🌮 Best Tacos in Austin

29 tacos spots in Austin, scored and ranked for 2026.

Top 10 Tacos Spots

Cuantos Tacos

Mexican / Creative Tacos · East Austin · Michelin Bib Gourmand

A 12-seat omakase behind an unmarked door in downtown Austin. The 17-course format leans into new-wave nigiri — playful riffs on traditional sushi with seasonal and exotic ingredients. Chefs work dire...

Lazarus Brewing Co.

Brewery / Tacos / Coffee · East Austin

East Sixth brewery that serves craft beer, specialty coffee, AND tacos — all excellent. The spiritual-themed decor, oak-shaded patio, and eclectic crowds make it one of the most soulful spots on the E...

Taqueria Diez

Mexican / Tacos · East Austin · Yelp Top 100 2026

East Austin taqueria that made Yelp's nationwide Top 100 restaurants list. Al pastor, barbacoa, and carnitas tacos on handmade tortillas with salsas that pack real heat. Cash-friendly, fast, and genui...

De Nada Cantina

Mexican / Tacos · East Austin

De Nada is East Austin's little taco dive done right — a 2026 Tastemaker nominee turning out handmade tortillas and the kind of Mexican plates that reward repeat visits. The room is small, casual, and...

Taqueria de Diez

Tijuana-Style Tacos · Downtown

A 2026 Tastemaker nominee downtown working Tijuana-style street tacos out of a speakeasy-coded room. Tropical cocktails sit alongside adobada and carne asada. Tighter than most downtown taquerias on b...

Pueblo Viejo

Mexican / Food Truck · East Austin

East Austin food truck serving some of the best breakfast tacos in the city. The migas, barbacoa, and carne guisada tacos are perfect and priced under $4 each. Cash-friendly, no-frills, and open early...

Tacodeli

Tacos / Breakfast · South Lamar

Austin's original gourmet breakfast taco chain since 1999. The Cowboy — beef, jack cheese, and Doña sauce — and the Otto — bacon, egg, and cheese — are cult classics. Multiple locations but the origin...

Juan in a Million

Tex-Mex / Breakfast Tacos · East Austin

East Austin breakfast taco institution since 1980. The Don Juan is the move — a massive plate of eggs, bacon, potato, cheese, and beans. No-frills, cash-friendly, and packed with character. President ...

Desnudo Tacos

Mexican / Fish Tacos · East Austin

East Austin fish tacos and ceviche, with Baja-style fried fish tacos that come out crisp and clean. The format is casual and the focus is narrow — they know what they're good at and stay in that lane....

Oink BBQ

BBQ / Tacos · East Austin

An East Austin crossover of barbecue and tacos, with smoked meats folded into fresh tortillas — the brisket taco being the headliner. It splits the difference between two Texas obsessions and refuses ...

All 29 Tacos Spots in Austin

El Primo

Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · South 1st

Tacodeli Burnet

Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · North Loop

Taco Flats

Mexican / Tacos · North Loop

Taco Joint

Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · North Loop

Tyson's Tacos

Breakfast Tacos · North Austin

Granny's Tacos

Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · East Austin

Guero's Taco Bar

Tex-Mex / Tacos · South Congress

Papalote Taco House

Mexican / Breakfast Tacos · South Lamar

Rosita's Al Pastor

Mexican / Tacos · South Austin

Ensenada ATX

Mexican Seafood / Baja · East Austin

Vaquero Taquero

Tacos · UT Campus

Las Trancas

Mexican / Tacos · East Austin

Santa Catarina

Mexican · Lake Travis

Carnitas El Guero

Mexican / Tacos · North Lamar

The Oasis on Lake Travis

Tex-Mex · Lake Travis

Don Mario Mexican Restaurant

Mexican · Lake Travis

Flores Mexican Restaurant

Mexican · Dripping Springs

Seven Spirits

Mezcaleria · East Austin

Drinks Lounge & Records

Bar · East Austin

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