Address:
9 Franklins Yard, York YO1 9TA

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Telephone:
07985 710559

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Opening Times:
Monday: 10:00–22:30
Tuesday: 10:00–22:30
Wednesday: 10:00–22:30
Thursday: 10:00–22:30
Friday: 10:00–22:30
Saturday: 10:00–22:30
Sunday: 10:00–22:30

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Description:
Batanga is a lively independent Mexican bar and grill hidden inside Franklins Yard, just off Fossgate. The colourful menu includes generously filled tacos, burritos, quesadillas, rice bowls, birria stew, nachos and plant-based dishes, backed by margaritas, mojitos, tequila cocktails and Mexican beer. The dining room is small and popular, so booking ahead is a sensible move.

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Good for:
Tacos · burritos · quesadillas · birria · nachos · vegan Mexican food · margaritas · tequila cocktails · casual dinners · hidden courtyard finds

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Nearby:
Fossgate · Franklins Yard · Merchant Adventurers’ Hall · River Foss · The Shambles · Walmgate · York Castle Museum · Clifford’s Tower

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Make a Day of It:
Explore Fossgate and the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, wander through The Shambles and then slip into Franklins Yard for tacos and margaritas at Batanga. Order several dishes for the table, add the street corn dip and watch the concept of sharing become increasingly theoretical.

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The Tidy Take:
Batanga is a small restaurant with big flavours and very little interest in blandness. The tacos arrive properly loaded, the cocktails remain dangerously approachable and finding it tucked away down Franklins Yard makes dinner feel like a particularly tasty local secret.