🌮 Best Mexican & Tex-Mex in Nashville
30 mexican & tex-mex spots in Nashville, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots
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Mas Tacos Por Favor
Mas Tacos Por Favor on McFerrin Ave is the kind of taco spot that makes you wonder why anyone bothers dressing it up. Cash-in-hand casual, no frills, no apologies — just tight Mexican cooking at price...
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2
Gordo's Taqueria
Gordo's Taqueria opened a Nashville outpost of a Bay Area taqueria with more than 40 years of history in California, serving Mission-style burritos and tacos built to order. Ingredients like carne asa...
91
3
Mercado
Mercado is a Mexican spot in Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.
91
4
Frankie J's
Frankie J's opened in early 2023 inside a 1910 Germantown building that had sat vacant for years — the property owner chose to lease it to an LGBTQ bar specifically to honor her uncle's legacy as a ga...
91
5
Ofelia
A Mexico City-style taco spot in Nashville's 12 South neighborhood, built around crispy cheese tacos and fresh blue corn tortillas. The menu runs to carne asada and ribeye tacos, esquites-style street...
90
6
Tío Fun!
A taqueria and Mexican munchies counter in the Buchanan Arts District on Buchanan Street, open daily except Mondays. The short menu runs tacos, salads, and soups alongside margaritas and cold beer, wi...
90
7
Taqueria Lunas
A neighborhood taqueria on Lebanon Pike in Hermitage, east of central Nashville. Taqueria Lunas keeps to the familiar counter format of tacos and Mexican plates, drawing steady local traffic along the...
90
8
Baja Burrito
A casual, locally owned and independent Mexican restaurant in the Berry Hill area of Nashville serving burritos and other Baja-style fare. It's counter-service, with a staff that tends to stick around...
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9
WacaMole
Mexican street food on East Trinity Lane in East Nashville, a local two-location operation (the other in Lebanon) that grew from a street-food stand. Tacos and counter-service fare drive the menu, wit...
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10
Fonda
Fonda is the 12 South outpost of chef Roberto Santibanez's Mexican restaurant group, which began in New York City and spans Nashville, Tokyo and Washington, DC. The menu pairs traditional Mexican dish...
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All 30 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots in Nashville
Mesero
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Pueblo Real Mexican Restaurant
86
Fonda on 12th
86
Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant & Grill
86
Alebrije
85
Maiz De La Vida Truck
84
El Burrito Mexicano
84
Blanco Cocina + Cantina
84
Condado Tacos
84
El Toro Loco Mexican Restaurant
84
Saint Añejo
84
Nectar: Urban Cantina
82
Taco Mama
82
Cinco De Mayo Mexican Restaurant
82
Federales Tacos & Tequila
81
Miranda Lambert's Casa Rosa
80
Mojo's Tacos - Franklin
80
Dos Santos
80
La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
80
The Salty Burrito
78
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