Elephant and Castle’s Best Cafes, Bars, and Snacks | Eater London

"Is it a cafe, restaurant, sports bar, club or a dance hall? And is it Distriandina or The Colombian? These are questions to look out for when visiting this ‘cafe’. If La Bodeguita is Elephant and Castle’s heart then Distriandina is its soul. By day, fill up on stir-fried arroz chino with chuleta valluna aka breaded pork cutlets on the side. On weekends, until the wee hours, this is the place to come for reggaeton, merengue and salsa; the place is rammed and is a lively treble counterpart to Corsica Studio’s rattling bass next door. Which is why it’s all the more damning that Distriandina will be forced by redevelopment to move without any compensation while Corsica is given £125,000 by the developers to fully soundproof their venue in anticipation of new residents. It would be a shame if London cannot find a place for both venues." - Jonathan Nunn