Chatica

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

"Perhaps the single most vital arch in the area, and besides being a proper Colombian tienda that sells and distributes South American groceries and baked items, Chatica has also branched out as a full-fledged bakery, with highlights including soft cheesy bombs of buñuelos, rings of roscon filled with shockingly pink guayaba pulp, comfortingly bland humitas wrapped in corn husks, huge globes of papa rellenas, and tamales. For early-birds and all-night revellers from Distriandina and Corsica Studios there is calentada, Colombian breakfast made from previous day’s rice and beans, reheated with scrambled egg, steak, chorizo and arepita. Don’t miss their homemade ice creams made with vivid Colombian fruits such as guanabana, lulo and mora." - Jonathan Nunn