Cantina Bar

Best Known For

Gourmet tacos such as lamb barbacoa with slaw and pickled red onion.

For an intimate Latin-Mex-street food experience head to Sydney’s harbourside suburb of Balmain to find Cantina Bar on Darling Street. With a menu drawing inspiration from street food vendors in Mexico, Spain, Portugal and Cuba and a bar selection laid out over 44-gallon drums; even the most fickle gringo says arriba to tacos and tequila in funky surrounds of wall murals, exposed brick and recycled timber. Say gracias to starters of chipotle prawn skewers and lime, before gourmet tacos such as Baja crispy fish with pickled cabbage, chipotle mayo and jalapeño. Perhaps duck carnitas tostadas hit the mark with red cabbage and housemade guacamole, or premium beef tenderloin, crispy risotto, onion jam, aioli and red wine jus. Finish with churros, chocolate ganache and dulce de leche.