chef directly. Food from a real kitchen, made by a real person.
When and where does Oyabite launch?
We're live! Lagos and Abuja first, then more cities. The apps are on the App Store and Google Play today — join the list and we'll email you the moment your city is on the menu.
How do chefs get paid?
Directly, straight to the chef's own bank account, CashApp, or Zelle. Oyabite never holds the funds. Chefs pay just a 1% space bill.
How do you keep food safe?
Every chef passes verification, ID, utility bill, kitchen photos, and an intro video, and home kitchens submit fresh monthly kitchen photos to stay live. A real person reviews everything before a chef can sell.
What does joining the list get me?
First word on new cities, chef spotlights and early offers — plus your own referral link; every friend who joins through it moves you up the list.
Is Oyabite for professional chefs too?
Absolutely. Away-chefs who cook in your home and food businesses are welcome too, just pick your chef type when you sign up in the Oyabite Chef app.