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Pabellon

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The freshest Venezuelan food in London

Pabellon is a family vendor owned by Helios and Karla Gala, who decided to share generations of family recipes and Venezuelan flavours with the people.

Pabellon serve up two Venezuelan dishes: the pabellon, a healthy and delicious plate consisting of rice, black beans, slow-cooked beef or chicken, fried plantains, avocado, pico de gallo and cornbread, and the arepa, a traditional cornbread stuffed with your choice of protein and all the trimmings. Both are gluten-free and can easily be made vegetarian or vegan.

Opening times:


Friday: 12 noon – 9pm

Saturday: 11am – 9pm

Sunday: 12 noon – 6pm (or 11am – 9pm when a Bank holiday Monday follows)

Bank holiday Mondays: 12 noon – 6pm 

Fast facts:

Run by: Helios 

Good to know: Well-known on the British street food scene, Pabellon won the 2019 British Street Food Awards

Must try: Beef arepa with white sweet potato tempura