Our Story
From a tiny Soho grill to a UK-wide flame.
Born from the Flame
ZaZa started in 2020 with a six-table grill on Brewer Street, Soho. Our founder Mia had spent years perfecting an authentic African Bird's Eye chilli marinade — and one night she decided the world needed to taste it. She was right.
The rule was simple: free-range chicken, marinated overnight, grilled over open flame. No freezers. No microwaves. No compromise. The queue formed before opening day and never really stopped.
Today ZaZa has three UK locations with franchising underway — but the ethos is identical to that first six-table grill: bold flavour, real heat, and chicken that genuinely makes you close your eyes on the first bite.
What We Stand For
Flame Grilled
Every bird hits our open grill. No shortcuts, no oven, no exceptions.
Real Peri Peri
African Bird's Eye chilli marinades made fresh in-house every single day.
Free Range Only
We source free-range, high-welfare chicken because quality starts before the grill.
Made with Fire
Bold flavour, real heat, and food that makes you come back every time.
Our Journey
ZaZa opens its first grill on Brewer Street, Soho. Six tables. Queue around the block from day one.
The Butterfly Breast goes viral online. Overnight marination becomes our signature.
Manchester Northern Quarter opens. The North gets its first taste of Zaza heat.
Birmingham Bullring joins the family. We introduce Zaza Xtra Hot 🔥 — the heat that broke the scale.
Franchising programme launches. Bold, spicy, legendary is coming to more cities.
Taste the Flame
Order online now or find your nearest ZaZa grill.