Austin » Restaurants » MEXICAN

• Changos 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $ 

The wooden mallet thingie is for making tortillas, not shutting up the little kid keeping you from your New Yorker.

• Curra's Grill 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $$ 

Look past the crumbs and non-complimentary chips and salsa to the tantalizing breakfast tacos that make sleeping in a chore.

• El Chile Café y Cantina 
•   East Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $$ 

A kaleidoscope of margaritas, Mexican cooking with a gourmet edge, and roasted-jalapeno salsa that sets the record straight.

• Fonda San Miguel 
•   North Austin  
• MEXICAN, SEAFOOD
•  $$$ 

The James Beard House is partial to the Interior Mexican comida comprising this divine brunch.

• Guero's Taco Bar 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $$ 

All walks of life intermingle over queso flameado and tacos al pastor at South Congress epicenter.

• Hula Hut 
•   West Austin  
• HAWAIIAN, MEXICAN, SEAFOOD
•  $$ 

Oh-so-popular waterside spot where Lance Armstrong brings his dates for platters of "Mexonesian" grub.

• Kerbey Lane 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN, BAKERY, MEXICAN
•  $ 

The Pepsi alternative to 24-hour pancakes sweetens the deal with its dedicated bakery.

• Magnolia Cafe 
•   South Austin  
• AMERICAN, MEXICAN
•  $ 

This "Sorry, we're open" cafe counterbalances cups of mud with Eggs Zapatino and Tempur-Pedic mattresses.

• Manuel's 
•   Downtown  
• MEXICAN
•  $$ 

Immaculate cleanliness, smart design, and Wine Spectator-designated mole don't come cheap even for the downtown lunch crowd.

• Maria's Taco Xpress 
•   South Austin  
• MEXICAN
•  $ 

The South Austin Taco Queen makes faithful freaks and families mas fuerte every weekend morning.

• Ranch 616 
•   Downtown  
• MEXICAN, SEAFOOD, SOUPS/SANDWICHES, SOUTHWEST
•  $$$ 

Chase the snake, not the worm, at this tequila-rich, bordertown cantina transformed.

• The Oasis 
•   Lake Area  
• MEXICAN, SEAFOOD, SOUPS/SANDWICHES
•  $$ 

A perennial out-of-towner destination with a rebuilt network of decks for viewing the jaw-dropping sunsets.

• Trudy's 
•   University  
• MEXICAN
•  $ 

Thank binge-drinking UT students for the two-per-person limit on lethal Mexican martinis.