There’s a fire pit at the heart of MoVida Aqui. The boys fire up the charcoal inside it a few hours before lunch and it burns all day until last orders at night.

Spanish cook so much over coals, whole fish bathed in jamón flavoured brine, thick steaks, red peppers for romesco sauce, pork loin.

Our new big space by the dome of the Supreme Court gives us the chance to cook the food from Spain we never could in our other tiny kitchens - paellas, made with slow-cooked sofrito, chorizo and mussels.

It’s a big, happy space, flooded with light with little nooks and special spaces.

Large groups welcome. Bookings available - phone (03) 9663 3038. Office open Mon-Sat: 10am- 8:30pm & Sun: 11am-4pm. Sorry, no e-mail bookings.