Santo Remedio: Mexican marvel is right at home in its new casa

London's hottest Mexican is back, bigger and brighter than ever
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Ben Norum15 December 2017

There was outrage among guac fans and taco lovers when Shoreditch’s original iteration of Santo Remedio - already being hailed London’s hottest new Mexicans - was forced to close just five months in due to building issues.

But after a year away, it was time to crack open the mezcal once more as husband and wife owners Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes made a triumphant return in London Bridge.

At this new site across the river, not only are all the favourites present and correct, but the considerably larger two-floor space also means chef Edson has more kitchen room allowing for a much broader range of dishes — not to mention you’re more likely to get a seat.

With a mosaic-tiled bar, multi-coloured wallpaper, bright cushions and walls clad with Mexican imagery and trinkets, the look is as vibrant as the food - and the country from which it hails.

Bright: Both food and room are vibrant

Highlights of the menu - flavoured by the owners’ time spent living in Mexico City, the Yucatan and Oaxaca - include earthy beef barbacoa tacos or a sweet and tangy confit pork version laced with orange juice and coca cola, cheesy quesadillas enlivened with salsa verde, corn on the cob topped with butter, lime, cheese and smoky chilli, and a superlative guacamole, topped with optional crunchy grasshoppers for extra authenticity.

Specials also bring lamb cutlets, grilled octopus and short rib mole to the table, while soft shell crab tacos are a recurring favourite.

The vibes are electric, the margaritas splendid and the mezcal plentiful. And though this second site is more polished than the first, it still feels undeniably personal - and all the more loveable for it.

We wouldn’t bother with the Chilango two doors down.

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