From south by west, a gem of a London eatery is born

A year or so ago, a Reddit user posted to the social media website’s London group.

The goal, seemingly, was to help other Londoners find a hidden gem in the Forest City’s growing culinary scene.

“I went to IvanoPoblano for dinner tonight with some girlfriends and let me tell you: I have never had food like this,” wrote someone going by the handle ServiceFinal952. “I’m a major foodie, my mother is a chef, and I’ve been around good food my whole life, but I have truly never tasted food like I had tonight.”

The post didn’t exactly go viral, but that’s in keeping with the open secret involved.

Among the 30 or so responses from other Reddit users was a common theme, that the small place with the homey feel on Wharncliffe Road South probably has the best Mexican food in London.

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