The “Mexican wave” has been a phone-in feature lately. London, once devoid of reputable Mexican food, has seen a veritable boom in recent years. Tacos at La Chingada and Sonora Taquería; upscale homages to the nation by way of Kol and Cavita. Mexican bars are a natural extension. Cinco, the candlelit enclave below Corrochio’s on Kingsland Road, is one. The latest is Little Fires, newly installed on Bethnal Green Road on the stretch that juts out above Brick Lane. Possibly a sampling of “London’s hottest curry” at Bengal Village will happen to those who have one margarita too many. Try not to die.
A launch party last week proved much too hectic to rifle through the menu with any panache. I did manage to have a glass of natural wine and saw a space that looked fresh and becoming upstairs and possibly unfinished below.
