Austin Mexican restaurants you'll love
Top Mexican restaurants in Austin, Texas
Every city in Texas thinks that they have the best Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisine, and Austin is no different. Austin is a great place for Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurants to thrive, and you can go all the way from the food trucks near campus and the capital to the late-night restaurants along Guadalupe. And you can even add fine-dining quality Tex-Mex as well, which is a must-try cuisine if you've never visited.
The depth and variety of the Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurant scene in Austin are so far out that you can discern regional variations based on the type of business. Here, you’re just as likely to find a taqueria as a formal restaurant. Other parts of the country may have Tex-Mex, but the ethnic roots of that particular cuisine usually get lost in translation, but here in the Lone Star State, it's as genuine and authentic as it gets. We're talking about Austin here, remember?
Must-try Mexican restaurants in Austin
SANDWICHES • FRENCH FRIES
Maudie's Hacienda at Slaughter & Brodie
9911 Brodie Lane, Austin
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Powerbowl | $11.00 |
Layered salad with rice, choice of greens, black beans, jack cheese, pico, avocado & choice of protein. Comes with a side of dressing | |
Diablo Sol Food | $8.50 |
Queso with taco beef & pico de gallo. Comes with chips & salsa | |
16oz of Frozen (Makes 2 drinks) | $12.50 |
16oz of our #1 seller: Made in-house using fresh squeezed juices |
TACOS
Lazarus Brewing Co. - Online Ordering!
1902 E. 6th Street, Austin
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Pollo Verde (After 11am) | $4.25 |
Served street style on a corn tortilla (flour available by request) with shredded chicken in a salsa verde and topped with onion and cilantro | |
Al Pastor (After 11am) | $5.25 |
Served street style on a corn tortilla (flour available by request) with adobo marinated pork and pineapple and topped with onion and cilantro | |
Bacon, Egg and Cheese | $4.75 |
Served on a flour tortilla (corn available by request) with eggs, bacon, cheese, and topped with pico de gallo |
Eldorado Cafe
3300 W. Anderson Lane, Austin
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Carnitas Cubanos | $21.95 |
Crispy pork roasted in a Cuban style citrus garlic mojo | |
Enchiladas Verde | $16.50 |
Roasted tomatillo sauce, green onion, jack cheese and queso fresco | |
Enchilada Suizas | $16.50 |
Creamy salsa verde, avocado and jack cheese |
El Alma Cafe y Cantina
1025 Barton Springs Rd, Austin
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Guacamole Al Chipotle | $14.00 |
avocado, lime juice, cilantro, tomatoes, smoky chipotle crema, sunflower seeds, tostadas | |
Enchilada Plate | $0.00 |
Two enchiladas with choice of filling and sauce. Served with white rice, whole or refried black beans or cabbage chayote slaw and avocado | |
Carne Asada Taco | $5.50 |
raw onions, cilantro, lime |
El Chilito - Manchaca
4501 Manchaca Road, Austin
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Chipotle Queso | $5.00 |
with tostadas | |
East Side Taco | $3.30 |
farm eggs, potato, jack cheese | |
Al Pastor Taco | $3.80 |
adobo pork, pineapple, cilantro, fresh onion, and a pineapple-habanero salsa |
Tamale House East
1707 E 6th St, Austin
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Mom's Migas & Queso | $14.00 |
Our best selling breakfast plate has three corn tortillas hand-shredded and pan fried with 2 eggs scrambled in, and then smothered with queso made with mild salsa ranchera. Served with homestyle potatoes, refried beans & 2 tortillas. | |
Dad's Beef Fajita Taco | $7.00 |
Grilled beef, peppers, onion, mushrooms served on a flour tortilla | |
Mom's Migas & Queso | $14.00 |
Pan fried tortillas, scrambled eggs, and our famous queso. Served with handcut homestyle potatoes and refried beans. Tortillas by request. Sorry so substitutions on our signature dish. |
Taco Flats - Clarksville
1110 West Lynn, Austin
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El Hippie | $6.00 |
grilled jack cheese, refried black beans, escabeche, grilled onion, guacamole | |
Chilango Shrimp | $7.00 |
battered or grilled shrimp, cabbage, aioli, fried leeks, cilantro, avocado | |
El Nino | $3.50 |
refried black beans, american yellow cheese |
Fresa's
1703 S 1st St, Austin
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#1 ACHIOTE & CITRUS CHICKEN | $0.00 |
Served w/ Charro Beans, Mexican Rice, Grilled Onion, Blistered Jalapeño, Corn Tortillas & Salsas. Black Beans & White Rice also available | |
Crispy Brussels Sprouts | $9.00 |
w/ Pasilla Aioli |
Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage - Austin Domain - Northside
3120 Palm Way #170, Austin
TACOS
Paco's Tacos - 1304 e. 51st Street
1304 East 51st Street, Austin
RADIO
4204 Menchaca Road, Austin
Mr. Chingon Taqueria
12701 Nutty Brown Road, Austin
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Taco Chingon | $10.20 |
Angus steak, charro beans, cheese, sliced grilled jalapeño, guacamole and pico de gallo. | |
Steak Fajita taco | $5.75 |
Certified Angus Beef Grilled onions Bell pepper Pico de gallo and Cheese | |
Pastor Taco | $4.25 |
Marinated Pork Grilled pineapple Fresh onions & Cilantro lime wedge on corn tortilla |
Taco Pegaso
111 Congress Avenue, Austin
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3 Smoked Brisket - Birria Tacos | $15.00 |
Smoked, braised, tender brisket, melted Oaxaca cheese, diced white onion, and chopped cilantro served with a side of Consomé. | |
Chips and Queso | $7.50 |
A blend of melted Oaxaca cheese, American melting cheese, and chipotle, served with corn tortilla chips. | |
Pork Pozole Verde Soup | $13.00 |
Traditional Mexican stew loaded with tender braised pork and hominy in a green chile broth garnished with green cabbage, sliced red onion, radish, Jalapeno, and avocado. |
EL Taccorido - Norte - 9320 N Lamar
9320 N Lamar, Austin
EL Tacorrido - Sur - 2316 S 1st ST Austin
2316 S 1st ST Austin, Austin
EL Tacorrido - Burnet - 5303 Burnet Rd
5303 Burnet Rd, Austin
TACOS • FRENCH FRIES
Velvet Taco - TX - Austin - Domain
11501 Rock Rose Ave, Austin
TACOS • FRENCH FRIES
Velvet Taco - TX - Austin - 6th/Congress
522 Congress Ave #100, Austin
El Mesón
2038 S Lamar Blvd, Austin
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Bisteck con Nopales | $10.87 |
Quesadillas | $12.72 |
Ensalada Mixta | $6.00 |
Kerbey Lane Cafe - 1- Central
3704 Kerbey Lane, Austin