The Best Mexican Food in Australia
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The best Mexican food in Australia, according to the experts: the Australian Good Food Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Maiz Mexican Food comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Sydney and Newcastle.
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Esteban and No 92 Wine Bar and Restaurant hold the next two places. The Australian Good Food Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. Maiz Mexican Food
Mexican
Corn isn't a side note here; it's the whole argument. Maiz is a casual Mexican restaurant on Enmore Road where the chef has built the menu around masa in earnest, from esquites broth sharp with lime and seven-chile mayonnaise to tetelas, corn pockets that happen to work for gluten-free and vegan diners without advertising the fact. Sydney's Mexican scene is not exactly crowded with this level of conviction.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in Sydney, Australia
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Sydney, Australia
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Rank 2. Esteban
Mexican
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Esteban (this place) 79.968
- #2 No 92 Wine Bar and Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Papalote Mexican 79.968
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A Victorian terrace on Glebe Point Road that was once a private investigator's office, which may explain why the atmosphere feels like it has something to hide. It's a wine bar and restaurant loosely inspired by Mexican flavours, though the menu roams freely: dry-aged sirloin, barramundi, tres leches cake. Whitewashed walls and open fireplaces keep things easy, and the Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Esteban 79.968
- #2 No 92 Wine Bar and Restaurant (this place) 79.968
- #2 Papalote Mexican 79.968
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Rank 2. Papalote Mexican
Mexican
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Esteban 79.968
- #2 No 92 Wine Bar and Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Papalote Mexican (this place) 79.968