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91 mexican & tex-mex spots in Austin, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots

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Suerte
Mexican · East Austin · James Beard Semifinalist · OpenTable Top 100 Brunch 2026
Chef Fermin Núñez's Austin masterclass in masa. Heirloom Mexican corn nixtamalized in-house becomes the foundation for suadero tacos, puffy tostadas, and the tamal Oaxaqueño. James Beard-nominated, Mi...
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Nixta Taqueria
Mexican · East Austin · James Beard Semifinalist · Michelin Bib Gourmand
Nixta is an East Austin taqueria built around a tight menu and a clear point of view: blue-corn tortillas, duck carnitas, and a seasonal-special board that rotates with the produce. The format is coun...
97
3
Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ
Tex-Mex BBQ · South Austin
Far south on Menchaca, the only place in town where Central Texas BBQ and Tex-Mex actually share the same plate without pretending to. The Real Deal Holyfield taco — brisket, refried beans, guacamole,...
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4
Mercado Sin Nombre
Mexican Cafe · East Austin · Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025, James Beard Semifinalist 2026
East Austin cafe that took heirloom Mexican corn and a serious coffee program and built one of the most-talked-about breakfast operations in the country around them. The 100-hour biscuit and masa twin...
92
5
Este
Mexican / Seafood · East Austin
Manor Road bungalow running coastal Mexican through a cold bar that became the most-photographed plate in East Austin almost the day it opened — aguachile, ceviche verde, pescado a la talla, the coast...
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6
La Patrona Seafood
Mexican · Round Rock
A Mexican seafood spot off US-79 in Round Rock, La Patrona leans into mariscos — the coastal-Mexican style of ceviches, shrimp cocktails, and seafood plates. It draws a strong neighborhood following o...
91
7
Infierno Tacos
Mexican · East Austin
Infierno Tacos is a taco counter on East 5th Street, in the stretch of East Austin known for its taco trailers and breakfast-taco counters. It's a walk-up spot serving the neighborhood's morning and l...
91
8
Taqueria Melchor
Mexican · South Austin
A late-night taqueria on South Congress working the full antojitos spread — sopes, huaraches, flautas, pambazo, tortas, and quesadillas — with a kitchen that runs well past midnight. Fridays and Satur...
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9
Dame Café
Mexican Coffee Shop · Hardrock Canyon
Dame Café roasts its own beans, sourced from Chiapas, Mexico, and builds its menu around that origin — traditional espresso drinks alongside Mexican-inspired ones like a horchata latte that's become t...
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10
CJ's Tacos
Tacos & Mexican · Dittmar At Copper
This location of CJ's Tacos operates out of Thicket, a food-truck lot in South Austin's Dittmar-at-Copper area, one of several CJ's Tacos trucks around the city. Across its locations the truck is know...
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All 91 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots in Austin

Veracruz All Natural
Mexican · East Austin
89
Fonda San Miguel Brunch
Mexican Fine Dining · North Austin
89
Comedor
Mexican · Downtown
88
Eldorado Cafe
Mexican · North Loop
88
Matt's El Rancho
Tex-Mex · South Lamar
88
La Condesa
Modern Mexican · Downtown
88
Paprika ATX
Mexican / Taqueria · North Lamar
88
Konbini
Japanese-Mexican Sushi · East Austin
88
El Naranjo
Oaxacan Mexican · South Lamar
88
Birrieria Mama Rosa #1
Mexican (Birria) · North Loop
88
Verbena Food & Drink
Contemporary Mexican · West End
88
La Flor
Mexican · West Congress
88
El Alma
Mexican · South Congress
87
Cuantos Tacos
Mexican / Creative Tacos · East Austin
87
Lazarus Brewing Co.
Brewery / Tacos / Coffee · East Austin
87
Taqueria Diez
Mexican / Tacos · East Austin
87
Ramen Del Barrio
Japanese-Mexican Ramen · North Austin
87
El Marisquero
Mexican Seafood · South Austin
87
Fresa's
Mexican / Wood-Grilled · South 1st
87
Tzintzuntzan
Mexican · North Loop
87
Dai Due Taqueria
Mexican / Texan · Mueller
87
De Nada Cantina
Mexican / Tacos · East Austin
87
Churchrow Tejas BBQ
Tex-Mex BBQ · North Loop
87
Taqueria de Diez
Tijuana-Style Tacos · Downtown
87
La Santa Barbacha
Mexican / Barbacoa · East Austin
87
La Piscina at Austin Proper
Rooftop Mexican / Cocktails · Downtown
87
Pueblo Viejo
Mexican / Food Truck · East Austin
86
Tacodeli
Tacos / Breakfast · South Lamar
86
Discada
Mexican / Disco Fries · East Austin
86
Mexta
Mexican / Texas · East Austin
86
Juan in a Million
Tex-Mex / Breakfast Tacos · East Austin
86
Desnudo Tacos
Mexican / Fish Tacos · East Austin
86
Oink BBQ
BBQ / Tacos · East Austin
86
Chicon
Tex-Mex / American · East Austin
86
El Chile
Mexican · East Austin
86
Ranch 616
South Texas / Mexican · Downtown
86
Licha's Cantina
Mexican · East Austin
86
El Primo
Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · South 1st
86
Tacodeli Burnet
Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · North Loop
86
Veracruz Fonda & Bar
Mexican · Mueller
86
ATX Cocina
Modern Mexican · Seaholm District
86
La Holly
Mexican Cantina · East Austin
86
Penelope's Cafe By El Meson
Mexican Café · Zilker
86
Torchy's Tacos
Mexican · South Congress
85
Chi'Lantro BBQ
Korean-Mexican Fusion · South Lamar
85
Cisco's Restaurant Bakery & Bar
Tex-Mex / Bakery · East Austin
85
Polvos
Interior Mexican · South 1st
85
Taco Flats
Mexican / Tacos · North Loop
85
El Arroyo
Tex-Mex · West Austin
85
Shady Grove
American / Tex-Mex · Zilker
85
Taco Joint
Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · North Loop
85
Tyson's Tacos
Breakfast Tacos · North Austin
85
Granny's Tacos
Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · East Austin
85
Chuy's
Tex-Mex · Zilker
84
Guero's Taco Bar
Tex-Mex / Tacos · South Congress
84
Mi Madre's
Tex-Mex · East Austin
84
Fresa's Chicken al Carbon
Mexican / Chicken · North Lamar
84
Papalote Taco House
Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · South Lamar
84
Mexican Sugar
Mexican · The Domain
84
Rosita's Al Pastor
Mexican / Tacos · South Austin
83
Curra's Grill
Interior Mexican · South Austin
83
Ensenada ATX
Mexican Seafood / Baja · East Austin
83
Las Palomas Restaurant & Bar
Mexican · Westlake
83
Bulevar Mexican Kitchen
Mexican · Great Hills
83
Vaquero Taquero
Tacos · UT Campus
82
Las Trancas
Mexican / Tacos · East Austin
82
Nômadé Cocina
Yucatecan Coastal Mexican · Bouldin Creek
82
Maudie's Tex-Mex
Tex-Mex · Clarksville
81
Santa Catarina
Mexican · Lake Travis
81
Oasis on the Lake
Tex-Mex / Views · West Austin
80
Carnitas El Guero
Mexican / Tacos · North Lamar
80
Cabo Bob's Burritos
Mexican / Burritos · Downtown
80
Enchiladas y Mas
Tex-Mex · Brentwood
80
El Borrego De Oro
Mexican · South Congress
80
Crazy Conchaz
Mexican · Downtown Austin
80
Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina
Tex-Mex · Westlake
79
The Oasis on Lake Travis
Tex-Mex · Lake Travis
78
Don Mario Mexican Restaurant
Mexican · Lake Travis
78
El Meson Tequileria
Mexican · South Lamar
78
Baby Acapulco
Tex-Mex · Zilker
77
Flores Mexican Restaurant
Mexican · Dripping Springs
77
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