Mexican Restaurants in New Haven, CT

Mexican in New Haven at a glance

• Mexican is the 5th largest food category in New Haven, after coffee shops and cafes and pizza.
• Its 5.1% share compares with 7.6% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 38 listed below, 34 are independent and 4 belong to chains; 25 list a website.

Mexican Restaurants in New Haven

• Camacho Garage
  Restaurant · Mexican · 36 Fountain St
• El Centenario Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · 10 Orange Ave
• El Poblano Mexican Food
  Restaurant · Mexican · 383 Forbes Ave
• Mezcal
  Restaurant · Mexican · 14 Mechanic St
• Taqueria Oyameles
  Restaurant · Mexican · 560 Ferry St
• Taqueria Tlaxcala II
  Restaurant · Mexican · 161 Whalley Ave
• Te Amo Tequila Bar & Tacos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 182 Temple St
• Tomatillo Taco Joint
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 320 Elm St
• Cilantro Fresh Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1158 Whalley Ave
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 910 Chapel St
• Salsas Authentic Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 99 Grand Ave
• La Cosinita Mexican Cafe
  Restaurant · Mexican · 177 Park St
• Cositas Deliciosas
  Restaurant · Mexican · 271 Grand Ave
• La Tapatia
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 309 Grand Ave
• El Amigo Felix
  Restaurant · Mexican · 8 Whalley Ave
• Fresh Taco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 305 Grand Ave
• Viva Zapata/ VivaZ Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · 161 Park St
• Bulldog Burrito
  Restaurant · Mexican · 320 Elm St
• C.O. Jones
  Restaurant · Mexican · 969 State St
• El Taco Dorado
  Restaurant · Mexican · 380 College St
• Lucy’s Place
  Restaurant · Mexican · 48 Middletown Ave
• Oaxaca Kitchen Bar & Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 228 College St
• Tacos Los Michoacanos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 351 Long Wharf Dr
• Tacos Santa Fe
  Restaurant · Mexican · 192 Forbes Ave
• bartaco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 155 Temple St
• Mexcalli Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 101 Farren Ave
• Ixtapa mexican tacos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 350 Long Wharf Dr
• Moe's Southwest Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 46 Whitney Ave
• Taqueria Juancho Guacamoles
  Restaurant · Mexican · 84 Kimberly Ave
• Taqueria Santa Ines
  Restaurant · Mexican · 691 Howard Ave
• San Martin cemitas & tacos
  Restaurant · Mexican · Grand Ave & John W Murphy Dr
• Tacos Santa Ines
  Restaurant · Mexican · 361 Long Wharf Dr
• Tacos Mexicanos Santa Apolonia
  Restaurant · Mexican · Long Wharf Dr
• VivaZ Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · 161 Park St
• Frida Viva La Vida Authentic Mexican Food
  Restaurant · Mexican · 560 Congress Ave
• Cemitas La Guera Poblana
  Restaurant · Mexican · Food Truck Paradise, Long Wharf Dr
• La Chalupa Food Truck
  Restaurant · Mexican · 227 Church Street, 35 Wall St
• Ixtapa 1 Truck
  Restaurant · Mexican · 201 - 305 Long Wharf Dr

Mexican elsewhere in Connecticut

Among the Connecticut cities in this guide, the most mexican listings are in Stamford (33), Norwalk (33), Bridgeport (28), Hartford (24), Waterbury (20) and Danbury (17).

Run a mexican spot in New Haven?

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