Mexican

Pairing Japanese and Mexican influences, Juno is a six seater omakese restaurant in Notting Hill serving up an extraordinary food experience.

25/10/23 - updated with the opening date

London's Mexican dining scene continues to get ever better with the upcoming restaurant Ixchel in Chelsea. 

Headed up by chef Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez, previously at Brat, Ella Canta and Dulce Patria in Mexico City, it features ceviches, tacos and tostadas among other dishes like:

• Sauteed prawn

Having played for two London clubs over the course of his career - Crystal Palace and West Ham - we'll presume that footballer José Fonte is pretty well acquainted with the London restaurant scene. Let's hope so as he's just about to open his first restaurant here.

Zócalo in Soho will be the first of several London openings planned by Fonte and his business partners Andre Martin (ex-Zuma and Roka) and Pritesh and

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

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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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.