Lucia’s

About this place

A tiny ten-seater counter restaurant tucked into Queen's Yard by the canal in Hackney Wick, Lucia's is one of the most exciting spots in London for open-fire Mexican cooking. There are no reservations so you put your name down at the door and head to Howling Hops next door while you wait, but once you're perched at the bar in front of the glowing charcoal grill with a mezcal paloma in hand and a plate of beef barbacoa tacos on the way, it's absolutely worth it.