Hot Tamale

Famously known for our Fish Tacos & Margaritas - we hope to see you at the picturesque Darwin Waterfront soon!

Hot Tamale has been loved by locals & tourists alike since November 2012, a Mexican inspired margarita & tequila bar set up as a restaurant serving dishes inspired by traditional Mexican flavours with a fresh & vibrant twist.

13/09/2024

Room with a view. See you soon.

Darwin Waterfront

11/09/2024

Elote Y Jalapeño Empañadas w Salsa Verde

06/09/2024

Loco Arvos, everyday, 4-6pm, $6 tacos.

📷 Taco Al Pastor

05/09/2024

Jalapeño Crujiente // battered & fried jalapeño, until crisp & served with salsa chipotle & crema. One of my faves

21/08/2024

LOCO ARVOS 🌮🌮🌮🍻🍻🍻 4-6pm Daily 📷 Local Spanish Mac Fish Tacos.

18/08/2024
13/08/2024

Mexican Street 🌽 Corn Ribs. Corn Cob // Crema // Chipotle // Lime // Fetta

24/07/2024

Join us for .

Specials on our amazing agave spirits all day.

23/07/2024

Beachy🇲🇽🍊🌵

Today is one of the most special days on the calendar. .

Seems like a great excuse to us.

21/06/2024

We have the right way to start the weekend. Loco Arvos, 4-6pm

$6 Tacos - Drink Special

12/05/2024

To our amazing mothers. ❤ El Dia de la Madre ❤

06/05/2024

We are closed today for the Labor Day public holiday.

04/05/2024

🌮🌮"CINCO DE MAYO"🌮🌮
5th of May. It’s not Mexican 🇲🇽 Independence Day, but it has become one of the significant celebration days, more celebrated abroad.

Celebrating the battle of Puebla with a nod to, arguably, the best thing to eat in the town of Puebla.

Taco Al Pastor will be on ALL DAY on Sunday.

Tacos Al Pastor were in first seen in Puebla and were brought over to Mexico by Lebanese and Iraqi immigrants. The taco the made its way to Mexico City where it evolved to be served on a corn tortilla with a slice of pineapple 🍍

30/04/2024

Agave Of The Week

Drum roll please. This is a first for us, we have only ever ranged agave spirits from Mexico, but when there are amazing products being made in our land down under, it's easy to support.

From our mate at Black Snake distilery, Rosemary looking after us with some beautiful agave Americana, and some great products. This one is the Pechuga. Whats not to love about a product featuring kangaroo in the production. Its funny, as I wanted to create one with crocodile.

With the Pechuga on thethird distillation a recipe of fruits, nuts and spices along with kangaroo meat is immersed into the distillate for over 24 hours. The resulting product is a creamy, yet spicy spirit revealing notes of lavender, raw green pumpkin seeds and melon. Definitely worth a taste.

Photos from Hot Tamale's post 24/04/2024

We are so excited to be back! New fun fitout and an aircon system that’s as cool as us 😎😉
Open everyday 11.30-late

18/03/2024

Sorry for the delay. There have been a couple of hold ups, but not long to go now. We cant wait to welcome you back. Hopefully you will love the changes.

10/03/2024

Unfortunately we had a small delay on our schedule, which has cost us around 2 weeks. We are now aiming for the end of the month for reopening.

So sorry for the delay. We are desperate to be back open again and so sorry for any inconvenience.

Yours truly
David

16/01/2024

🌮🌮🥂🥂Last few days left to get your Hot Tamale fix, before our temporary closure from 21 January to 11 March!! For us thats a crazy long time.

Outside of that crazy thing that happened in 2020, this is the only time we have closed for more than a couple of days, but after 11 years, Hot Tamale needs some TLC.

Book a table now for our famous tacos and tequila with amazing water views.

✅New Air Conditioning
✅New Furniture
✅New Kitchen
✅Coat of Paint
✅New Menu

14/12/2023

Hot Tamale on tour.

13/12/2023

Pretty in pink, our Prickly Pear Margarita.

Calle 23 Blanco Tequila
Prickly Pear Cordial
Lime Juice

For something a little different come down and try our Prickly Pear Margarita. Really limited stock as the prickly pear are homegrown, with no sprays or chemicals.

10/11/2023

And another year down.

11 years;
270,000 avocados
110,000 fresh limes
450,000 margaritas
& a million thank you to all our amazing guests for your support and ❤ over such a long time amigos.

Thanks to all our teams, past and present for making Tamale what it is. Such an honour to have you put your stamp on us.

We have been busy, but now is time for a well learnt Margie

09/11/2023

Cocktail of the Week - Tropical Margarita!
Mango, tequila, infusion, pineapple, orange and blueberries.

26/10/2023

Blown away to receive this cool honour in the Australian Liquor Industry Awards . More than comfortable falling in behind .ok a cool little agave bar that casually came in at 23rd best bar in the world back in 2021.

Photos from Hot Tamale's post 20/10/2023

Happy national barramundi day. Celebrate with a nice little special for you from Chef Kishor. Delicious little corn masa tostada, mango, barramundi ceviche. The beautiful flavours of the NT.

22/02/2023

!National Magarita Day!🇲🇽

Very much our kinda day. $12 Hot Tamale and Frozen margaritas all day 🍸️

Mobile uploads 16/01/2023

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Welcome to Hot Tamale Darwin

Welcome to Hot Tamale. Take in the beautiful Darwin Waterfront while enjoying street style tacos, Mexican inspired cuisine, Australia’s largest collection of tequila, a large range of South American beers, speciality crafted cocktail, with a focus on tequila & agave cocktails.

Hot Tamale aims to serve distinctive dishes inspired by the beautiful spices and chillies of Mexico. Our food is vibrant, delicious, fresh and fun. We focus on using seasonal products, large cuts of meats as well as an amazing array of spices and chillies, both fresh and dried.

We support local suppliers, farmers, fishermen and producers were we can. Wherever possible, and cost-effective, we will be using organic and free-range products, including our fresh produce and seafood.

Hot Tamale is also home to the Southern Hemispheres largest collection of tequilas and mezcals. A wonderful collection that includes some of the finest tequilas you can purchase, currently around 300 agave spirits. Our cocktail list focuses on highlighting the different variations of tequila mixed perfectly to make beautiful cocktails.

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Building 3, 19 Kitchener Drive
Darwin, NT
0800

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 9pm
Thursday 11:30am - 9pm
Friday 11:30am - 9pm
Saturday 11:30am - 9pm
Sunday 11:30am - 9pm

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