La Bodega Negra

La Bodega Negra entrance

La Bodega Negra is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants/bars in Soho. And this time I finally managed to take some photos! Which is quite difficult due to the dim light. 

Don't get confused La Bodega Negra has two locations, there is the LBN café and there is the LBN restaurant. The café is on the ground-level (Moor Street) and offers lovely Mexican food and drinks, it's nice but not that exciting. The downstairs restaurant (Old Compton Street) is the main place and I love it. It is hidden behind the doors of a sex shop, so don't worry you really enter a restaurant. The atmosphere and the music is always great, the food is delicious and the drinks are strong. The moody lightning and the decor creates a special kind of ambience and also the people at La Bodega Negra are chic and cool but in a casual way. It's definitely the perfect place to enjoy some drinks, good music and Mexican food. Actually, the atmosphere is better than in most nightclubs, as people are relaxed and not all tarted up. Nothing new, but worth a post!

Sesame Tostadas with Guacemole

Tuna, Chipotle, Jalapeno and Avocado on a Tostadita

My food recommendation: Tacos with Soft Shell Crab, food heaven!

Tacos with Soft Shall Crab

Polla al Sarten

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Brick Lane Market

Brick Lane Market is a traditional market in East London with a big choice of vintage clothes, furniture, bric-a-brac, bargain food and edgy people. You feel like in a complete different world as soon as you are in East London (Shoreditch). The houses look different and people are dressed ways edgier and less fancy. On Brick Lane Market you find clothes, furniture and food stands on the street as well as in small indoor halls and shops. My favorite clothes and accessories shop is The Laden Showroom, they have a big choice of different independent fashion labels for every style.

If you love vintage cloths, cheap & good food and music you should definitely visit Brick Lane Market. Opening times are sundays from 8 am to 3 pm.

Calzone @ Brick Lane Market

Fashion Store / brick Lane Market

Wahaca

¡Bienvenido to Wahaca!

Wahaca is a Mexican restaurant chain in London.

The central branches are in Covent Garden, Soho and a new one just opened in Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia. I've been to Wahaca in Wardour Street, Soho. It is a canteen style restaurant with a cheerful interior,  colourful lights and walls and some nice retro touches.

They have a big variety of Mexican food: tacos, tostadas, quesadillas, burritos and much more. The food is tasty and reasonably priced. You will manage to be full at the end of the evening without spending more than ₤ 15. Wahaca is the ideal place to order a lot of different starters like chicken tinga tacos or sweet potato and feta taquito and then share it with your friends. If you are not a big fan of sharing, don't worry, they have a large choice of platos fuertes (big plates) as well.

We went there at the weekend and as you cannot book tables we had to wait about half an hour to get a table, which is absolutely fine. There is a bar downstairs where you can play table football, have drinks and nibbles. Therefore the time flies.

If you like Mexican food, cocktails, table football and a nice atmosphere try Wahaca.

¡Buen provecho!

Address: 

Wahaca

80 Wardour Street, Soho

London W1F OTF

while we were waiting...nachos with guacamole

let's play a round of table football

chicken tinga burrito

avocado and squid salad, tostadas and burrito

spicy (!!!) chicken and avocado salad