Paladar is a pan-Latin American restaurant in Elephant & Castle. It gives out very relaxed vibes, especially the colourful courtyard, but the food shows great care and refinement – crucially with no compromise on the punchy flavours of the menu’s origins. We stopped in for the early evening menu, a solid bargain. We shared plantain …
You’d expect a Mexican restaurant in Chelsea to be a little more stylish than a taqueria in Borough Market. Hey presto, Ixchel appears! With a stunning interior of cool creamy walls covered in artfully lighter rustic niches full of ancient-looking Mayan-stylie terracotta figures and some very grand cacti. The colour palette is graceful and restrained. …
