NUEVA CANTINA – Restaurant

Tacos and margaritas, done with a bit of swagger — that is the whole proposition at Nueva Cantina in Tampa. The taco list runs from grilled chicken and pork carnitas up to mahi and shrimp with chipotle aioli and pickled onion, with birria barbacoa the one people order first. Chips arrive with black bean dip, queso or guacamole mashed to order; elote and esquites cover the street-corn cravings. There are burritos, bowls and a Nueva pizza for the undecided. Diners keep flagging the happy-hour pricing and how fast the room fills after work.

Cuisine: Restaurant