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Puerto Rican, Dominican, or Cuban food in London?
Moved from NYC and missing my comfort food! I've seen Casa Mofongo referenced. Any other restaurant reccos?
cuban food is really underrepresented here tbh but there's a pop-up called sabrosura that does a rotating menu and they've had mofongo before. worth following their insta to catch the next one. also la perla in haringey is more colombian but they do a really good chicharrón that scratches the itch for me. for pasteles specifically your best bet is the latin bakery in pimlico near the warwick way market, they make them to order if you call a couple days ahead
honestly casa mofongo is decent but it's more of a tourist spot these days. if you want proper pernil and arroz con gandules you should check out El Inca in Seven Sisters, it's a Peruvian spot but they do a solid Puerto Rican style pork shoulder on weekends. also try La Bodega in Elephant and Castle, they're not exclusively Caribbean but their pastelillos are legit, especially the guava and cheese ones. for mofongo specifically there's a little place called El Bohio in Brixton that's more authentic imo, just call ahead cause they run out quick.
ngl youll prob have better luck at the latin markets in seven sisters than any restaurant. there's a stall that does fresh pasteles on weekends if u know where to look
What are some innovative ways to anonymously compare rental prices in a city?
SpareRoom's "rooms wanted" ads are underrated for this. people post what they're currently paying alongside what they want next, so you can scrape a rough sense of going rates by postcode without anyone knowing you looked. it skews young and flatshare heavy tho, so not much use if you're after 2-beds in zone 2.
Another one is just the depozit or tenancy deposit scheme data. not public-facing, but your council's housing officer can tell you median rents from deposit registrations if you email them under FOI. takes weeks, but its proper anon and nobody clocks u.
Rightmove and Zoopla only show asking rents, which are often 10 to 15 percent above what a place actually goes for, so they're a poor benchmark. The trick I've used is the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which breaks things down to borough level and is genuinely anonymous since it's aggregate data, no listing or account needed. For something more granular, the London Renters Union runs a rent reporting tool where you submit what you're paying with your postcode and it maps it against others nearby, though the coverage is patchy outside the inner boroughs.
the openrent "rent check" thing is decent for zones 3-4 where the unions tool barely reaches. also worth checking the london.gov.uk planning portal for new build applications, they list "affordable" and market rent figures per unit in the viability assessments, which is basically the developer telling the council what they expect to charge. bit of a faff to dig through but its public, anonymous & nobody knows ur looking
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