Originally from Zimbabwe, Brian Tapera lived for many years in Cape Town, South Africa. He built his skills behind the bars of two of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants: FYN and Restaurant Beyond, where a love for great wine and creative cocktails took shape. Now leading the bar at Kudu in London’s Marylebone, Brian brings a mix of South African warmth and London edge to the South African-inspired restaurant, which relocated from different locations in Peckham in September 2025 to the current Marylebone site, and earned a listing in the Michelin Guide in February 2026.
