South American

• Test Driving Mareida, showcasing Chilean cuisine in Fitzrovia

  

  Mareida brings something to London that we haven't seen all that much of - Chilean cuisine. We went down to Fitzrovia to see just what that looks like.  

• Latin American restaurant Tigermilk is big in France and now it's coming to London

  

  12/6/25 - soft launch details added

  They have multiple restaurants across France (as well as one in Brussels) and now French restaurant group Tigermilk are getting ready to open in London too. But much how fellow French restaurant group Big Mamma is actually all about Italian food, this French import looks to Latin America for its food.

  Opening in

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• Alfonsina is a South American fusion restaurant coming to Smithfield

  

  2/1/25 - updated with the opening date

  If a restaurant takes as its influence the places a chef has lived and worked in, then in the case of chef Ricardo Younis Moreno you can expect a lively mix of Argentine, Mexican, and Peruvian flavors. Born in Argentina, with Italian and Lebanese heritage the chef has now landed in London where he's now working on bringing his restaurant Alfonsina to

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• Fazenda is bringing its rodizio grill restaurant to London

  

  5/6/23 - Updated with the opening date

  Following restaurants like Six by Nico and Mowgli, another

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• El Pollote are bringing their Latino fried chicken to Carnaby

  

  You'll probably know them from various Kerb markets, including Seven Dials, but now the Venezuelan team behind El Pollote are getting ready to open their first standalone restaurant. They'll be opening up in the heart of Carnaby on Ganton Street in a space big enough for 40 diners which will also have room for a small terrace too.

  If you haven't had the pleasure, El Pollote has built up a reputation for using the best

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• Brazilian restaurant Bossa coming to London from a World’s 50 Best chef

  

  22/5/23 - updated with opening details

  Alberto Landgraf, chef patron of two-Michelin-starred Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, ranked 47 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, is bringing some Brazilian flavours to London with a new restaurant called Bossa. We'd been waiting to hear more about the

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• Crudo's new Mare Street restaurant in Hackney is their biggest yet

  

  The Crudo group are heading to Hackney for their largest opening yet. They started out in Fitzrovia with a grab-and-go spot back in 2019 before expanding to Old Street. Now they're hitting up Mare Street with their first fully-fledged restaurant.

  If you love ceviche and Pisco Sours this is going to be your new Hackney hangout. As its name suggests, the big story here is ceviche. The menu features four ceviches, each with

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• Argentinian chef Fernando Trocca is bringing pop-up restaurant Mostrador to Shoreditch

  

  He opened the acclaimed Sucre in Soho in 2021 and now one of Latin America’s best known chefs is about to bring a pop-up dining concept to Shoreditch called Mostrador. It follows hot on the heels of Mostrador success stories around the world, starting with a summer-only pop-up a

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• Test Driving Sucre & Abajo - the hot new Latin American bar and restaurant in Soho

  

  London's restaurant scene just got a whole lot brighter with the arrival of this gorgeous new restaurant and bar from a Latin American powerhouse team. We went along to marvel at it all. 

• Top Argentine chef Fernando Trocca is opening Sucre in Soho (with a world class bar Abajo downstairs)

  

  One of Latin America's top chefs is teaming up with one of the regions top mixologists for a London restaurant and cocktail bar opening that should be as huge as it sounds.

• Test Driving Amazonico - a wonderfully over-the-top Berkeley Square treat

  

  This very extra Mayfair restaurant serves up sushi, steak and great times as an added bonus. We put on our glad rags and joined the Mayfair set for the night.

• Havana-inspired Bar Bolivar in Canary Wharf is from the Casa do Frango team

  Expect strong drinks and a bar food menu to match at this Havana style cocktail bar in Canary Wharf from the Caso do Frango team.

• Crudo is a grab and go cevicheria opening on Riding House Street

  If raw food bowls are your thing, but you're after something a bit punchier - then this new South American and Latin American inspired grab and go joint will be right up your street.

• Mama Fuego in Greenwich is an Australian dining and drinking emporium with a sixties feel

  North Greenwich is getting a dining and drinking emporium mixing Aussie coffee know-how with South American food inspiration.

• LIMA restaurateurs are opening Sabroso at Westfield London

  It's all about the arepa at this new South American dining spot opening up at Westfield London shopping centre