Siblings Sanya Thavrani and Tushar Hathiramani celebrated the first anniversary of tt Lagos on Wednesday, November 4, welcoming family, guests and other friends of the restaurant to their home on Olosa Street, Victoria Island.
The evening brought together figures from Lagos’ art, fashion, music, design and business communities for a celebration of the restaurant’s first year in its current space. Guests enjoyed food and drinks, as the founders marked a milestone in a hospitality journey
that began nearly nine years ago.
For the siblings, the occasion marked more than just the anniversary. Before tt Lagos opened in November 2025, there was Thai Thai, a small Thai kitchen operating inside 16/16, the Lagos art and hospitality space established by Tushar nearly nine years ago.
Over time, the kitchen built a following for its signature dishes, Yellow Curry and Pad Thai.
Today, those familiar favourites remain part of the menu at tt Lagos, where Sanya leads the food and guest experience Tushar oversees the restaurant’s creative direction.
Thavrani said:
“For a long time, we were making the most of the space we had, and I think that teaches you to be quite resourceful. Having a home of our own has changed what’s possible for us. There’s more freedom to experiment, to think about the menu differently and to create the kind of experience we’ve had in mind for years. What’s exciting is that we’re only a year into it. I feel like we’re just beginning to see what tt can become.”
The restaurant’s current home used to be a furniture shop, transformed by Tushar and his mother into a dining space featuring handmade earth finishes and works by Nigerian artists and designers. Among them are a centrepiece gifted by Hublot Design Prize winner Nifemi Marcus-Bello, outdoor furniture by Tejumola Adenuga and lighting by Wura-Natasha Ogunji.
A sculptural IAMISIGO dress previously worn by Naomi Campbell is also
on display. One piece of the restaurant’s earlier life remains: the gate from its previous location, now repurposed as a waiter’s stand.
Hathiramani said:
“I think the nicest thing about this past year has been seeing people make the space their own. You can spend months thinking about how a room should look and feel, but you don’t really know what you’ve created until people start using it. Working on this place with my mum, bringing in pieces from artists we’ve known for years, even finding a new home for things from the old space, made it very personal for me. Seeing it full of people now is quite special.”
