Che Restobar

The downtown London evening that ends at a theatre or an arena has to start somewhere, and Che Restobar is built to be the first stop. The Dundas Street dining room sits within a short walk of Budweiser Gardens, the Grand Theatre, London Music Hall, Centennial Hall, and the convention centre, which makes it a practical anchor for a night with a curtain time. It works as a full dinner-and-drinks destination rather than a quick bite — a Latin American restobar where a table can settle in for ceviche and cocktails or commit to steak and paella, with a seat reserved ahead through the restaurant's own booking page.

The menu rewards a table that orders with some intent. Yuca Poutine is the dish that reads most like Che: golden yucca fries under Monterey Jack, feta, and cotija, finished with aji amarillo, black olive, and mojo. From there the kitchen opens up — Ceviche Mixto brightened with passion-fruit leche de tigre, a hanger steak marinated in panka coffee and plated with fresh chimichurri and yucca fries, and Seafood Chupe, a Peruvian-style bouillabaisse carrying mussels, shrimp, rock snapper, calamari, chayote, and potatoes in a rocoto and aji amarillo broth. Tacos run from pork belly and chicken adobo to a vegan version built on sweet potato and black beans, and a saffron paella pulls chorizo, chicken, and shellfish into one pan.