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Get two tacos and a tinnie for $22 at Bar Tobala.

12 of Melbourne’s top taco specials (spoiler: they’re not all on Tuesdays)

You can get $5 tacos at some of Melbourne’s favourite Mexican joints – if you know when to go.

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10 of Sydney’s top taco specials (spoiler: they’re not all on Tuesdays)

On the hunt for a bargain taco? We’ve wrapped up the city’s best deals, many including cut-price margaritas, too.

  • Isabel Cant
Barbacoa estilo Hidalgo (lamb barbacoa tacos with chilli consommé).

‘The best tacos Melbourne has ever seen’: This inexpensive Fitzroy diner is changing the game

The most memorable, soul-quenching single bite of food I’ve had in weeks was at modest shopfront diner El Columpio.

  • Besha Rodell
Computer render of The Eve Hotel, which opens at Redfern in November.

Redfern’s cool new hotel opens soon. The team behind Bistecca invites everyone to eat there

“If it goes belly up it’s on us,” says Liquid & Larder co-owner James Bradey of plans to open an all-day lobby eatery and a Mexican rooftop restaurant.

  • Scott Bolles
Comedor is a good-looking space set in a century-old warehouse.
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New modern Mexican brings the fiesta to the inner west, and gets a hat straight off the bat

Comedor nails warehouse party vibes, with a buzzy open kitchen, park views and plenty of salsa.

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Guacamole, pico de gallo and corn chips at Hotel Nacional, CBD.

Real-deal diners to rooftop bars: A trio of hot new Mexican joints to try

Visit a neighbourhood spot for lesser-seen traditional dishes or a five-level CBD venue where the good times are already flowing.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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