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Papalote

Erina Starkey

Tacos at Papalote.
1 / 7Tacos at Papalote.Supplied
Pollo en mole.
2 / 7Pollo en mole.Supplied
Fried cod & chipotle crema.
3 / 7Fried cod & chipotle crema.Supplied
The dining room.
4 / 7The dining room. Supplied
Oysters with jalapeno sangrita and tangelo, jicama and Tajin.
5 / 7Oysters with jalapeno sangrita and tangelo, jicama and Tajin. Supplied
Papalote co-owners Stephanie Wells, Michael Portley and Eduardo Molina.
6 / 7Papalote co-owners Stephanie Wells, Michael Portley and Eduardo Molina.Supplied
Papalote Mexican restaurant in Newcastle.
7 / 7Papalote Mexican restaurant in Newcastle.Supplied

Papalote

Mexican$$

A Mexican restaurant and agave bar from the team behind Flotilla and Humbug.

Newcastle food royalty, Stephanie Wells and Michael Portley of Humbug, and Eduardo Molina of Flotilla, have teamed up to create tacos – the kind that come filled with roasted poblano peppers and barbecued beef tongue, that is.

Cochinita pibil, achiote-marinated whole pig, is cooked Yucatan-style, in a pit of coals for eight hours, while tangelo, jicama (Mexican turnip) and Tajin pay tribute to the fruit cups many Mexican street vendors sell. Molina’s wine list is far-reaching, spotlighting bottles from Spanish-speaking regions.

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Erina StarkeyErina StarkeyErina is the Good Food App Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously, Erina held a number of editing roles at delicious.com.au and writing roles at Broadsheet and Concrete Playground.

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