Updated October 22, 2026 , first published November 11, 2024

Tacos and tequila-based cocktails with a side of coastal languor.

Sitting in the clutch of shops at the centre of breezy Freshwater, this white-brick, warm-hued Mexican bar and restaurant feels as quintessentially coastal as the waves washing the shoreline mere blocks away.

Plates are easy to like: tacos that offset slow-cooked pork with chicharron crunch and lime juice, say, or a tostada loaded with smoked barramundi and avocado crowned with orbs of scallop.

Order the confit mushrooms and the accompanying sauce is a fresh take on the moles more commonly found in Sydney – this one’s white, and humming with almonds, peach and pecans.

It would be remiss not to consider sipping something from the long list of tequila and mezcal, while a wobbly flan is as smooth and golden as the best of beach evenings.…