Mexican Restaurants in New Orleans, LA

Mexican in New Orleans at a glance

• Mexican is the 10th largest food category in New Orleans, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 2.5% share compares with 7.6% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 60 listed below, 45 are independent and 15 belong to chains; 59 list a website.

Mexican Restaurants in New Orleans

Showing 60 of 70, listings with a website first.

• Burritos Grill - New Orleans
  Restaurant · Mexican · 7009 Read Blvd
• Tacos del Cartel New Orleans
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1010 Girod St
• Vals
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4632 Freret St
• Espiritu
  Restaurant · Mexican · 520 Capdeville St
• Flamingo A-Go-Go
  Restaurant · Mexican · 869 Magazine St
• AVO TACO
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 4124 Tchoupitoulas St
• Barracuda
  Restaurant · Mexican · 446 Pelican Ave
• Barracuda Taco Stand
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3984 Tchoupitoulas St
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 2801 Magazine St Ste 2
• Country Flame
  Restaurant · Mexican · 620 Iberville St
• El Gato Negro
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 81 French Market Pl
• El Gato Negro - Lakeview
  Restaurant · Mexican · 300 Harrison Ave
• El Paso Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3242 Magazine St
• El Pavo Real
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4401 S Broad Ave
• El Taco Loco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 634 S Carrollton Ave
• Felipe's Mexican Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 6215 S Miro St
• Felipe's Mexican Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 301 N Peters St
• Juan's Flying Burrito
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 515 Baronne St
• La Carreta Magazine
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1814 Magazine St
• La Patrona
  Restaurant · Mexican · 575 S Carrollton Ave
• Lengua Madre
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1245 Constance St
• Mr. Tequila
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5018 Freret St
• Royal Burrito
  Restaurant · Mexican · 109 Royal St
• Santa Fe
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3201 Esplanade Ave
• Taqueria Corona
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 5932 Magazine St
• Taqueria La Lucha
  Restaurant · Mexican · 404 Andrew Higgins Blvd
• The Rum House
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 3128 Magazine St
• Acamaya
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3070 Dauphine St
• Juan's Flying Burrito - Oak Street
  Restaurant · Mexican · 8140 Oak St
• Johnny Sánchez
  Restaurant · Mexican · 930 Poydras St
• Taquerias Carnalito
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 930 Poydras St Ste 100
• Tacos & Beer
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1622 St Charles Ave
• El Paso Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3010 Holiday Dr
• Juan's Flying Burrito - LGD
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 2018 Magazine St
• Felipe's Mexican Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 411-1 N Carrollton Ave
• Fajita Restaurant y pupuseria
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2106 Behrman Highway
• The Velvet Cactus
  Restaurant · Mexican · 6300 Argonne Blvd
• El Taco Loco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1120 S Carrollton Ave
• Galaxie
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3060 St Claude Ave
• Loya's Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3102 Fern St
• Panchita De Veracruz Criolla Cuisine
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1434 S Carrollton Ave
• Casa Borrega
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
• Chido
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2381 Saint Claude Ave
• Del Fuego Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4518 Magazine St
• El Gato Negro
  Restaurant · Mexican · 800 S Peters St
• El Guapo
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3300 Gravier St
• El Pollo Asado Del East
  Restaurant · Mexican · 10709 Chef Menteur Hwy
• Rosa Mezcal
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1812 Magazine St
• Rueben's Taco Truck
  Restaurant · Mexican · 606 Frenchmen St
• Secret Birria
  Restaurant · Mexican · 323 Octavia St
• Taceaux Loceaux
  Restaurant · Mexican · 737 Octavia St
• Taco Del Mar
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 514 City Park Ave
• Tacreole Café
  Restaurant · Mexican · 110 S Rampart St
• Taqueros Coyoacan
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1432 Saint Charles Ave
• Tomatillo's
  Restaurant · Mexican · 437 Esplanade Ave
• Rosalita's Backyard Tacos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 900 Piety
• Nola Fueled Tacos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 2530 Canal St
• Rock-N-Taco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 800 S Peters St
• Rosalitas Backyard Tacos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3304 Saint Claude Ave
• Salsa
  Restaurant · Mexican · 400 N Broad St

Mexican elsewhere in Louisiana

Among the Louisiana cities in this guide, the most mexican listings are in Baton Rouge (50), Lafayette (41), Shreveport (31) and Lake Charles (28).

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