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Mexican•New York•value
LOS TACOS No.1
Los Tacos No.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 15500 reviews
Best Mexican Restaurants in New York: 20 Picks for 2026
The best Mexican restaurants in New York, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
20 restaurantsAvg rating 8.7$$$$ – valueUpdated July 2026
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Top Mexican picks in New York
Fast answers for diners comparing mexican restaurants in New York. These first picks are sorted from live restaurant data and editorial fit.
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Mexican•New York•$$$$
Mezcali
Mezcali is the kind of mexican room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
date night
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9.6
Based on 2823 reviews
3
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Mexican•New York•value
Taqueria by El Prieto NYC
Taqueria by El Prieto NYC is a mexican restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 1432 reviews
4
Mexican•New York•value
Cuerno
Cuerno occupies the cavernous bones of the Time-Life Building at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, and by most accounts it pulls off something Midtown rarely attempts: convincing you the neighborhood outside doesn't exist.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.6
Based on 1233 reviews
5
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Mexican•Chelsea•moderate
LOS TACOS No.1
Los Tacos No.1 opened inside Chelsea Market in 2013, founded by Tijuana native Christian Pineda alongside two California collaborators who were, by all accounts, genuinely frustrated by the state of tacos in New York City.
Gallery nightdate nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 5340 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
Amor Loco
Amor Loco operates at a price point that makes it genuinely accessible rather than transactional — rare for New York, rarer still for a Mexican kitchen that appears to be cooking with real conviction rather than performing a broadly pala…
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 5223 reviews
7
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Mexican•Chelsea•value
Mamasita Bar & Grill
Mamasita Bar & Grill keeps showing up in the right conversations in Chelsea when people want a reliable mexican plan.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 5060 reviews
8
Mexican•Chelsea•value
Taqueria On Tenth
Chelsea has no shortage of tacos, but Taqueria On Tenth is doing something the neighborhood's brunch-and-boutique corridor rarely bothers with: operating at a single-dollar-sign price point that actually respects the tradition it draws f…
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.4
Based on 688 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
Vida Verde - Tequila Bar
Vida Verde Tequila Bar on West 55th Street is not positioning itself as a neighborhood taqueria, and the space makes that clear before you've ordered a drink.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 4279 reviews
10
Mexican•Park Slope•value
Chela
Chela is a strong brunch move in Park Slope in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 1426 reviews
11
Mexican•Fort Greene•moderate
Colonia Verde
Fort Greene does not lack for ambition, but Colonia Verde does something the borough's more congratulated rooms routinely fumble: it holds a specific culinary geography and refuses to let it blur.
dinnercool
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9.2
Based on 1003 reviews
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Mexican•New York•value
LOLITA
Lolita is not trying to be New York's definitive taqueria, and that restraint is precisely what makes it interesting.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 602 reviews
13
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Mexican•Crown Heights•value
Chavela's
Chavela's is a sensible mexican call in Crown Heights in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.0
Based on 3132 reviews
14
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Mexican•Long Island City•moderate
Casa Enrique
Casa Enrique has held a Michelin star for Mexican cooking long enough that the accolade no longer surprises anyone paying attention to serious regional cuisine in New York — what still surprises people is the setting.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.0
Based on 3039 reviews
15
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Mexican•Greenpoint•moderate
Oxomoco
Oxomoco operates at a specific intersection that Brooklyn does not pull off often: a wood-fired Mexican kitchen with genuine ambition, priced and paced in a way that does not punish you for ordering a second round.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 2442 reviews
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Mexican•Bushwick•value
Sobre Masa
Sobre Masa is a sensible mexican call in Bushwick in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Bushwick dinnercasual nightlate night
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9.0
Based on 468 reviews
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Mexican•Union Square•moderate
Rosa Mexicano
Rosa Mexicano at Union Square is doing something the neighborhood's dining landscape genuinely needs: contemporary Mexican cooking that respects the cuisine's architecture without flattening it into queso-blanketed familiarity.
centraldinnerlunch
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8.6
Based on 4740 reviews
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Mexican•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Covacha
Covacha is an easy mexican option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
mexicanbib gourmand
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8.6
Based on 1797 reviews
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Mexican•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
ATLA Noho
ATLA Noho is an easy mexican option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
mexicanbib gourmand
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8.4
Based on 1234 reviews
20
Mexican•Greenpoint•$$$$
Socceria
Socceria is an easy mexican option in Greenpoint in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
mexicansports barbreakfast
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0.0
Common questions about Mexican in New York
What are the best Mexican restaurants in New York?
The top Mexican restaurants in New York include LOS TACOS No.1, Mezcali, Taqueria by El Prieto NYC. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated Mexican restaurant in New York?
LOS TACOS No.1 is among the highest-rated Mexican restaurants in New York, with a 9.6 Google rating across 15,500 reviews.
How much does Mexican food cost in New York?
Mexican restaurants in New York range from $$$$ to value. Most mid-range options fall in the moderate range.
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