Braai Bird to Bring South African Rotisserie Chicken to Nunhead

The team behind Kudu will return to South London in November 2026 with Braai Bird, a new wood-fired rotisserie chicken restaurant opening in the former Kudu Grill site on Nunhead Lane.

Founded by husband-and-wife team Amy Corbin and Patrick Williams, Braai Bird will take inspiration from the South African braai tradition of cooking and eating around an open fire. The restaurant is planned as a more casual neighbourhood format than Kudu, with the menu centred on wood-fired rotisserie chicken, house-made South African sauces and sharing sides.

The opening marks a return to South London for Corbin and Williams after relocating Kudu to Marylebone in September 2025. The new restaurant will occupy 57 Nunhead Lane, the former home of Kudu Grill.

Wood-Fired Chicken at the Centre of the Menu

Chef and co-founder Patrick Williams will lead the food offer, with whole chickens cooked over a wood-fired rotisserie and served with house-made sauces and sides designed for sharing.

The drinks list will be kept deliberately short, with house cocktails, beer and South African wines forming the core offer.

Braai Bird also joins a wider group of recent London restaurant openings putting live-fire and open-fire cooking at the centre of the guest experience, including Pyro in Borough, which opened with a fire-led Greek menu in 2025.

Design by Amy Corbin and Liga Piraga

Creative director and co-founder Amy Corbin has worked with Lithuanian designer Liga Piraga on the interior. The scheme will retain elements of the former Kudu Grill space while introducing bespoke artwork by South African artists and a more relaxed visual identity.

An open kitchen at the rear of the restaurant will give diners a direct view of the wood-fired rotisserie, making the cooking process a visible part of the guest experience.

“Since moving to Marylebone in 2025, we always knew that we wanted to return to South London, where our Kudu story began. Opening in the former Kudu Grill site makes it feel even more like a full-circle moment. We want it to be a place where people can come together, eat really good rotisserie chicken and chips, and feel at home.”

Amy Corbin and Patrick Williams
Co-Founders, Braai Bird and Kudu

Return to the Kudu Team’s South London Roots

Corbin and Williams opened the original Kudu in Peckham before expanding the group with Curious Kudu and Kudu Grill. Kudu Grill, which opened in 2021, focused on South African braai cooking using wood and charcoal.

The couple consolidated their London restaurant operations into a new Kudu flagship in Marylebone in 2025, while retaining the Nunhead Lane site for a future concept.

Braai Bird is scheduled to open at 57 Nunhead Lane, London SE15 3TR, in November 2026.