The go-to dish:falling-apart lamb barbacoa served with warm flour tortillas.
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To try some of Victoria’s best Mexican food (and margaritas),head for the hills

Forget nachos,sombreros and fishbowl margs. Honcho is delivering good-value modern Mexican dishes cooked over fire.

  • Besha Rodell
A colourful spread at Taco Bill.

‘Eat what brings you joy’,and for our chief restaurant critic,that’s gloopy enchiladas at Taco Bill

Besha Rodell refuses to feel guilty for loving enduring Tex-Mex chain Taco Bill – fusion food in the original (and best) sense of the word.

  • Besha Rodell
Chipotle barbacoa beef taco (left) and al pastor pork and pineapple taco.

From casual taquerias to luxe cantinas:10 of Sydney’s best Mexican restaurants

Whether you’re craving excellent tacos or a crunchy,cheesy quesadilla,here are the Mexican spots you won’t want to miss.

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Centro 86 is a bar for pre- or post-dinner drinks.

First look:Cantina OK! team open otherworldly late-night tequila bar Centro 86

From the DIY margarita menu,to the Australian-exclusive spirits,Sydney has never seen a tequila bar like this before.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The new Maiz on Enmore Road.

Mexican restaurant Maiz reopens on Enmore Road with late-night mezcal bar

From mezcalcello to Maisie corn beer,here’s everything you need to know about Maiz 2.0.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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The birria tacos with consome.

Nothing is more than $20 at Mami’s (and you can BYO)

The family-friendly Mexican eatery is fighting the cost of living but not cutting corners. Get excellent $6 tacos and hefty burritos from $10.

  • Sarah Norris
The Part Time Friend cocktail.

One of Melbourne’s best bars is on a busy corner in the ’burbs

Mexican-inspired Bar Tobala serves some of the finest cocktails I’ve had for a while,writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Chipotle barbacoa beef taco (left) and al pastor pork and pineapple taco.
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Does the new Ricos Tacos mark a return to form for The Norfolk’s courtyard?

This might be my favourite incarnation of Toby Wilson’s taqueria to date,in what might be the most colourful pub in the state.

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Mojo Cubana Torta and Chicken Cemita Torta will be on the menu at Four Hundred.

The resurgence of North Sydney gathers steam with new Mexican-inspired bar and kitchen

Say hola to Four Hundred,the latest restaurant to open in so-hot-right-now North Sydney.

  • Scott Bolles
Tacos at Ricos Tacos in Redfern.

Disco balls,dancing and a delish opening special sanga at Ricos Tacos in Redfern

Mexican restaurant Ricos Tacos reopened as a taqueria and bar at The Norfolk Hotel in Redfern. And it’s set to be one of Sydney’s most fun spots this summer.

  • Bianca Hrovat