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HECHO EN MEXICO MOONEE PONDS4.8
Editor's note
Moonee Ponds' Mexican fiesta — birria tacos, spinning cocktail wheels, and Spanish birthday serenades.
Essendon & Moonee Ponds' best tables
Essendon and Moonee Ponds pack serious flavour, from Bodrum's wood-fired Turkish to Sinq's Ethiopian injera and Escagrill's elegant seafood.
Moonee Ponds' Mexican fiesta — birria tacos, spinning cocktail wheels, and Spanish birthday serenades.
Moonee Ponds' award-winning neighbourhood Indian with rich, generous curries and a welcoming warmth that keeps families returning for decades.
Essendon's Turkish wood-fire gem where the lamb falls off the bone and the künefe is unmissable.
Moonee Ponds' beloved Thai local with 15+ years of consistent, crowd-pleasing curries.
Essendon's beloved Italian — wood-fired pizza, bug pappardelle, and a pistachio crème brûlée worth the trip
Moonee Ponds' wood-fired Italian haven with award-winning pizza and zero cakeage.
Ascot Vale's tiny Ethiopian gem — family-run, 100% teff injera, and hospitality that leaves people talking for weeks.
Ascot Vale's go-to Sri Lankan kitchen — generous, flavourful, and staffed by people who feel like family.
Ascot Vale's Neapolitan pizza destination — authentic airy crusts, 90s Miami Vice decor, and genuine Italian soul.
Fine dining steakhouse and seafood restaurant with outstanding service, highly recommended
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