Born By Tapavino
9A, 23 Barangaroo Ave.
Barrangaroo, Sydney
Our love of Spanish food has brought us here before, so you might say we were Born again with this visit. The beauty of their menu is that it is constantly evolving so there are always new options to try. It’s a lovely spot too - with its large covered al fresco area gazing out over the waters of Darling Harbour. We were there for a quick bite and decided on tapas.
We started with some sangria - as you do! It arrived in big glasses packed with fruit and fruity red wine punch. It’s a drink we love and it goes so well with tapas and other Spanish food.
We were near the water so oysters seemed like a good way to start our meal - not that we need a lot of arm-twisting to have bivalves. We grabbed a small serving of four so we could down two each. All they needed was a squeeze of the lemon wedge that came with them and down they went. Perfect.
The croquette of the day - or croqueta del Dia - is always on our list. These came piping hot and filled with potato and jamon. We had two wonderful golden croquettes each topped with a dollop of delicious black mayonnaise.
Called Aroz de Marisco - the bomba rice with saffron and calamari was another tasty dish. The combination worked well together and there was plenty of tender calamari in there too. The saffron added some nice lift to it all too.
Mlady always tries to add a vegetarian dish - sometimes successfully and sometimes not. The charred zucchini with mojo rojo and hazelnuts sounded great to us both and tasted just as good. The tender zucchini had a nice crust to it and the tomato and hazelnuts added great flavours and textures.
Born By Tapavino is somewhere that continues to deliver great tasting food in a lovely al fresco setting. They have an extremely extensive wine list that covers local and of course Spanish offerings. It’s a great place that ticks the boxes for us.