"The walls of this Latin American bar and restaurant are covered with knickknacks, the staff emit a happy glow that you’ll want to absorb via osmosis, and the drinks flow inside the restaurant and their hush-hush courtyard. The menu at this Elephant and Castle spot spans dinky jackfruit empanadas with a smoky serrano chilli sauce, to ceviche and tostadas, to purple corn churros. Don’t miss the cochinita pibil: four gloriously tender pulled pork tacos that you won't want to share." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna