🌮 Best Mexican & Tex-Mex in New Orleans
19 mexican & tex-mex spots in New Orleans, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots
1
Acamaya
Sisters Ana and Lydia Castro give Gulf seafood the Mexico City treatment in a Bywater room, pulling from childhood trips to the capital's mariscos markets. The mostly-pescatarian menu runs hamachi tos...
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2
Margarita Kitchen
A small Mexican kitchen on South Carrollton in Leonidas, built for ordering quick rather than lingering. The menu spans street tacos and carne asada through beef fajitas, tortas and enchiladas, with a...
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3
Espiritu
A Mexican restaurant on South Cortez Street in Mid-City New Orleans. Limited public detail is available, but it carries a strong neighborhood rating.
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4
Taquería Liliana
A taquería truck parked on Florida Ave in St. Roch, working both sides of the border — Mexican tacos de birria and camarones alongside Honduran plates like baleadas and pollo con tajada. Early hours a...
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5
Tragos Amargos
A Warehouse District cantina from the Taquería Carnalito team, its name — 'bitter drinks' — pointing straight at the bar program. Expect agave pours and Mexican plates a block off Poydras, a quick-and...
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6
Vals
A 1930s gas station on Freret turned into a taco-and-mezcal courtyard by the Cure and Cane & Table crew — so the drinks are as serious as the food. Chef Fredo Nogueira runs a menu of fish, pork-sh...
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7
Casimiro
Sisters Ana and Lydia Castro of Acamaya opened this daytime Mexican spot one block from their flagship in the Bywater, named for a childhood nickname for their father. The kitchen nixtamalizes its own...
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8
Espíritu Mezcaleria & Cocina
Haley Saucier and Grant Carey took over the old Rosella space behind Mandina's and turned it into the Mid-City sequel to their CBD mezcaleria. The kitchen runs a Mexico City-style menu — ten-plus taco...
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9
La Carreta
The Magazine Street outpost of a Louisiana Mexican chain, set in the Lower Garden District amid the strip's boutiques and galleries. The pull is handcrafted margaritas and a daily fiesta-hour deal — c...
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10
Felipe's Taqueria
Fast-casual French Quarter taqueria on North Peters where you build your own and watch it come together at the counter. The al pastor is shaved pineapple-marinated pork, the guacamole and salsas are b...
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All 19 Mexican & Tex-Mex Spots in New Orleans
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Galaxie Tacos
82
The Velvet Cactus
80
Juan's Flying Burrito - Mid-City
80
Taqueria Guerrero Mexico Incorporated
80
Mr. Tequila
80
Santa Fe
80
El Paso Mexican Grill
80
Superior Grill - New Orleans
79
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