📍 Little Village, Chicago

Little Village taqueria using a charola — a flat metal grill — for some of the most flavorful tacos on the Southwest Side. Sweetbreads, brains, and tripe for the adventurous; carne...

Asian Cuisine Express is a Little Village spot built on a genre-crossing menu, and the al pastor tacos are the headliner at a few bucks each. The paper-thin slices and tight pricin...

A snug, colorful Little Village cafe where brunch gets a European-Mexican spin. The chilaquiles pull a 26th Street crowd, and the cafe de olla is part of the ritual. Easygoing, a l...

Little Village taqueria sitting next to the El Milagro tortilleria, which means the tortillas for your street tacos were made a few steps away. Salsa bar, simple menu, walk-in coun...

Half corner store, half taqueria, all Little Village — La Chaparrita on S Whipple St is the kind of spot you feel smug knowing about. The tacos come on fresh-pressed tortillas, the...

Little Village carnitas specialist slow-cooking whole hog in copper pots — the South Side way. Tacos de carnitas and chicharron are the move, and weekend mornings sell out before n...

The Mexican anchor of 26th Street, Mi Tierra pulls the Little Village faithful with enchiladas, fajitas, and churros at prices that make the neighborhood work. Live music most nigh...