El Pollote - Camden

You're wandering through Camden Lock Market – dodging the vintage stall browsers and souvenir hunters – when the smell of charcoal-grilled pollo a la brasa hits you. That's El Pollote. It's exactly what the market needs: no-fuss, flavour-first Peruvian chicken that doesn't pretend to be fancy. The bird comes golden and split-ready, with that beautiful crispy skin and juicy meat that only happens when someone knows what they're doing with a rotisserie. Pair it with their aji verde and you're sorted. It's the kind of food that makes you stop scrolling Instagram and actually taste what's in front of you.