TAQ

After 20 years on Westbourne Grove, Taqueria has reopened as TAQ, complete with a new identity and an entirely new menu led by chef Eduardo Yishima and backed by Jackson Boxer. Yishima is doing tempura fish tacos, tuna tostadas and quesadillas stuffed with carnitas, mushroom or chorizo, plus a blackboard of specials. These include a fish torta inspired by Boxer’s old fish bun snack at Orasay, and a taco take on the Dove cheeseburger: the same secret blend of dry-aged beef but made in a thinner smashed style, basted in smoked beef fat, and finished with Red Leicester, fried onions and pickled jalapeno chillies on a freshly toasted corn tortilla. Drinks-wise, it’s straight to the point: £10 classic margaritas, plus palomas and mezcalitas, Mexican lagers and micheladas, and a short wine list designed for drinking, not overthinking.