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Square Meal Review of Viva! 
A wall painting depicting the Virgin of Guadeloupe blesses this new lo-fi lounge – a lone Latino accent among Dalston’s trad Turkish takeaways with its kitschy, thrown-together favela decor. Fruity cocktails are the USP: all the usual South American suspects (mojito, caipirinha, daiquiri, ‘deluxe’ margarita) put in an appearance, while house fancies include agave sangaree (bourbon, Calvados and agave syrup) and dulce bandera (tequila, butterscotch schnapps, lime and apple juice). Patrón and Don Julio are top tequilas, and there are bottles of Pacifico and Desperado beer in the fridge. Tapas take in tiger prawn and plantain moqueca (a stew), chicken mole, meat quesadillas and taquitos, although the kitchen looks further afield for baked brie or spinach and cashew-stuffed mushrooms – perhaps vegetarianism isn’t big south of El Paso. Upbeat staff rely on their N16 nous, rather than any silver-service training.
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- Address: 2 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7XN
- Telephone: 020 7241 1104
- Opening Hours: Sun-Thurs 6-11pm (Sun -10pm) Fri-Sat 4pm-12M
- Cuisine: Bars
- Area: Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill
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Location of Viva!
- Nearby Tube/Rail Stations
- Dalston Kingsland Station .517m
- Hackney Downs Station .752m
- Rectory Road Station .923m
- Nearby Airports
- London City Airport Terminal .9.9km
- London City Airport .10.6km
- London Biggin Hill Airport .25.9km
- Nearby Landmarks
- Rio Cinema .162m
- Hackney Downs .924m
- Bullion Room Theatre .1.4km
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Gingle lists everything :: Viva!, 25th January
Every now and again I get a hankering for Wahaca's guacamole. Well, now I think my dreams might be invaded with the guac' from Viva! instead! A low-lit and unnamed restaurant venue at the bottom of Stoke Newington High Street is what houses Viva! We walked in and were lucky enough to be seated immediately as two others were leaving. Otherwise, we may have had quite a wait - the place is what you could call 'cosy'. Which is great, but only if you're lucky enough to get a seat. There are a few seats at the bar and then maybe ten or so other tables. We got ourselves some nachos with some guacamole and a couple of cocktails. The nachos were great - warm, thick, proper corn tortillas, daubed in sour cream, coriander and 'salsa' - or halves of cherry tomatoes. The guacamole was quite smooth, with lots of coriander, garlic and lemon. Delicious. The only thing it didn't really need were the large chunks of tomato but I didn't mind them being there. A nice touch were the slices of radish to give a bit of crunch. Radishes really do deserve more of an outing in Mexican food. They go well in salsas also...
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