Mexico Food and Liquor Is on the Move

Mexican kitsch shrine and firm placeholder in our list of Sydney's best tacos, Mexico Food & Liquor is moving. The restaurant-bar closed its doors on Sunday, April 6, and promises to reopen in an as-yet-unknown spot.

The team is seeking "a more expansive location better suited to its buzzy format which swings from lunch through dinner and with a healthy following for post-work and apres-dinner drinks". That reads a lot like 'CBD', but only time will tell. It's easy to see why the colourful joint would want to move from its entirely romanceless spot across the road from Central Station; however, Mexico was plugging a cool-dining-shaped hole in the area that is now once again gaping.

Opening at the end of 2012, Mexico was the casual dream of New Zealand chef and ex-District Dining restaurateur Warren Turnbull. The staple tacos are among the most innovative we’ve come across, combining favourite flavours from other cuisines that make you wonder why you never thought of wrapping it up in a tortilla earlier. For example: blackened duck with mango, coriander and sour tamarind ($7); pork cheek cooked in beer with guajillo chillies, olives and citrus cured apple ($7); and chimichurri fish with bacon and mussels with pickled green tomato and mayo ($7).

Come back soon, Mexico. We'll keep our bocas at the ready.

By Rima Sabina Aouf and Eloise Basuki.