Mexican

• Sonora Taqueria are coming to Stoke Newington

  

  Last year Sonora Taqueria beat their crowdfunding target and got on with getting their first taqueria off the ground - and now it's time to officially open. 

  Sonora has been touted as serving up some of London's best tacos, ever since their days in Netil Market. After that closed they popped up at Arcade Food Hall in the meantime, and even fought off legal action that would have prevented them using

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• Mexican Seoul's Korean tacos come to Victoria Park

  

  A new taco bar is coming to Victoria Park as Mexican Seoul makes the leap from street food trader to permanent restaurant. 

  Coming from chef Ashley Chipchase, the restaurant is a fusion of Mexican and Korean food. They've already been a big hit on Brick Lane, and they also won quite a few awards at a recent Wingfest event. 

  As for the menu at Victoria Park, alongside those

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• Homies on Donkeys are taking tacos to Leytonstone

  

  25/4/23 - Updated with the opening date

  Homies on Donkeys picked up a big reputation for their tacos at their original Walthamstow location, but they moved on at the end of 2022, and were looking for a new location. Now, according to The Leytonstoner, they've found

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• Mexican restaurant 1910 to open in Parsons Green

  

  Southwest Londoners have cause to rejoice because there’s a revolution coming to Parsons Green. At least, a new restaurant called 1910 is opening, and it’s no accident it was named after the year of the Mexican Revolution.

  The good people of Balham are already one step ahead, having had a 1910 Cantina on their doorstep since April 2020. Its opening was much less low-key than originally planned, scuppered

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• Test Driving Zapote - modern Mexican in Shoreditch

  

  This modern mid-level Mexican has just opened in Shoreditch, with a large bar. We head down for tacos and more.

• Mexican bar and restaurant Zapote to open in Shoreditch

  

  If you’re in need of Mexican-style warmth, Shoreditch has the answer in the form of new restaurant and bar Zapote. Opening on the former site of critically acclaimed St Leonards restaurant), Zapote is the first collaboration from chef Yahir Gonzalez,

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• Sonora Taqueria are opening Mexa at Arcade Food Hall

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Ever since top taco folk Sonora Taqueria dropped the news on Instagram that they were leaving their home in Netil Market, London's Mexican food lovers have been wondering when and indeed where they'll be getting their next Sonora fix from. Well we can now reveal what their plans are.

  From later this month, Sonora's co-founders Michelle Salazar de la Rocha and

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• The Quarter Kitchen is a new kiosk in Hackney serving up top Mexican gorditas

  

  Sharp eyed East Londoners who might have spotted activity at the little kiosk in the garden of St John at Hackney recently should know they now have an interesting new Mexican cafe on their doorstep.

  The Quarter Kitchen in Lower Clapton is from Max Fishman who's behind nearby shop The Quarter Store, which provided a real community hub for local food businesses during the pandemic. At the kiosk he's

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• MXO, a new Mexican-inspired restaurant and agave bar, opens in Euston Square

  

  We have a hot new spot to cool your heels if you’re waiting for a train at Euston Station, and if you’re a fan of agave-based cocktails and Mexican food you might want to put MXO on your itinerary.

  Open breakfast to late night, MXO on Euston Square is an all-day restaurant that also incorporates an agave bar (with wines from Mexico and South America for the agave

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• Test Driving Cavita - Mexican creativity and warmth in Marylebone

  

  Chef Adriana Cavita brings both style and substance to her new solo venture, on Wigmore Street.

• Mezcalito Mexican bar and restaurant comes to Newington Green

  

  18/5/21 - Updated with the opening date

  They've been popular in Chelsea (they even got a visit from Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston) and now Mexican restaurant and bar Mezcalito is heading to Newington Green.

  Food-wise, it'll be the same as the original - a mix of tacos, quesadillas, burritos and small plates. That includes: 

  • Mexican Bao - Mexicanised Bao
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• Test Driving Kol Mezcaleria - the Michelin-starred restaurant's hidden bar

   

  Did you know that Michelin-starred Kol in Marylebone also has a very impressive bar in the basement? We headed down to check it out. 

• Cavita in Marylebone will be Mexican chef Adriana Cavita's first solo restaurant

  

  Mexican-born chef Adriana Cavita is taking inspiration from her family and childhood in Mexico with her first solo venture in London, complete with basement mezcaleria

• Santo Remedio Cafe sees one of London's best Mexican restaurants return to Shoreditch

  

  22/10/21 - updated with opening info

  It's been a busy old year for Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes, the couple behind popular Mexican restaurant Santo Remedio. Fresh from having published their first book, the couple have just announced they're opening a second restaurant, Santo Remedio Café. The opening of the café sees the pair coming full circle. Their first restaurant was in Shoreditch

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• Corrochios is the new Mexican kitchen at Ruby's in Dalston

  

  It's all change at Ruby's in Dalston on the food and drinks front as they unveil Corrochio's. It comes from Daniel Corrochio, a man who has run Ruby's itself before and now finds himself in charge of their food and cocktails. 

  Corrichio's leans on his heritage, with a menu of Mexican dishes matched with Mexican spirits and cocktails. Planned for the menu

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