Elephant Coffee
Cafe · Elephant and Castle ·
Sells arepas, empanadas, baked goods, and coffee
Sells arepas, empanadas, baked goods, and coffee
"Welcome to the hand pies. These rugby ball pleated Latin-Cornish pasties can be found dotted around the Colombian bakeries of Elephant and Castle. Look for them and they are impossible to miss, the colour of sunshine and filled with slow cooked strands of meat, ready to be liberally dipped in homemade aji. The best empanada of all in Elephant isn’t really an empanada, but the arepa de paisa at Elephant Coffee, a circular version filled with the entire contents of a bandeja paisa: chorizo, crispy chicharron, shredded chicken, black beans and plantain, a dumpling as neutron star — all for £3." - Laura Goodman
"Situated in a tiny space that is the size of a cubicle next to La Fama, this cafe sees a swift turnaround in hot drinks, baked items and arepas throughout the day. Baked buñuelos and pandebonos are perfect salty foils to mugs of sweet hot chocolate spiked with cinnamon. Torta de choclo is a dense sweet croquette of corn, smashed and fried up like a hush puppy, while arepas can be ordered with cornmeal and stuffed with cheese or with fresh corn and served simply with butter. The arepa de paisa is an astonishing circular empanada, a delicious ‘everything pie’ stuffed with the components of a bandeja paisa — chorizo, crispy husks of chicharron, shredded chicken and beef, plantain and black beans — and is a filling meal for just £3." - Jonathan Nunn
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