
LOS TACOS No.1
Los Tacos No.
New York · 8 ranked picks
LOS TACOS No.1 leads this shortlist.

Los Tacos No.

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…

Mamasita Bar & Grill keeps showing up in the right conversations in Chelsea when people want a reliable mexican plan.
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…

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.

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.
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.
Chela is a strong brunch move in Park Slope in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Service and menu details to check when planning your visit.
The best mexican restaurants in New York are LOS TACOS No.1, Amor Loco, Mamasita Bar & Grill, and more.
LOS TACOS No.1, Amor Loco, and Mamasita Bar & Grill are starting points for this New York shortlist. Compare the food, menu format and service notes for each place before deciding where to go. The right choice depends on the meal you have in mind, whether you are planning an order, a daytime stop or a dinner reservation.





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