Diners' Choice: Mexican restaurants in Boston

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Mexican cuisine in Boston? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

El Tacuba

4.9

4.9 (20)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Medford

About the restaurant

Offering Mexican small plates from recipes that we grew up with, and a full bar with a range of innovative cocktails and local craft beers in a welcoming ambiance.

Top review

RickVIP

Dined on Mar 29, 2025

Very friendly staff. Amazing food quality and tequila selection!

Yellow Door Taqueria - Dorchester

4.9

4.9 (149)

$30 and under

Mexican

Dorchester

About the restaurant

At Yellow Door Taqueria, we are serving up traditional & contemporary Mexican cuisine with a New England Spin. Our traditional tacos each have an individual twist and they're all served on the tortillas we make fresh every morning. We offer a full bar and have a stacked drink menu including several different kinds of Margaritas, an extensive tequila, and mezcal list, as well as carefully craft cocktails. If you're not into the hard stuff, no worries, we have mocktails, Mexican sodas, beer, wine, and more!

This is our original location which lives in the heart of Lower Mills, Dorchester. We are right in between our two sister restaurants Lower Mills Tavern and Madre Osteria & Bar - Perfect spots to grab a drink before or after your reservation!

Our other locations reside in Boston's South End at InkBlock and Boston's Mission Hill.

We are open 7 days a week for dinner & for brunch on the weekends!

Bar seating is first come first serve Fridays and Saturdays from 4pm to 9pm.

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Margery

Dined on Apr 21, 2025

Delicious, friendly service, charming atmosphere, highly recommend!

Sol Azteca Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (523)

$30 and under

Mexican

Back Bay

About the restaurant

Specializing in authentic Mexican cuisine and located in Boston on the Brookline/Boston line. Sol Azteca serves an array of popular and traditional dishes such as tacos, enchiladas and tostadas. Made from scratch salsas and sauces, home made desserts, hand-fried chips daily - this is not fast food. Fresh ingredients and real chile peppers are used in our recipes. We make Mole Poblano sauce in-house from scratch - that's over 20 ingredients! Some of our signature dishes include Shrimp Cilantro, Pollo Mango, Chiles Relleno, Chilaquiles. Chips and salsa are complimentary with each entree. Come enjoy a margarita made just for you with our house-infused spicy tequila, mezcal or another fine tequila, our award-winning sangria, imported Mexican beers and wines.

Family friendly. Kids' menu. Vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are also available. Outdoor patio. Private room for birthdays and functions up to 50 people.

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Karen

Dined on Apr 4, 2025

Great Cadillac Margaritas! Nachos with guac were tasty too!

Chubbs Taco & Tequila Bar

4.8

4.8 (81)

$30 and under

Mexican

Dorchester

About the restaurant

Chubbs Taco & Tequila Bar is a neighborhood taqueria that blends a So-Cal cool influence with the rich and vibrant culture and cuisine of Mexico. The Chubbs menu will feature a wide variety of Mexican dishes showcasing the season’s freshest ingredients and traditional Mexican cooking techniques. Frrom the bar: expect a selection of house cocteles like margaritas, palomas, and more alongside a well curated agave list and a host of mexican cervezas. ¡Salud!

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joanVIP

Dined on Apr 3, 2025

Great food, great service, overall great experience

Tulum Mexican Cuisine

4.6

4.6 (49)

$30 and under

Mexican

Somerville

About the restaurant

Coming Soon!

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Zayuris

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

The food was great and the staff were very understanding and attentive. I’ll be going back soon!

Pearl & Lime

4.7

4.7 (15)

$30 and under

Mexican

Quincy

About the restaurant

The Best spot to load up on tacos after a long day. Or have a crisp margarita made with fresh, hand squeezed lime juice. Or a cold beer. Or a shot of something you’ve never heard of.

a great place for celebrating: an anniversary, the weekend…Chuck Norris’s birthday!!

the neighborhood joint for when you don’t feel like doing dishes and you need to treat yourself. It’s your home away from home, and it’s your quick, convenient getaway.

But most importantly, Pearl & Lime is the place where all of our favorite people come together.

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Tricia

Dined on Apr 22, 2025

The staff were terrific! Friendly, welcoming, and engaging. The food was yummy - especially the tacos and taquitos! The street corn salsa wasn't quite what I expected but it wasn't bad - definitely glad to have tried it. We enjoyed the vibe and will be back!

Mestizo

4.6

4.6 (19)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Mestizo brings modern Oaxacan food to Cambridge. Mestizo’s passionate spirit, vibrant food, and strong family roots will leave you with a memorable experience driven by a mix of old and new flavors. Influences will change from dish to dish with some distinctly driven by Oaxaca heritage, while others will have clearer origins in other Mexican or even Spanish regions.

This isn’t your typical Mexican restaurant but you will find some familiar dishes and flavors that will allow you to feel at home while still exploring something new and finding your NEXT favorite foods. Mestizo is about mixing and remixing flavors, ingredients, and cultures. It’s not about rigidly adhering to one particular place or time.

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DanaVIP

Dined 4 days ago

They were very accommodating for a large group. We were in town for a volleyball tournament and we had a bunch of different reservations and they were nice enough to sit us all together. They were very allergy aware as we had a gluten and nut allergy in the group. Food was very good but some dishes did come out cold. Overall very good experience.

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Experience

🌮 All-You-Can-Eat Tacos Sundays after 4 PM! 🌮

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Cinco de Mayo!

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Mother's Day Brunch & Dinner!

Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar - South Boston

4.7

4.7 (388)

$30 and under

Mexican

South Boston

About the restaurant

LOCO TAQUERIA & OYSTER BAR is a funky neighborhood joint located on West Broadway in South Boston that specializes in tacos, raw bar, and tequila.

Top review

Nicola

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

Great staff and a fun and lively spot! Margaritas and fajitas were great, tacos could have been better

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Yellow Door Taqueria - Mission Hill

4.5

4.5 (54)

$30 and under

Mexican

Mission Hill

About the restaurant

Yellow Door Taqueria is a vibrant twist on traditional Mexico City street food, set within a setting inspired by the gritty beauty of Mexico City, the charm of Cabo and the eclectic antique store that once inhabited the space. Our traditional tacos have an individual twist and they're served on corn tortillas we make fresh every morning. Most dishes on our menu are either gluten-free or have a gluten-free option available. We offer a full bar and have a stacked drink menu including several different kinds of margaritas, an extensive tequila, and mezcal list, as well as carefully craft cocktails. If you're not into the hard stuff, we have mocktails, Mexican sodas, beer, wine, and more!

Our other locations are in Dorchester and Boston's South End. The new Mission Hill location on Tremont Street is steps from Longwood Medical, Brigham and Woman's, New England Baptist, and Boston Children's hospitals, Northeastern University, Mass College or Art, & Wentworth Institute of Technology .

Top review

angelina

Dined on Apr 18, 2025

The waitress Sarena was exceptional. One of the main reasons we will def comeback for more!

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Experience

1/2 Price Wing Wednesdays

Experience

Cinco de Mayo

Experience

Frozen Margarita Mondays

Bodega Canal

4.7

4.7 (727)

$31 to $50

Mexican

West End

About the restaurant

Tacos | Tequila | Nightlife.

All Day Hospitality Group.

Bodega Canal brings a Mexican flare to the TD Garden neighborhood, with tacos, bowls, margaritas, and specials such as Taco Tuesdays and Cheap Date Night Wednesdays.

Bodega Canal also offers nightlife on Fridays and Saturdays (10PM-2AM).

Top review

ToddVIP

Dined 4 days ago

The food and ambiance were great! The drinks were outstanding

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