Harden's says
Arriving with a strong reputation from Walthamstow, this hip-hop-blasting, graffiti-walled taqueria has taken over the old Spicebox location on Leytonstone High Road. You'll find standard and more unexpected tacos, mixing classic Mexican flavours with more local ingredients.
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Summary
Energetic outside signage, a no-less-colourful graffitied interior, and a soundtrack of pumping hip hop help set up an impactful experience at this year-old taqueria in the middle of Leytonstone, brought to us all by owner and head chef, ‘Smokey’. There’s no cutlery for the excellent tacos, which come in about 10 different varieties – you are invited to ‘get messy’!
Summary
“Delicious tacos in a lovely new location” are to be found at this hip-hop-blasting, graffiti-walled taqueria, which has taken over the old Spicebox site on Leytonstone High Road. Arriving with a strong reputation from a five-year stint in a smaller Walthamstow location, the selection mixes classic Mexican flavours with more local ingredients. In a June 2023 review, The Guardian’s Grace Dent thought its “astonishingly good” food to be “one of the more exciting things to have happened to this distant area of east London for a while… This is not Claridge’s – in fact, I’ve had a comfier seat at Costa Coffee – but they play Kool G Rap while you eat, you leave very full and the bill is utterly reasonable”.
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686 High Road Leytonstone, London, E11 3AA
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £16.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
686 High Road Leytonstone, London, E11 3AA
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑4 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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