I love soft shell tacos, but there aren't many places in New Zealand that have them. Most Mexican places offer only hard shell variants. This new Mexican place, simply called Mexico (and across the road from 'China', haha) in Downtown Auckland, is a new favourite place of the locals.
You'll see why once you step in and see the interior. Dark red-lit walls are filled with memorabilia from Mexico - a lot of Frida Kahlo and Dia de los Muertos influence. I love the colourfulness of the Mexican culture!
It was time for beer and taco - at 4 in the afternoon!
Their menu is 80% drinks, and only 20% small meals, though they do have meals of the day on a blackboard as well. I was here for only one type of eats, though, so I didn't mind.
Instead of a Mexican cerveza, we got a MOA instead, a Kiwi beer that I'd been craving.
Taco of the day: Pumpkin, queso fresco, smoked paprika flakes. A little spicy hot. At $6, it's not cheap, but the size was bigger than I'd expected. There are five different kinds of soft shell tacos on offer, so you bet I shall come back and try them all!

Mexico
23 Britomart
Auckland Central