The Glasgowist Paul Trainer is your guide to the city's food scene. This week he talks about new restaurant El Santo opening.

El Santo Latin American inspired restaurant El Santo opened on Miller Street this week. The dining area leads on to a speakeasy margarita cocktail bar, El Santito, accessed via a mirrored corridor with striking light effects.

The debut menu includes a range of ceviches, including halibut served with red onion, tiger milk, jalapenos and avocado sauce. Starters travel through Latin America with small plates like lobster and crayfish Venezuelan cornmeal cakes or slow cooked Bolivian beef. Choose from vegan crispy cauliflower, crispy pork belly, breaded cod cheek or pulled beef tacos. Tomahawk and ribeye steaks will be cooked on a charcoal grill.

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Juliana Kipper, El Santo’s head chef says: “As a Brazilian, I’m excited to be bringing a new concept and atmosphere of Latin America to Glasgow. Cooking has been my passion for my entire career. I simply couldn’t think of doing anything else, so to be involved with El Santo and bringing the tastes and flavours of Latin America to the city is an honour.

“I miss Brazil and our cuisine, which is why, at El Santo, we do things properly. We use the right ingredients and cooking techniques that we use back home, to ensure that the dishes taste and smell just as they are intended. Whilst it makes me miss home, it also makes me very proud.”

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