The restaurant takes over the space that was formerly home to Smokey Kudu (moved to Chelsea), turning it from a cocktail bar into a modern South African-tapas joint. Diners sit at either a six-seat bar or a communal table - in a stunning room with a fully mirrored back wall, a 2-metre-long vintage Murano chandelier, a six-seater bar with glazed tiles and a polished terrazzo communal table.
Little Kudu is more tapas focused than the couple’s other Peckham restaurants Kudu and Kudu Grill. Small plates include the likes of smoked peri-peri mussels, chicken liver parfait tartlet with spiced pineapple and calendula, and ham hock terrine with biltong scratchings. To drink, there's a short and snappy 30-bin South African list from family-owned wineries.
Chicken liver parfait tartlet with spiced pineapple & calendula; ham hock terrine with gribiche pickles & biltong scratchings; cured trout with gin pickle & cucumber crème fraiche and smoked peri peri mussels with coriander.
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