Founders Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes have taken over a site on Thayer Street that previously housed Carlo Scotto’s Xier and most recently the Peruvian izakaya Nakanojo. Announcing the new opening on Instagram, Edson and Natalie expressed their excitement: “We are thrilled to announce the next chapter in our journey: we will be opening our third restaurant in Marylebone in November 2024. We look forward to welcoming all our regular and new guests to Santo Remedio Marylebone and to being a part of this neighbourhood.”
Edson, who was the head of menu innovation at Wahaca, and Natalie launched Santo Remedio in 2016 on Rivington Street in Shoreditch. The initial restaurant quickly became popular with both diners and critics, with Jay Rayner from The Observer describing it as ‘full of lightness and brightness, colour, punch and enthusiasm.’ However, just five months after opening, the couple was forced to close the restaurant permanently. They later relocated to London Bridge in 2017 and returned to Shoreditch in late 2021 with the café on Great Eastern Street.
Earlier this year, Natalie shared their long-term ambitions for the business, stating, “In five years’ time I would like a collection of restaurants.” Besides cafés and full-service restaurants like those in Shoreditch and London Bridge, they are open to creating taquerias and bars featuring live music, aiming to broaden perceptions of Mexican cuisine through various concepts.
