Casa Morita- Brixton, London

9 Market Row, Brixton, London, SW9 8LB

http://www.casamorita.com/

Venture to Brixton Village to discover a hidden world of shops, market stalls and passageways… where café after café leave you terribly spoilt for choice.

Casa Morita is a small and relaxed restaurant serving up authentic Mexican food at really reasonable prices. Our £36 bill included two margaritas, two enchilada mains and two bottles of Modelo. This interesting space is an eclectic mix of exposed brickwork, stripped walls, an open kitchen and fuscia pink chairs.  Quirky touches like salt being served in mini Bonne Maman jam jars and a wall covered in different hanging ornaments add to its appeal.

La Bodega Negra- Soho, London

9 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 5NH
http://labodeganegra.com/#Home

It’s hard to believe that a neon-lit ‘Peep Show’ entrance off Old Compton Street leads to a buzzing underground world with top notch Mexican food, fantastic music and killer margaritas. The dishes are small and ideal for sharing- make guacamole a must to start and save enough room for the chocolate fondant to finish. The candle-lit, cellar-like interior is atmospheric and full of character.

Owner Serge Becker is the brains behind La Bodega Negra, also renowned for his NYC creation, La Esquina. La Esquina involves a similar concept where the basement restaurant is reached through an unsuspicious door within a retro SoHo diner.

La Bodega Negra’s ground level café and bar off Moor Street is ideal for a relaxed drink or bite to eat but head to the restaurant for a more frivolous evening. Book now-reservations get snatched up quickly.