Mexican Restaurants in Wilmington, NC

Mexican in Wilmington at a glance

• Mexican is the 5th largest food category in Wilmington, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 5.3% share compares with 7.6% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 50 listed below, 33 are independent and 17 belong to chains; 46 list a website.

Mexican Restaurants in Wilmington

• Aye Toro Tacos and Tequila
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 3540 Oleander Dr
• Islands Fresh Mex Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 260 Racine Dr
• Zocalo Street Food and Tequila
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1474 Barclay Pointe Blvd #206
• La Costa
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5622 Oleander Dr
• Antojitos Wilmington
  Restaurant · Mexican · 800 Shipyard Blvd #17
• Buen Día Mexican Breakfast & Lunch
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4719 New Centre Dr F
• C-Street Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4410 Shipyard Blvd
• Casa Encanto
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5120 New Centre Dr
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1525 Fordham Rd Oleander Place Pad
• Chipotle Mexican Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 941 International Dr Ste 1
• El Cerro Grande
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 341 College Rd #60
• El Cerro Grande
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1051 Military Cutoff Rd
• El Mariscal Mexican Style Seafood
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1319 Military Cutoff Rd
• Islands Fresh Mex Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 4401 Oleander Dr Ste E
• Islands Fresh Mex Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 310 N Front St #1
• K Bueno
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1127A Military Cutoff Rd
• K-38 Baja Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 5410 Oleander Dr
• K38 Baja Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 3846 Carolina Beach Rd Unit A
• La Brasa Mexican Taqueria and Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3314 Wrightsville Ave
• La Costa Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3617 Market St
• La Oaxaqueña Taquería | Mexican
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4540 Fountain Dr
• Paloma's at Lela
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5001 Market St
• Plaza Mariachi
  Restaurant · Mexican · 326 S College Rd
• Tacobaby
  Restaurant · Mexican · 125 Grace St
• Taqueria Los Portales
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1207 S Kerr Ave
• Taqueria Los Portales 2
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 29 Van Campen Blvd Ste 109
• Beer Barrio
  Restaurant · Mexican · 34 N Front St
• La Tapatia
  Restaurant · Mexican · 812 S College Rd
• Moe's Southwest Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 4401 Oleander Dr
• Vochos CDMX
  Restaurant · Mexican · 1138 Military Cutoff Rd
• Los Portales Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 3536 Carolina Beach Rd
• El Arriero Taqueria
  Restaurant · Mexican · 6932 Market St
• Capricho
  Restaurant · Mexican · 215 Princess St
• Gracias A Dios Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 33 S Kerr Ave
• Taqueria Captain Ponchos 2
  Restaurant · Mexican · 417 S College Rd Ste 23
• Islands Fresh Mex Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 6838 Market St
• Las Margaritas Bar Y Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4719 New Centre Dr
• Tequila Comida & Cantina Waterfront
  Restaurant · Mexican · 14 Harnett St
• Block Taco
  Restaurant · Mexican · 120 Greenfield St # B
• Brandon's Burritos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 21 S Front St
• El Arriero Taqueria 2
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4015 Market St
• K-Bueno Cocina
  Restaurant · Mexican · 5418 Oleander Dr
• Los Primos
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3530 Carolina Beach Rd
• Moe's Southwest Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1427 Military Cutoff Rd
• On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1128 Military Cutoff Rd
• San Felipe
  Restaurant · Mexican · Independence Mall
• K38 Baja Grill
  Restaurant · Mexican · Chain · 1127 Military Cutoff Rd A-2
• Tortilleria Y Taqueria Carolinas
  Restaurant · Mexican · 419 College Rd
• El Agave Mexican Restaurant
  Restaurant · Mexican · 3522 Oleander Dr
• Taqueria La Bella Aerosa
  Restaurant · Mexican · 4902 Market St

Mexican elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most mexican listings are in Charlotte (234), Raleigh (141), Greensboro (89), Durham (85), Asheville (64) and Winston-Salem (61).

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