This tiny taqueria is the closest you will get to visiting Mexico, thanks to the care owner/chef Daniella Guevara Monoz puts into everything she touches. Take the taco filled with achiote-marinated pork that is covered in banana leaves before roasting in the oven. Wrap this sublime meat in hand-pressed corn tortillas that are brought to the table in a cloth bundle. 226 St Vincent St, Port Adelaide; www.lapopulartaqueria.com.au.

Birria is not your run-of-the-mill taco. With its fried corn tortilla, soupy braised beef, ooze of melted cheese and dipping sauce, this Mexican street-food specialty is positively addictive. No wonder this three-night-a-week pop-up has such a strong following, despite the fact birria is pretty much the only thing on the menu and all seating is on the footpath. 243 Seacombe Rd, South Brighton; tacolibre.com.au.

One-time plumber Dan Gill has left the trade to fully focus on a food truck that has become a favourite at markets and other venues. Using imported corn (and blue corn) tortillas, Gill melds traditional flavours with local ingredients in combinations such as the braised beef birria and the battered fish with pineapple salsa. braisingboy.com.au.

Adobe walls, a few cacti and the aroma of grilling spices transforms the backyard of the historic white cottage – home to Walden’s General Store – into a rollicking Mexican cantina. Expect to find tacos filled with slowly braised beef in guajillo pepper or black beans, wrapped in wheat or corn tortillas. Sip on a range of margaritas or Mexican beers. 84 Mount Barker Rd, Hahndorf; elcaminobar.com.au.

Beer and tacos are made for each other so having this taqueria ensconced in a brewery seems a no-brainer. Masa builds on this advantage by doing everything from scratch, even grinding dried corn kernels to make the flour for its tortillas. These can be rolled around a constantly changing choice of fillings, perhaps lamb shank barbacoa or chipotle glazed mushroom. 12 Fourth St, Bowden; bowdenbrewing.com.